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
Eclipses come in pairs and occasionally trios.
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Lily Hautau, CNN Money, 16 Feb. 2026
Here, trios are formed with two current players and a retired one.
—Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 13 Feb. 2026
The entire cast is cast in trios.
—Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 9 Feb. 2026
Assembling the Ni-Ti tubes into a working elastocaloric regenerator—a type of heat exchanger—involved grouping them into trios, and tightly fitting them into a strong plastic casing.
—IEEE Spectrum, 5 Feb. 2026
Looking back in time, there are similar trios, from 1990 to 1992 and from 2008 to 2010, although most of these eclipses took place in remote regions and were difficult to access or troubled by clouds.
—Jamie Carter, Space.com, 4 Jan. 2026
Several snaps from the trios' get together were shared on Instagram.
—Becca Longmire, PEOPLE, 22 Dec. 2025
The Horned Frogs had one of the nation’s best trios last season with Hailey Van Lith, Sedona Prince and Madison Conner.
—Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 28 Nov. 2025
He, Blake Griffin and DeAndre Jordan were considered one of the greatest trios in the league at the time and led the franchise to its best stretch of playoff success to that point.
—Austin Turner, CBS News, 22 Nov. 2025
Lily Hautau, CNN Money, 16 Feb. 2026
Here, trios are formed with two current players and a retired one.
—Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 13 Feb. 2026
The entire cast is cast in trios.
—Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 9 Feb. 2026
Assembling the Ni-Ti tubes into a working elastocaloric regenerator—a type of heat exchanger—involved grouping them into trios, and tightly fitting them into a strong plastic casing.
—IEEE Spectrum, 5 Feb. 2026
Looking back in time, there are similar trios, from 1990 to 1992 and from 2008 to 2010, although most of these eclipses took place in remote regions and were difficult to access or troubled by clouds.
—Jamie Carter, Space.com, 4 Jan. 2026
Several snaps from the trios' get together were shared on Instagram.
—Becca Longmire, PEOPLE, 22 Dec. 2025
The Horned Frogs had one of the nation’s best trios last season with Hailey Van Lith, Sedona Prince and Madison Conner.
—Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 28 Nov. 2025
He, Blake Griffin and DeAndre Jordan were considered one of the greatest trios in the league at the time and led the franchise to its best stretch of playoff success to that point.
—Austin Turner, CBS News, 22 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for trios
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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
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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 organization also points out that the percentage of single-child births from IVF cycles, as opposed to twins, triplets and other multiple births, remains consistently at nearly 97%.—
Martin E. Comas,
The Orlando Sentinel,
7 Feb. 2026
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The Coury triplets are big contributors to Burrell's team this season as the Bucs are finishing their season and currently have a 15-6 record.—
Cassidy Wood,
CBS News,
5 Feb. 2026
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The computer animation company is responsible for various digital effects, including the motion capture technology used in the Lord of the Rings and Hobbit trilogies along with the Planet of the Apes movies.—
Diane J. Cho,
PEOPLE,
18 Jan. 2026
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Music by John Williams from all three trilogies will be heard throughout Galaxy’s Edge.—
Don Sweeney,
Sacbee.com,
15 Jan. 2026
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Quad jumps, for men, and triple-triples, for women, remain high-risk, high-reward opportunities to rack up big scores.—
Robert Samuels,
Washington Post,
10 Feb. 2026
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New Orleans sharpshooter Trey Murphy made three triples in a 67-second span late in the third to pull the Pelicans back into the contest as Minnesota failed to take away his air space.—
Jace Frederick,
Twin Cities,
7 Feb. 2026
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Got to watch out for those threesomes.—
Dalton Ross,
Entertainment Weekly,
29 Jan. 2026
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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 21 Feb. 2026.
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