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
Sashimi with a trio of sauces — coconut-lime, yuzu-tamari and pomegranate-orange — joins oysters and shrimp cocktail as seafood selections.
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Heidi Finley, Charlotte Observer, 28 May 2026
In the first photo, the actress could be seen holding her toddler son on her hip and standing by her husband as the trio got up close and personal with a giraffe.
—Kayla Grant, PEOPLE, 28 May 2026
Those include some less-than-legal tales, such as the 1994 trio who pulled off a heist of a giant inflatable spider from the side of the American Eagle.
—Joseph States, Chicago Tribune, 28 May 2026
Founding member of Grammy-winning trio Rascal Flatts.
—Lisa Gutierrez
may 28, Kansas City Star, 28 May 2026
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Heidi Finley, Charlotte Observer, 28 May 2026
In the first photo, the actress could be seen holding her toddler son on her hip and standing by her husband as the trio got up close and personal with a giraffe.
—Kayla Grant, PEOPLE, 28 May 2026
Those include some less-than-legal tales, such as the 1994 trio who pulled off a heist of a giant inflatable spider from the side of the American Eagle.
—Joseph States, Chicago Tribune, 28 May 2026
Founding member of Grammy-winning trio Rascal Flatts.
—Lisa Gutierrez
may 28, Kansas City Star, 28 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for trio
Noun
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Beyond missiles and bombers The triad is more than launch platforms.—
Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
26 May 2026
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The executive triad and Gervais’s team worked with CBS to find middle ground between the network method and the Love Island spirit.—
Anna Peele,
Vulture,
20 May 2026
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The beach, the pool and a boat are the holy trinity of the White Lotus universe, and Martinez has them all.—
Melinda Sheckells,
HollywoodReporter,
16 May 2026
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Elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in his first year of eligibility, Cox was inducted in the 2014 class that included Tom Glavine and Greg Maddux, members of the Braves’ Big Three pitching trinity during his managerial tenure, along with John Smoltz, a Hall of Fame inductee a year later.—
David O'Brien,
New York Times,
9 May 2026
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Years of degrading the Star Wars legacy with terrible, unwatchable streaming series and the disappointing end of the previous trilogy have taken their toll.—
Ian Miller OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
2 June 2026
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The film has the highest Rotten Tomatoes audience score in Disney Star Wars history, above both the new trilogy, the underperforming Solo (which it is now being compared to), and even the fan-beloved Rogue One.—
Paul Tassi,
Forbes.com,
1 June 2026
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There is simply no arguing with this triumvirate.—
Michael Cox,
New York Times,
3 June 2026
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Ben’Imana offers no simple definitions of courage, but rather a feverishly human group portrait of its possible expressions, with the exceptional triumvirate of Nyirinkindi, Kabano and the radiant Nishimwe forming the story’s broken but still hopeful heart.—
Sheri Linden,
HollywoodReporter,
19 May 2026
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Due to the high-risk nature of being pregnant with triplets, Louise had to transfer care teams and be monitored closely.—
Kayla Grant,
PEOPLE,
29 May 2026
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Tursun, 36, told us that her newborn son — one of triplets — had been killed by the Chinese Communist Party and that she was tortured in internment camps.—
Michael Arkush,
Twin Cities,
26 May 2026
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“Trio.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/trio. Accessed 7 Jun. 2026.
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