triads

plural of triad
as in trios
a group of three a triad of candlesticks on the mantel

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Recent Examples of triads The real Martinů giveaway is an underlying buzz of activity in the piano and the harp—D-minor triads mixed with C-sharp-minor, B-flat-major, and E-flat-major ones, suggesting a rickety machinery behind the lyrical action. Alex Ross, New Yorker, 8 Sep. 2025 Total lunar eclipses — which always occur during a full moon — often arrive in triads, accompanied by at least one solar eclipse two weeks before and/or after. Jamie Carter, Space.com, 3 Sep. 2025 Eckhardt’s commentaries on God and scripture are dense and recursive, breaking ideas into component parts, placing them onto higher and lower planes, making hierarchies and triads out of them until eventually becoming something like an investigation into being and nothingness themselves. Jon Raymond august 5, Literary Hub, 5 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for triads
trios
Noun
  • But, in trios, the math often adds up to two against one.
    Fawnia Soo Hoo, HollywoodReporter, 18 Aug. 2025
  • Pairs, trios and teams perform to music.
    Bay Area News Group, Mercury News, 15 Aug. 2025

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“Triads.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/triads. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.

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