as in triad
a group of three
the band was just a trio of musicians on piano, drums, and saxophone
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Recent Examples of trio
In 2024, each of that trio received a $6 million bonus in connection with their roles as co-CEOs.
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Todd Spangler, Variety, 25 Apr. 2025
The trio of Australian punters in Burnip, Crawshaw and Mastromanno are all legit contenders for that spot, and the Bills even met with Mastromanno in the pre-draft process.
—Joe Buscaglia, New York Times, 25 Apr. 2025
On Thursday, the NBC show revealed that Quinta Brunson, Walton Goggins, and Scarlett Johansson will take on hosting duties for the final trio of shows with Benson Boone, Arcade Fire, and Bad Bunny playing at each show, respectively.
—Tomás Mier, Rolling Stone, 24 Apr. 2025
When faced with one of the better midfield trios in the land, Manchester United retreated into strange spurts of self-preservation.
—Carl Anka, New York Times, 14 Apr. 2025
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Todd Spangler, Variety, 25 Apr. 2025
The trio of Australian punters in Burnip, Crawshaw and Mastromanno are all legit contenders for that spot, and the Bills even met with Mastromanno in the pre-draft process.
—Joe Buscaglia, New York Times, 25 Apr. 2025
On Thursday, the NBC show revealed that Quinta Brunson, Walton Goggins, and Scarlett Johansson will take on hosting duties for the final trio of shows with Benson Boone, Arcade Fire, and Bad Bunny playing at each show, respectively.
—Tomás Mier, Rolling Stone, 24 Apr. 2025
When faced with one of the better midfield trios in the land, Manchester United retreated into strange spurts of self-preservation.
—Carl Anka, New York Times, 14 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for trio
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For more on the client-AI-therapist triad, see my discussion at the link here and the link here.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
17 Apr. 2025
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The pitch, written by Nick Bilton, focuses on a turbulent time on the island paradise when the aspiring mob boss battled elements like triads and U.S. military to wrest control.—
Mike Fleming Jr,
Deadline,
27 Mar. 2025
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And Simon Kinberg, who wrote many of the X-Men movies, has signed on to do a trilogy for the franchise.—
Eliana Dockterman,
Time,
22 Apr. 2025
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The trilogy fight between the two saw Shevchenko walk away from UFC 306 with the title back in her hands.—
Trent Reinsmith,
Forbes.com,
21 Apr. 2025
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Napoli’s dressing room is run by the Italian triumvirate of Giovanni Di Lorenzo, Matteo Politano and Leonardo Spinazzola — their team-mates are not allowed to leave the dinner table until the three have given their permission — but McTominay’s signing was seen as a genuine coup.—
Rory Smith,
New York Times,
3 Apr. 2025
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Alt-comedy triumvirate John Early, Kate Berlant and Patti Harrison round out the cast, alongside Nik Dodani, Ayden Mayeri and Greta Titelman.—
Ethan Shanfeld,
Variety,
31 Mar. 2025
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The triplet poked through its shell and was mostly visible just after 2 a.m. Saturday.—
Colleen Shalby,
Los Angeles Times,
8 Mar. 2025
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For Mandi and Daniel, life is complete with their children: Beckett (twin A), Benson (twin B), Bayler (triplet A), Kole (triplet B) and Boston (triplet C).—
Gordon G. Chang,
Newsweek,
3 Mar. 2025
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“Trio.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/trio. Accessed 4 May. 2025.
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