as in trio
a group of three
read novels and poetry produced by that sisterly trinity of English literature: Charlotte, Anne, and Emily Brontë
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Recent Examples of trinity
Ditching her social media ‘trinity’ Nguyen’s own road to appstinence was winding.
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Sarah Jackson, CNBC, 10 Mar. 2026
On her new single—a piano ballad of dubious sincerity—Canadian DJ and songwriter Brat Star invokes Paltrow’s greatest role as one-third of a holy trinity of disaffection.
—Walden Green, Pitchfork, 2 Mar. 2026
His visions of a championship trinity.
—Evan Grant, Dallas Morning News, 24 Feb. 2026
Observing an actual Parisian rejecting butter—one of France’s holy trinity of dairy products, along with cheese and crème fraîche—was a window into the new wellness culture seeping into what might have been the world’s last bastion of free-flowing wine and glutinous bread.
—Hannah Seligson, Vanity Fair, 12 Feb. 2026
Louisiana dirty rice is a tasty meat-and-rice dish that roots its flavor in aromatic Cajun seasoning and the holy trinity vegetables.
—Kimberly Holland, Southern Living, 12 Jan. 2026
Castlery Jonathan top-grain leather sofa is overstuffed, inviting, and supportive—the holy trinity of comfort.
—Yelena Moroz Alpert, Architectural Digest, 10 Jan. 2026
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
This is the mind playing with language playing with reality, a kind of trinity.
—Christian Wiman, Harpers Magazine, 30 Dec. 2025
Sarah Jackson, CNBC, 10 Mar. 2026
On her new single—a piano ballad of dubious sincerity—Canadian DJ and songwriter Brat Star invokes Paltrow’s greatest role as one-third of a holy trinity of disaffection.
—Walden Green, Pitchfork, 2 Mar. 2026
His visions of a championship trinity.
—Evan Grant, Dallas Morning News, 24 Feb. 2026
Observing an actual Parisian rejecting butter—one of France’s holy trinity of dairy products, along with cheese and crème fraîche—was a window into the new wellness culture seeping into what might have been the world’s last bastion of free-flowing wine and glutinous bread.
—Hannah Seligson, Vanity Fair, 12 Feb. 2026
Louisiana dirty rice is a tasty meat-and-rice dish that roots its flavor in aromatic Cajun seasoning and the holy trinity vegetables.
—Kimberly Holland, Southern Living, 12 Jan. 2026
Castlery Jonathan top-grain leather sofa is overstuffed, inviting, and supportive—the holy trinity of comfort.
—Yelena Moroz Alpert, Architectural Digest, 10 Jan. 2026
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
This is the mind playing with language playing with reality, a kind of trinity.
—Christian Wiman, Harpers Magazine, 30 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for trinity
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Of that trio, Hill, a submariner who ranked second last season in induced groundball rate (48 percent) among relievers, is likely to see immediate action.—
Johnny Flores Jr,
New York Times,
13 Mar. 2026
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Liu, who plays the fourth booster who joins up with the trio of friends later in the film, chalked their chemistry up to the specifics of their filming schedule.—
Mikey O'Connell,
HollywoodReporter,
13 Mar. 2026
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Maintaining operational compatibility across both submarine generations is intended to preserve continuity within the United States’ nuclear triad as the fleet evolves, reports Army Recognition.—
Jijo Malayil,
Interesting Engineering,
6 Mar. 2026
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In his speech, Putin referred to the Russian nuclear triad, which is the country’s three-pronged system for delivering nuclear weapons, designed to ensure a credible second-strike capability.—
Emma Bussey,
FOXNews.com,
24 Feb. 2026
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“Trinity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/trinity. Accessed 16 Mar. 2026.
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