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
At the same time, Vanity Fair is hiring a trio of correspondents to focus on Hollywood, Washington and style, as well as 10 others, including a global creative director and two senior editors.
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Jami Ganz, New York Daily News, 13 Aug. 2025
The trio founded Pups Pub as an off-leash location for dogs to roam free while their owners and other patrons relax with a drink or play with the dogs.
—James Wilkins, The Orlando Sentinel, 12 Aug. 2025
And while some quarters include bottles from two or even three different vintages, the current trio all hail from 2021.
—Mike Desimone, Robb Report, 12 Aug. 2025
About an hour into their set, the trio stepped off stage for Marshmello — who along with All-American Rejects and Boys Like Girls — is slated to perform on the tour in various cities.
—Alexandra Schonfeld, People.com, 11 Aug. 2025
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Jami Ganz, New York Daily News, 13 Aug. 2025
The trio founded Pups Pub as an off-leash location for dogs to roam free while their owners and other patrons relax with a drink or play with the dogs.
—James Wilkins, The Orlando Sentinel, 12 Aug. 2025
And while some quarters include bottles from two or even three different vintages, the current trio all hail from 2021.
—Mike Desimone, Robb Report, 12 Aug. 2025
About an hour into their set, the trio stepped off stage for Marshmello — who along with All-American Rejects and Boys Like Girls — is slated to perform on the tour in various cities.
—Alexandra Schonfeld, People.com, 11 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for trio
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Peace through strength, of America’s nuclear triad intersecting land, air, sea with connectivity into space and cyberspace, is a military capability that Iran does not have and will never achieve.—
Brooke Taylor,
Boston Herald,
24 July 2025
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Quantum technology, in particular, forms one part of a new strategic triad, alongside AI and cyber resilience, that will determine global influence for decades.—
Markus Pflitsch,
Forbes.com,
24 June 2025
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Still, the film still has a ways to go to beat Chris Pratt and Bryce Dallas Howard’s sequel trilogy, each of which grossed $1 billion globally.—
Monica Mercuri,
Forbes.com,
5 Aug. 2025
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While the stories were nothing to write home about, fans really appreciated how they were woven into the events of the original trilogy, expanding on iconic battles and off-camera events while also showing us the unseen side of the Galactic Civil War.—
Fran Ruiz,
Space.com,
4 Aug. 2025
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Cassandra Jennings’ role in the school’s interim leadership triumvirate will either be limited or eliminated, depending on the version of the MOU the SCUSD board approves.—
Jennah Pendleton,
Sacbee.com,
24 June 2025
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Not surprisingly, its 2025 proxy statement reveals the toxic governance triumvirate – incentives, incompetence and indifference – that lures troublesome attention from both hackers and activists.—
Noah Barsky,
Forbes.com,
17 June 2025
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But eighteen years later, in a world transformed by climate change, her triplet daughters discover her apocalypse guide… and clues that their mother might still be alive.—
Natalie Zutter
August 1,
Literary Hub,
1 Aug. 2025
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Baryons are all built from triplets of even smaller particles called quarks.—
Clara Moskowitz,
Scientific American,
16 July 2025
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“Trio.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/trio. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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