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
The rapper, one-third of hip-hop trio Migos, was shot on Monday night in the valet area of the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Hollywood, just outside Miami.
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Dan Raby, CBS News, 10 Apr. 2026
Jean Smart, Einbinder, Megan Stalter, Mark Indelicato, Rose Abdoo, Robby Hoffman and the showrunning trio were among those who turned out for the occasion.
—Kennedy French, Variety, 10 Apr. 2026
That trio and Somfai were Stanford’s top four scorers this season.
—Michael Nowels, Mercury News, 10 Apr. 2026
The defense minister detailed an operation involving a Royal Navy frigate, a Royal Air Force patrol plane and hundreds of personnel deployed to deter a trio of Russian submarines that were detected near underwater cables in Britain’s economic exclusionary zone.
—Robert McGreevy, FOXNews.com, 9 Apr. 2026
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Dan Raby, CBS News, 10 Apr. 2026
Jean Smart, Einbinder, Megan Stalter, Mark Indelicato, Rose Abdoo, Robby Hoffman and the showrunning trio were among those who turned out for the occasion.
—Kennedy French, Variety, 10 Apr. 2026
That trio and Somfai were Stanford’s top four scorers this season.
—Michael Nowels, Mercury News, 10 Apr. 2026
The defense minister detailed an operation involving a Royal Navy frigate, a Royal Air Force patrol plane and hundreds of personnel deployed to deter a trio of Russian submarines that were detected near underwater cables in Britain’s economic exclusionary zone.
—Robert McGreevy, FOXNews.com, 9 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for trio
Noun
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Each triad of the three colors serves as a single pixel in the 1080p image.—
M. David Stone,
PC Magazine,
1 Apr. 2026
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The city was part of the ninth administrative district of Upper Egypt and was historically a worship center for the lioness goddess Repyt, who formed a religious triad with the fertility god Min of Akhmim and the child deity Kolanthes.—
Ryan Brennan
April 1,
Miami Herald,
1 Apr. 2026
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Meanwhile, journalists often referred to him, Kool Herc, and Grandmaster Flash as an unofficial holy trinity key to hip-hop’s growth into the most important American cultural movement of the end of the 20th century.—
Mosi Reeves,
Rolling Stone,
9 Apr. 2026
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Cookies The holy trinity of mixed-package cookies at many stores includes classic chocolate chip, oatmeal-raisin and white chocolate chip with macadamia nuts.—
Paul Stephen,
San Antonio Express-News,
11 Mar. 2026
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Twenty Twenty Six is the latest in Morton’s long-running loose satire trilogy that has included Twenty Twelve, which depicted a fictional London Olympic organizing committee, and W1A, which was about the inner workings of the BBC.—
Max Goldbart,
Deadline,
13 Apr. 2026
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This series will be referred to as the third meeting, the rubber match, the trilogy.—
Jace Frederick,
Twin Cities,
13 Apr. 2026
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These unions, whose members have different priorities and separate contracts, are betting that their powerful triumvirate will benefit all.—
Howard Blume,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Apr. 2026
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With nine games remaining in Vancouver’s season and the team virtually assured of finishing in 32nd place by a country mile, the speculation that surrounds the Canucks’ leadership triumvirate is about to dominate the conversation around this team.—
Thomas Drance,
New York Times,
1 Apr. 2026
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Further analysis showed that these defect sites enhance a process known as triplet-triplet annihilation, which allows materials to convert lower-energy light into higher-energy light.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
11 Apr. 2026
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The trio, with its rapid-fire triplet flow, became known as one of the most popular hip-hop groups of all time.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
6 Apr. 2026
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“Trio.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/trio. Accessed 15 Apr. 2026.
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