trios

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 Sugar Alt-rock singer-guitarist Bob Mould has experimented with various formats but seems to do his best work with trios — Hüsker Dü in the ’80s and Sugar in the ’90s. — Mark Jenkins, Washington Post, 30 Sep. 2026 While there are many lookalike sibling duos (and trios) in Hollywood, few are quite as charming as Dakota and Elle Fanning. — Emma Banks, InStyle, 14 Sep. 2026 More recent champions, like the Carolina Hurricanes, relied on trios to get the job done. — Janson Duench, New York Times, 25 Aug. 2026 Star tailback Jadan Baugh and receivers Vernell Brown III, Eric Singleton and Dallas Wilson — potentially one of the SEC’s most talented trios — make a quarterback’s job much easier. — Edgar Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 25 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for trios
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
Noun
  • Wilson and the Tesla founder are parents to twins Vivian and Griffin and triplets Kai, Saxon and Damian.
    — Kayla Grant, PEOPLE, 10 Sep. 2026
  • More women are having twins and triplets more often because of in vitro fertilization.
    — Megha Satyanarayana, Scientific American, 2 Sep. 2026
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
Noun
  • Şengün attempted plenty of those and above-the-break triples in practice Friday and made plenty with a fluid-looking form.
    — Varun Shankar, Houston Chronicle, 28 Sep. 2026
  • Corbin Carroll became the first player to lead his league in triples in four straight seasons, hitting 17 for the Diamondbacks.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 27 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • On some occasions, two groups of threesomes were waiting on the same tee.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 10 Sep. 2026
  • 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

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“Trios.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/trios. Accessed 7 Oct. 2026.

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