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
The book, part of Bradbury’s Green Town trilogy, follows two boys who are lured into a mysterious traveling circus that arrives in their hometown.
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Carly Tagen-Dye, People.com, 18 Apr. 2025
Macdonald did hint that Jim, the character Murphy played in 28 Days Later, could appear later in the trilogy.
—Randall Colburn, EW.com, 17 Apr. 2025
The Indian outpost of a U.S. studio major has developed two trilogies using Ved, details of which can’t be disclosed at the moment due to confidentiality agreements.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 9 Apr. 2025
Do any of the other characters from the original trilogy make an appearance?
—Ashley Wolfgang, Vulture, 8 Apr. 2025
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Carly Tagen-Dye, People.com, 18 Apr. 2025
Macdonald did hint that Jim, the character Murphy played in 28 Days Later, could appear later in the trilogy.
—Randall Colburn, EW.com, 17 Apr. 2025
The Indian outpost of a U.S. studio major has developed two trilogies using Ved, details of which can’t be disclosed at the moment due to confidentiality agreements.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 9 Apr. 2025
Do any of the other characters from the original trilogy make an appearance?
—Ashley Wolfgang, Vulture, 8 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for trilogy
Noun
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Of the trio, Bernadette was written as the strictest rule-follower — possibly even the most narrow-minded.—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
28 Apr. 2025
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So for now anyhow, the Packers are all in on the trio of Nixon, Hobbs and Valentine.—
Rob Reischel,
Forbes.com,
28 Apr. 2025
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The point guard lined up a corner triple, rose up and … bang.—
Jace Frederick,
Twin Cities,
1 May 2025
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Post probably need to drain a couple triples to cash this, but there's good reason to like the underrated rookie -- who had 14 P+R in Game 2, 14 P+R in Game 3 and 17 P+R in Game 4 -- to clear 11.5 P+R in this game.—
Tyler Everett,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Apr. 2025
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“Trilogy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/trilogy. Accessed 4 May. 2025.
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