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
Damari Brown, Xavier Lucas and Ethan O’Connor continued to be Miami’s primary rotation at outside cornerback, with each member of the trio receiving between 34 and 51 snaps on Saturday.
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Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 10 Nov. 2025
But the defense gave up a trio of huge passing plays in the loss, with two going for touchdowns.
—Charlotte Observer, 10 Nov. 2025
The Warriors achieved this by building around their former core trio of Green, Stephen Curry, and Klay Thompson, and bringing Kerr into the fold to unify the roster.
—Nelson Espinal, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Nov. 2025
Each one had a hairpiece resembling the characters’ hair, and Fernandez joined the trio midway through the help with the performance.
—Kansas City Star, 9 Nov. 2025
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Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 10 Nov. 2025
But the defense gave up a trio of huge passing plays in the loss, with two going for touchdowns.
—Charlotte Observer, 10 Nov. 2025
The Warriors achieved this by building around their former core trio of Green, Stephen Curry, and Klay Thompson, and bringing Kerr into the fold to unify the roster.
—Nelson Espinal, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Nov. 2025
Each one had a hairpiece resembling the characters’ hair, and Fernandez joined the trio midway through the help with the performance.
—Kansas City Star, 9 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for trio
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All three nuclear powers have established their own nuclear triad, consisting of ICBMs, submarines armed with ballistic missiles and nuclear-capable aircraft, which ensure their forces can survive a first strike and retaliate, thereby deterring a nuclear attack.—
Ryan Chan,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 Nov. 2025
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Even America’s first full-length film, an adaptation of Victor Hugo’s Les Misérables, featured the age-old romantic triad.—
John Ortved,
Vogue,
29 Oct. 2025
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Tender, fresh okra and holy trinity pepper, onions, and celery add a lovely contrast of texture while contributing pops of color.—
Melinda Salchert,
Southern Living,
31 Oct. 2025
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The power of an abiding trinity is also not lost on Winter, who will be interacting with three women in their sixties and beyond, the ardor of long lives adding dimension to the dance.—
Guillermo Perez,
Miami Herald,
7 Oct. 2025
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Edebiri, an Emmy Award winner for The Bear, and Cheadle, known for Hotel Rwanda, Steven Soderbergh’s Oceans trilogy and more, are also making their Broadway debuts in the production.—
Caitlin Huston,
HollywoodReporter,
6 Nov. 2025
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The trilogy-capping LP will arrive four years after her last studio album, Still Over It, and six years after her Over It debut album.—
Heran Mamo,
Billboard,
5 Nov. 2025
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The comments came after the triumvirate blasted through a fizzy set of pioneering hip-hop.—
Bryan Alexander,
USA Today,
9 Nov. 2025
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That leaves exactly one spot for the underperforming triumvirate of the Warriors, the Clippers, and the Timberwolves.—
Dieter Kurtenbach,
Mercury News,
6 Nov. 2025
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While the odds of naturally conceiving identical triplets are low, so are delivering conjoined siblings.—
Sam Gillette,
PEOPLE,
6 Nov. 2025
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Meanwhile, Emerald has no need for men, using a sperm donor to create her perfect family of high-achieving triplets.—
Tom Smyth,
Vulture,
5 Nov. 2025
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“Trio.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/trio. Accessed 14 Nov. 2025.
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