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
The last time Republicans held a trifecta was during Trump’s first term, from 2017 to 2019.
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Rachel Schilke, The Washington Examiner, 27 June 2025
By night’s end, the Gators’ national championship backcourt completed the trifecta.
—Edgar Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 27 June 2025
Minnesota is one of just three states with a divided legislature, as political trifectas dominate much of the rest of the country.
—David Schultz, New York Daily News, 17 June 2025
The key to perfecting space rice is meeting a trifecta of conditions: the rice needs to be small, productive, and nutritious.
—Jack Knudson, Discover Magazine, 9 July 2025
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Rachel Schilke, The Washington Examiner, 27 June 2025
By night’s end, the Gators’ national championship backcourt completed the trifecta.
—Edgar Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 27 June 2025
Minnesota is one of just three states with a divided legislature, as political trifectas dominate much of the rest of the country.
—David Schultz, New York Daily News, 17 June 2025
The key to perfecting space rice is meeting a trifecta of conditions: the rice needs to be small, productive, and nutritious.
—Jack Knudson, Discover Magazine, 9 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for trifecta
Noun
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That veteran trio helped comprise one of the best staffs in baseball this season.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
14 Aug. 2025
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Hell of a Holiday, but that doesn’t mean the trio of Ashley Monroe, Angaleena Presley, and Miranda Lambert are finished making music.—
Joseph Hudak,
Rolling Stone,
14 Aug. 2025
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Peace through strength, of America’s nuclear triad intersecting land, air, sea with connectivity into space and cyberspace, is a military capability that Iran does not have and will never achieve.—
Brooke Taylor,
Boston Herald,
24 July 2025
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Quantum technology, in particular, forms one part of a new strategic triad, alongside AI and cyber resilience, that will determine global influence for decades.—
Markus Pflitsch,
Forbes.com,
24 June 2025
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“Trifecta.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/trifecta. Accessed 19 Aug. 2025.
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