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trilogy

noun

Definition of trilogy

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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 His Catwoman, in the final installment of his Dark Knight trilogy, needed to exude intelligence, toughness, and street smarts. — Chris Bellamy, Entertainment Weekly, 14 Aug. 2026 Ness is the author of books for adults, young adults and children, including A Monster Calls and the Chaos Walking trilogy. — Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 12 Aug. 2026 The first installment in a trilogy, The Dallergut Dream Department Store follows Penny, who has just landed her dream job — selling dreams to customers at the legendary Dallergut Dream Department Store. — Matt Grobar, Deadline, 12 Aug. 2026 In time, Jemisin dominated the Hugo Award category for three years with each subsequent entry in the trilogy. — Theara Coleman, TheWeek, 12 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for trilogy

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Down a third of its crew (and periodically appearing as a trio), the quartet-for-now seeks modern girl-group chart history while nagged by uncertainty and controversy that extends to their music.

— Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 21 Aug. 2026
The trio gives Fort Worth-area football fans what should be a trio of contenders and a ton of high-stakes playoff matchups within a reasonable distance.

— Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 21 Aug. 2026

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Boston increased its lead to 6-4 in the sixth on an RBI triple from Abreu when right fielder Jung Hoo Lee misplayed a line drive.

— Justice delos Santos, Mercury News, 22 Aug. 2026
The second assumption is that the demand queue persists, that the customers waiting for capacity today are still waiting when the capacity triples.

— Jon Markman, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026

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Alongside Laura Dern as paleobotanist Ellie Sattler and Jeff Goldblum as mathematician Ian Malcolm, Neill completed the holy trinity of protagonists in Steven Spielberg’s enduring blockbuster dinosaur adventure.

— Britt Hayes, Entertainment Weekly, 13 July 2026
In my holy trinity of designers, Mugler is at the top, then John Galliano and Alexander McQueen.

— Grace Byron, New Yorker, 14 June 2026

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