trios

noun

plural of trio
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 Behind all of it sits one of the best midfield trios in world football in Vitinha, João Neves and Ruiz, when all three are available. — Dean Jones, New York Times, 11 Aug. 2026 Similar trios occurred between 1990 and 1992 and again from 2008 to 2010, with the next not arriving until the mid-2040s. — Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 11 Aug. 2026 Vargas, Murakami and Montgomery joined the 2004 grouping of Joe Crede, Paul Konerko and José Valentín as Sox trios to accomplish the feat. — Lamond Pope, Chicago Tribune, 1 Aug. 2026 Prior to Lira, that building housed the Flights restaurant concept, which specialized in trios of drinks, appetizers and desserts, and before that, Socialight. — Linda Zavoral, Mercury News, 29 July 2026 For the interior of the offensive line, the Cowboys boast one of the top starting trios in the NFL, with a better-than-most primary backup in case one of those three go down. — Nick Harris july 23, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 July 2026 Outside the window of my temporary office, everything is gray—gray leaves, gray sky, gray sidewalk, the students walking in pairs and trios toward the cafeteria, which hulks grayly on the horizon. — Literary Hub, 14 July 2026 The Patriots have one of the best starting cornerback trios in the NFL in Gonzalez, Davis and Jones. — Doug Kyed, Boston Herald, 26 May 2026 The two have been two-thirds of the AEW trios championship twice. — Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 14 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for trios
  1. triads
  2. triplets
  3. trilogies
  4. triples
  5. threesomes
Noun
  • 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
  • Anyone who doesn’t fit into this machine – triads, activists, labor unions – tend to just disappear, Tan explains.
    — Liz Shackleton, Deadline, 1 Oct. 2025
Definition of triads
Noun
  • The triplets, Ana Maria, Sofia and Isabella Saavedra Caycedo; their father Jair Saavedra; their mother Vicky Caycedo and their uncle Diego Caycedo would all be pulled from the debris in the hours and days that followed.
    — Uriel Blanco, CNN Money, 15 Aug. 2026
  • Diana Espinosa, a South Florida resident, said her cousin, his wife and their 23-year-old triplets were inside a building in Cali that collapsed.
    — Ivan Taylor, CBS News, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of triplets
Noun
  • The Hunt for Gollum is set between The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings trilogies, and is expected to follow Aragorn and Gandalf on a quest to find the titular creature.
    — Raven Brunner, PEOPLE, 2 July 2026
  • The films are widely credited for reigniting the YA romantic comedy genre and proving that streaming platforms could build trilogies.
    — Anthony D'Alessandro, Deadline, 29 June 2026
Definition of trilogies
Noun
  • The second assumption is that the demand queue persists, that the customers waiting for capacity today are still waiting when the capacity triples.
    — Jon Markman, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026
  • Yet for those below the age of 35, the figure nearly triples to 32%.
    — Daniel DePetris, Chicago Tribune, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of triples
Noun
  • The move would create one of the Western Conference’s most talented threesomes, with Leonard joining Cooper Flagg and Kyrie Irving.
    — Lawrence Dow, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 29 June 2026
  • Her odyssey will lead to threesomes and lonely nights, but also difficult questions regarding how her faith and family may leave her perpetually adrift.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 12 June 2026
Definition of threesomes

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