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
DaCosta’s installment offers a number of major developments that Boyle’s trilogy capper will resolve at some point in the near future.
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Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 20 Jan. 2026
He’s best known for the Inequalities trilogy, a series of plays that examine the lives of people who live in poverty.
—Sarah Crompton, Vogue, 20 Jan. 2026
Mortensen starred in the trilogy as Aragorn.
—Victoria Edel, PEOPLE, 19 Jan. 2026
That’s how an in-world textbook from Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone became a fundraising tie-in that launched a full-fledged trilogy of shoddy Fantastic Beasts movies, and why the books are being refashioned into what HBO envisions as a decade-long TV series.
—Erik Adams, The Atlantic, 18 Jan. 2026
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Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 20 Jan. 2026
He’s best known for the Inequalities trilogy, a series of plays that examine the lives of people who live in poverty.
—Sarah Crompton, Vogue, 20 Jan. 2026
Mortensen starred in the trilogy as Aragorn.
—Victoria Edel, PEOPLE, 19 Jan. 2026
That’s how an in-world textbook from Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone became a fundraising tie-in that launched a full-fledged trilogy of shoddy Fantastic Beasts movies, and why the books are being refashioned into what HBO envisions as a decade-long TV series.
—Erik Adams, The Atlantic, 18 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for trilogy
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The calls for further investigation into the IEDC followed extensive media scrutiny of the agency in 2025, including an investigation from IndyStar that revealed a trio of IEDC insiders benefited from $180 million worth of no-bid contracts.—
Joe Mutascio,
IndyStar,
30 Jan. 2026
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In the middle of this spectrum, a trio of mid-career stylistic chameleons and sometime collaborators — Feid, J Balvin, and Bad Bunny — carefully map out intersecting tastes.—
Craig Jenkins,
Vulture,
30 Jan. 2026
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Pritchard did the same after a Camara triple.—
Zack Cox,
Boston Herald,
27 Jan. 2026
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Bane hit a trio of triples to score 19 points.—
Jason Beede,
The Orlando Sentinel,
27 Jan. 2026
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NBCUniversal and Peacock are busting out next month with a trinity of live sports in the Milan Cortina Winter Olympics, Super Bowl LX and the NBA All-Star Weekend in rapid succession over ten days.—
Jill Goldsmith,
Deadline,
7 Jan. 2026
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This is the mind playing with language playing with reality, a kind of trinity.—
Christian Wiman,
Harpers Magazine,
30 Dec. 2025
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“Trilogy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/trilogy. Accessed 1 Feb. 2026.
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