as in triads
a group of three
the band was just a trio of musicians on piano, drums, and saxophone
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Recent Examples of trios
If Ward is able to regain his All-Pro form, that would give Indianapolis one of the fiercest cornerback trios in the league with Ward and Gardner on the outside, along with 2021 Pro Bowler Kenny Moore II starting in the slot.
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James Boyd, New York Times, 5 Nov. 2025
Missions on China’s Shenzhou-21 spacecraft involve trios of astronauts on six-month stays in space, with veteran astronauts increasingly replaced by younger faces.
—Reuters, CNN Money, 1 Nov. 2025
After intermission came two trios that showcased Hara’s remarkable artistry.
—Sheila Regan, Twin Cities, 28 Oct. 2025
Manager Thomas Tuchel has his side firing on all cylinders, with Harry Kane, Jamal Musiala, and Leroy Sané forming one of the most dangerous attacking trios in Europe.
—Kilty Cleary, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Oct. 2025
Page will be on commentary during the AEW world trios match.
—Kansas City Star, 14 Oct. 2025
Distinguished by pavé diamond settings, these trios included blue chalcedony with blue topaz and milky quartz, and rose and lemon quartz with citrine.
—Sandra Salibian, Footwear News, 10 Oct. 2025
Only Murders in the Building features one of Hollywood’s favorite trios — Selena Gomez, Martin Short and Steve Martin — who bond over their fascination with murder investigations.
—Liza Esquibias, PEOPLE, 15 Sep. 2025
But, in trios, the math often adds up to two against one.
—Fawnia Soo Hoo, HollywoodReporter, 18 Aug. 2025
James Boyd, New York Times, 5 Nov. 2025
Missions on China’s Shenzhou-21 spacecraft involve trios of astronauts on six-month stays in space, with veteran astronauts increasingly replaced by younger faces.
—Reuters, CNN Money, 1 Nov. 2025
After intermission came two trios that showcased Hara’s remarkable artistry.
—Sheila Regan, Twin Cities, 28 Oct. 2025
Manager Thomas Tuchel has his side firing on all cylinders, with Harry Kane, Jamal Musiala, and Leroy Sané forming one of the most dangerous attacking trios in Europe.
—Kilty Cleary, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Oct. 2025
Page will be on commentary during the AEW world trios match.
—Kansas City Star, 14 Oct. 2025
Distinguished by pavé diamond settings, these trios included blue chalcedony with blue topaz and milky quartz, and rose and lemon quartz with citrine.
—Sandra Salibian, Footwear News, 10 Oct. 2025
Only Murders in the Building features one of Hollywood’s favorite trios — Selena Gomez, Martin Short and Steve Martin — who bond over their fascination with murder investigations.
—Liza Esquibias, PEOPLE, 15 Sep. 2025
But, in trios, the math often adds up to two against one.
—Fawnia Soo Hoo, HollywoodReporter, 18 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for trios
Noun
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Anyone who doesn’t fit into this machine – triads, activists, labor unions – tend to just disappear, Tan explains.—
Liz Shackleton,
Deadline,
1 Oct. 2025
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The real Martinů giveaway is an underlying buzz of activity in the piano and the harp—D-minor triads mixed with C-sharp-minor, B-flat-major, and E-flat-major ones, suggesting a rickety machinery behind the lyrical action.—
Alex Ross,
New Yorker,
8 Sep. 2025
Noun
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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
Noun
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The location, famously used for both The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit trilogies, served as a picture-perfect setting for the couple’s big day.—
Ashley Vega,
PEOPLE,
30 Oct. 2025
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People still read Jane Austen and Agatha Christie, and movies still come in trilogies, echoing the triple-decker novel, which evolved in the nineteenth century partly so that subscription libraries could more easily lend out long books.—
Joshua Rothman,
New Yorker,
25 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Curry’s heroics beat back an immense 50-point game from Denver’s Aaron Gordon, who tied a record set by Terry Rozier in 2020 for the most threes in a season opener by making 10 triples.—
Frank Nunns O'Connell 15 hr ago,
CNN Money,
24 Oct. 2025
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After going into halftime just up by one, Kuminga scored 13 points and made a trio of triples to help the Warriors take a 15-point advantage by the mid-point of the third quarter.—
Joseph Dycus,
Mercury News,
22 Oct. 2025
Noun
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In seriousness, though, Challengers is a true sports film in a way that sometimes gets lost amid all the hullabaloo about threesomes and internet boyfriends.—
Ana Osorno,
Them.,
26 Aug. 2025
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“Trios.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/trios. Accessed 9 Nov. 2025.
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