as in trio
a group of three
a triad of candlesticks on the mantel
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Recent Examples of triad
The Center for Strategic and International Studies think tank noted that after five years of secrecy, China’s Victory Day parade revealed its full nuclear triad and five nuclear capabilities that can all reach the continental United States.
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Brendan Cole, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Nov. 2025
Dose, a crime drama about triad queenpin and a female cop, will kickstart a five-title partnership between KC Global Media and Rein Entertainment.
—Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 24 Nov. 2025
Even America’s first full-length film, an adaptation of Victor Hugo’s Les Misérables, featured the age-old romantic triad.
—John Ortved, Vogue, 29 Oct. 2025
There’s a triad of evil that Cipher’s a part of all season, which emerges in episode six upon Stan Edgar’s (Giancarlo Esposito) return.
—Jackie Strause, HollywoodReporter, 24 Oct. 2025
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Brendan Cole, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Nov. 2025
Dose, a crime drama about triad queenpin and a female cop, will kickstart a five-title partnership between KC Global Media and Rein Entertainment.
—Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 24 Nov. 2025
Even America’s first full-length film, an adaptation of Victor Hugo’s Les Misérables, featured the age-old romantic triad.
—John Ortved, Vogue, 29 Oct. 2025
There’s a triad of evil that Cipher’s a part of all season, which emerges in episode six upon Stan Edgar’s (Giancarlo Esposito) return.
—Jackie Strause, HollywoodReporter, 24 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for triad
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Take this eye cream—retinol, Indonesian ginger, and iris extract are an unexpected trio that prevent the degradation of and promote the creation of collagen, increase hyaluronic acid production, improve circulation, firm, and plump skin.—
Tamim Alnuweiri,
InStyle,
14 Jan. 2026
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The trio, which combined for 102 starts at UF, was expected to anchor one of the nation’s top O-lines.—
Edgar Thompson,
The Orlando Sentinel,
13 Jan. 2026
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NBCUniversal and Peacock are busting out next month with a trinity of live sports in the Milan Cortina Winter Olympics, Super Bowl LX and the NBA All-Star Weekend in rapid succession over ten days.—
Jill Goldsmith,
Deadline,
7 Jan. 2026
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This is the mind playing with language playing with reality, a kind of trinity.—
Christian Wiman,
Harpers Magazine,
30 Dec. 2025
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“Triad.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/triad. Accessed 18 Jan. 2026.
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