as in triad
a group of three
the band was just a trio of musicians on piano, drums, and saxophone
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In one clip shared by ABC7's Abigail Velez, a trio of agents approaches a group of people protesting outside of the Santa Ana federal building.
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Greta Bjornson, PEOPLE, 13 Jan. 2026
Phil Loadholt, now at Mississippi State, gave way to the trio of Gunnar White (offensive run game coordinator/offensive line), George Hegamin (assistant coach/offensive line) and ex-Buffs great Andre Gurode (assistant coach/offensive line) before last season.
—Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 13 Jan. 2026
The administration plans to send a trio of administration officials to Ohio and Michigan later this week to talk about car affordability, an administration official told Semafor.
—Eleanor Mueller, semafor.com, 13 Jan. 2026
Elsewhere, a trio of toons — Sony Pictures Animation’s KPop Demon Hunters, Disney/Pixar’s Elio and Walt Disney Studios’ Zootopia 2 — drew five nominations each, followed by Apple Original Films’ The Lost Bus with four.
—Erik Pedersen, Deadline, 13 Jan. 2026
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Greta Bjornson, PEOPLE, 13 Jan. 2026
Phil Loadholt, now at Mississippi State, gave way to the trio of Gunnar White (offensive run game coordinator/offensive line), George Hegamin (assistant coach/offensive line) and ex-Buffs great Andre Gurode (assistant coach/offensive line) before last season.
—Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 13 Jan. 2026
The administration plans to send a trio of administration officials to Ohio and Michigan later this week to talk about car affordability, an administration official told Semafor.
—Eleanor Mueller, semafor.com, 13 Jan. 2026
Elsewhere, a trio of toons — Sony Pictures Animation’s KPop Demon Hunters, Disney/Pixar’s Elio and Walt Disney Studios’ Zootopia 2 — drew five nominations each, followed by Apple Original Films’ The Lost Bus with four.
—Erik Pedersen, Deadline, 13 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for trio
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In the late 90s and early 2000s, doctors would often stop their search for a cause of abuse when bleeding around the brain and eyes and altered brain function, known as the triad of symptoms, was present in a patient.—
Kirsten Fiscus,
Nashville Tennessean,
24 Dec. 2025
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Then in July 2026, Uranus enters Gemini, creating a rare triad of Fire and Air that electrifies communication, creativity, and financial flow.—
Dossé-Via Trenou,
Refinery29,
23 Dec. 2025
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NBCUniversal and Peacock are busting out next month with a trinity of live sports in the Milan Cortina Winter Olympics, Super Bowl LX and the NBA All-Star Weekend in rapid succession over ten days.—
Jill Goldsmith,
Deadline,
7 Jan. 2026
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This is the mind playing with language playing with reality, a kind of trinity.—
Christian Wiman,
Harpers Magazine,
30 Dec. 2025
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Her 2018-2022 album trilogy ranks among the most fearless, smartest state-of-the-union statements recorded in any genre this century.—
Bob Gendron,
Chicago Tribune,
9 Jan. 2026
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The coming-of-age series based on the novel trilogy written by Jenny Han ended as the streaming service’s top title in more than 140 countries.—
Marcus Jones,
IndieWire,
8 Jan. 2026
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But the Lakers' depth beyond that triumvirate — plus that group's fit together — is already in question.—
Alex Kirschenbaum,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 Dec. 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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The triplets were born almost exactly a year after the deaths of their older siblings.—
Wendy Grossman Kantor,
PEOPLE,
6 Jan. 2026
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Osmium promotes singlet–triplet excitation, a type of low-energy electronic transition that allows absorption of longer-wavelength light.—
Sujita Sinha,
Interesting Engineering,
26 Dec. 2025
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“Trio.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/trio. Accessed 15 Jan. 2026.
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