as in trio
a series of three novels, movies, etc., that are closely related and involve the same characters or themes
the last book in the trilogy a science-fiction trilogy
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Recent Examples of trilogy
Regardless of yet another cruelly close finish for Serrano, the trilogy was about something more than a rivalry.
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Mark Puleo, New York Times, 12 July 2025
Now, Katie Taylor and Amanda Serrano are returning to the ring to finish their trilogy.
—Josh Katzowitz, Forbes.com, 11 July 2025
Gunn is a veteran of Hollywood’s comic book boom, having directed the Guardians of the Galaxy trilogy for Marvel before being tapped by Warner Bros. to oversee their DC adaptations.
—Paul A. Thompson, Pitchfork, 11 July 2025
Since then, the franchise has spawned not only a big screen trilogy, but an arcade game, novelizations, and comic books, alongside a fourth film in the works.
—Abbey White, HollywoodReporter, 10 July 2025
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Mark Puleo, New York Times, 12 July 2025
Now, Katie Taylor and Amanda Serrano are returning to the ring to finish their trilogy.
—Josh Katzowitz, Forbes.com, 11 July 2025
Gunn is a veteran of Hollywood’s comic book boom, having directed the Guardians of the Galaxy trilogy for Marvel before being tapped by Warner Bros. to oversee their DC adaptations.
—Paul A. Thompson, Pitchfork, 11 July 2025
Since then, the franchise has spawned not only a big screen trilogy, but an arcade game, novelizations, and comic books, alongside a fourth film in the works.
—Abbey White, HollywoodReporter, 10 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for trilogy
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During a recent appearance on Lewis Howes’ podcast The School of Greatness, the eldest member of the sibling trio revealed that his funds were drained from an unsuccessful investment partnership that followed the band’s breakup in 2013.—
Larisha Paul,
Rolling Stone,
9 July 2025
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Both acts had recently claimed a trio of successes, but now Rosé has pulled ahead and tied with another member of the same group.—
Hugh McIntyre,
Forbes.com,
9 July 2025
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May couldn’t mitigate his issues against lefties much better, leaving a two-strike fastball over the plate that Jung Hoo Lee hammered over Teoscar Hernández’s glove in right for a two-run triple.—
Fabian Ardaya,
New York Times,
12 July 2025
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For 2025, Bobby Witt, Jr. leads the AL in doubles (31), is 3rd in hits (109), 4th in runs (56), and in triples (3).—
Maury Brown,
Forbes.com,
10 July 2025
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“Trilogy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/trilogy. Accessed 22 Jul. 2025.
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