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
Since creating a new starting lineup with his star trio available, plus Smart and Ayton rounding out the starting five, the Lakers have lost three of four.
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Benjamin Royer, Oc Register, 27 Feb. 2026
Speaking to Billboard’s Pop Shop Podcast, the trio — Marcus Mumford, Ben Lovett and Ted Dwayne — said that the album’s creation was born from spontaneity.
—Thomas Smith, Billboard, 27 Feb. 2026
The Heat’s leading trio of Bam Adebayo, Herro and Powell have only been available to play 11 games together so far this season due in large part to Herro’s injury issues.
—Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 27 Feb. 2026
Other franchise stars returning include David Arquette as Dewey Riley, completing the legacy trio alongside Sidney and Gale.
—Pamela McClintock, HollywoodReporter, 27 Feb. 2026
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Benjamin Royer, Oc Register, 27 Feb. 2026
Speaking to Billboard’s Pop Shop Podcast, the trio — Marcus Mumford, Ben Lovett and Ted Dwayne — said that the album’s creation was born from spontaneity.
—Thomas Smith, Billboard, 27 Feb. 2026
The Heat’s leading trio of Bam Adebayo, Herro and Powell have only been available to play 11 games together so far this season due in large part to Herro’s injury issues.
—Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 27 Feb. 2026
Other franchise stars returning include David Arquette as Dewey Riley, completing the legacy trio alongside Sidney and Gale.
—Pamela McClintock, HollywoodReporter, 27 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for trio
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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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The methodology involves a patented Metabolic Code, which analyzes more than 70 key biomarkers across five health triads.—
Jennifer Weil,
Footwear News,
20 Jan. 2026
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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
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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
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The film is the third in Saleh’s trilogy interrogating the machinery of political control—following Sundance pic The Nile Hilton Incident and Cairo Conspiracy.—
Andreas Wiseman,
Deadline,
23 Feb. 2026
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But while speaking with Matthew McConaughey at Variety and CNN’s town hall event at the University of Texas at Austin, Chalamet revealed some new details that have inspired his portrayal of Paul Atreides in Denis Villeneuve’s sci-fi trilogy.—
Selome Hailu,
Variety,
21 Feb. 2026
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What a triumvirate of irritation.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes.com,
29 Jan. 2026
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There can’t be too many quotes attributed to such an incongruous triumvirate, but then there are few instruments as polarizing as the squeeze-box.—
Jonathan Margolis,
Air Mail,
24 Jan. 2026
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Singh leaves behind a wife and triplets under the age of one, the sheriff's office says.—
Cecilio Padilla,
CBS News,
23 Feb. 2026
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The team, led by Professor Jacob Linder at NTNU’s Department of Physics and the QuSpin research center, reports evidence that the alloy NbRe behaves like a triplet superconductor.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
20 Feb. 2026
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“Trio.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/trio. Accessed 1 Mar. 2026.
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