as in trio
a group of three
that summertime trifecta for meteorologically induced misery: hazy, hot, and humid
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Recent Examples of trifecta
This is a rare trifecta that puts your voice, your willpower, and your aura on high.
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Dossé-Via Trenou, Refinery29, 30 Sep. 2025
Capcom’s trifecta of Resident Evil 2 (2019), Resident Evil 3 (2020), and Resident Evil 4 (2023) have been viewed as the gold standard of video game remakes.
—George Yang, Rolling Stone, 30 Sep. 2025
The interview comes as some party leaders in the state have hesitated to lend their endorsements to the left-leaning candidate, reluctant to appear out of touch with average American voters, who delivered Republicans a governing trifecta in Washington last November.
—Sarah Fortinsky, The Hill, 29 Sep. 2025
Coos Bay is one of a trifecta of cities — with Charleston and North Bend — that make up Oregon’s Adventure Coast.
—Nora Heston Tarte, Mercury News, 26 Sep. 2025
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Dossé-Via Trenou, Refinery29, 30 Sep. 2025
Capcom’s trifecta of Resident Evil 2 (2019), Resident Evil 3 (2020), and Resident Evil 4 (2023) have been viewed as the gold standard of video game remakes.
—George Yang, Rolling Stone, 30 Sep. 2025
The interview comes as some party leaders in the state have hesitated to lend their endorsements to the left-leaning candidate, reluctant to appear out of touch with average American voters, who delivered Republicans a governing trifecta in Washington last November.
—Sarah Fortinsky, The Hill, 29 Sep. 2025
Coos Bay is one of a trifecta of cities — with Charleston and North Bend — that make up Oregon’s Adventure Coast.
—Nora Heston Tarte, Mercury News, 26 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for trifecta
Noun
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The Nobel Prize in economics was awarded to a trio of researchers Monday for their work on how cycles of technological innovation feed economic growth.—
Scott Horsley,
NPR,
13 Oct. 2025
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Photos and videos circulating across social media show the trio posing and cutting a luxurious cake, smiling from ear to ear.—
DeMicia Inman,
VIBE.com,
13 Oct. 2025
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Anyone who doesn’t fit into this machine – triads, activists, labor unions – tend to just disappear, Tan explains.—
Liz Shackleton,
Deadline,
1 Oct. 2025
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The Pentagon designed the triad to ensure no single strike could eliminate all three legs.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
26 Sep. 2025
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“Trifecta.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/trifecta. Accessed 18 Oct. 2025.
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