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trio

noun

ˈtrē-(ˌ)ō

Definition of trio

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 trio will be presented with the award on January 15, on the eve of the main ceremony at the traditional Welcome Night gala dinner, taking place this edition at the Acropolis Museum housing some 4,000 artefacts dating as far back as 1,200 BCE. — Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 30 Sep. 2026 Pike took a piece of the victim's crushed skull as a trophy and later showed it off in school, recounting that Slemmer had begged the trio to stop, according to court records. — Michael Ruiz, FOXNews.com, 30 Sep. 2026 Sugar Alt-rock singer-guitarist Bob Mould has experimented with various formats but seems to do his best work with trios — Hüsker Dü in the ’80s and Sugar in the ’90s. — Mark Jenkins, Washington Post, 30 Sep. 2026 Judge Brian Keith told them that the trio of defendants pleaded not guilty to the murder charge. — Kanis Leung, Los Angeles Times, 30 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for trio

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Noun

Much of Carson’s work has focused on what was used to be called the female athlete triad—namely, how irregular menstrual cycles, low energy availability and lower bone mineral density can affect women in high-intensity sports.

— Adam Kovac, Scientific American, 18 Aug. 2026
Building the promoter triad In short, don’t work in isolation.

— IEEE Spectrum, IEEE Spectrum, 17 Aug. 2026

Definition of triad

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Yet each member of this trinity eventually decamped to Paris after planting their roots in the United Kingdom.

— José Criales-Unzueta, Vanity Fair, 21 Sep. 2026
The Ranch is situated nine miles away from Aspen in a kind of holy trinity with the local fire station and the local chapel, each side of the triangle about the length of a football field.

— Sarah Douglas, ARTnews.com, 4 Sep. 2026

Definition of trinity

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Following his involvement with the trilogy, In 2024, it was reported that Watts, his production company Freshman Year and producer Dianne McGunigle had signed a first-look feature deal with Walt Disney Studios.

— Payton Turkeltaub, Variety, 27 Sep. 2026
Following Sam Raimi’s original trilogy, which included The Evil Dead (1981), Evil Dead II (1987) and Army of Darkness (1993), the franchise was rebooted with Álvarez’s Evil Dead in 2013.

— Greg Evans, Deadline, 26 Sep. 2026

Definition of trilogy

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This triumvirate uses their voices, their power, their compassion to embody this virtuous cycle of generosity and reciprocity without forfeiting their personhood, bodies, or resources to anyone.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 2 Sep. 2026
Daemon, with his Valyrian steel warhelm and taste for annihilation, is who Rhaenyra needs riding shotgun now that Team Green has established a crown-seeking triumvirate of sons.

— Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 10 Aug. 2026

Definition of triumvirate

Noun

When Niki died in season 2, Larter returned as her identical triplet sister Tracy Strauss for seasons 3 and 4.

— Megan Vick, Entertainment Weekly, 25 Sep. 2026
Louisiana mom Wakita Dorsey recently sat down with WBRZ after giving birth to her triplet sons, Kayson, Kyrie and Kylen.

— Kayla Grant, PEOPLE, 17 Sep. 2026

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