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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Most of the current versions of the original trilogy contain the edits, along with more that were made with the Blu-ray release.
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James Brizuela, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Aug. 2025
Everyone plays it reliably straight, a contrast that helps the film maintain its zany energy—and, in the spirit of the original trilogy, maximize the number of jokes per minute.
—David Sims, The Atlantic, 1 Aug. 2025
The ongoing trek has supported his album trilogy consisting of After Hours (2020), Dawn FM (2022) and Hurry Up Tomorrow (2025), all three of which reached the Billboard 200 top 10.
—Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 29 July 2025
In the photo, which Lourd shared on Instagram, her son Kingston and daughter Jackson looked up at a TV playing 1983’s Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi, the third film in the original Star Wars trilogy.
—Hannah Sacks, People.com, 14 July 2025
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James Brizuela, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Aug. 2025
Everyone plays it reliably straight, a contrast that helps the film maintain its zany energy—and, in the spirit of the original trilogy, maximize the number of jokes per minute.
—David Sims, The Atlantic, 1 Aug. 2025
The ongoing trek has supported his album trilogy consisting of After Hours (2020), Dawn FM (2022) and Hurry Up Tomorrow (2025), all three of which reached the Billboard 200 top 10.
—Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 29 July 2025
In the photo, which Lourd shared on Instagram, her son Kingston and daughter Jackson looked up at a TV playing 1983’s Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi, the third film in the original Star Wars trilogy.
—Hannah Sacks, People.com, 14 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for trilogy
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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Punk rock guitar is well represented by The Queers, while ska-punk — where guitars battle trumpets and trombones — doesn’t get any bigger than a triple of Sublime, Bouncing Souls and The Interrupters.—
Christopher Arnott,
Hartford Courant,
16 Aug. 2025
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In the sixth inning, CJ Abrams hit a one-out triple and later scored after Bobby Witt Jr. dropped a pop-up in shallow center.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
13 Aug. 2025
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“Trilogy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/trilogy. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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