as in treble
having three units or parts
a triple scoop of chocolate ice cream
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as in trio
a group of three
that triple of terrors for the wintertime driver: snow, ice, and sleet
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Recent Examples of triple
Victoria Le, Oc Register, 8 Apr. 2026
And yes, yes, everything in this film has double, sometimes triple meaning.
—Randy Myers, Mercury News, 8 Apr. 2026
Bill Center, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Apr. 2026
The Magic missed their first nine triples of the night and shot 2 for 20 in the opening half.
—Jason Beede, The Orlando Sentinel, 6 Apr. 2026
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Adjective
City projections recently presented to the Irvine City Council foreshadowed a $6 million deficit that could double or even triple by 2028.
—Victoria Le, Oc Register, 8 Apr. 2026
And yes, yes, everything in this film has double, sometimes triple meaning.
—Randy Myers, Mercury News, 8 Apr. 2026
Noun
In addition to 10 doubles, six triples, 15 home runs and 52 RBIs, the sophomore has scored 48 runs in 29 games.
—Bill Center, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Apr. 2026
The Magic missed their first nine triples of the night and shot 2 for 20 in the opening half.
—Jason Beede, The Orlando Sentinel, 6 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for triple
Adjective
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These headphones are Hi-Res certified, with highly flexible silk diaphragms that extend up to 40kHz for exceptional treble clarity and thumping bass.—
Juhi Wadia,
PC Magazine,
1 Apr. 2026
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The longest models dangle three treble hooks from the bottom.—
Bryan Hendricks,
Arkansas Online,
29 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Commercial messages are further limited to a trio of on-air sponsors (IBM, AT&T and Mercedes-Benz), which pony up what amounts to a $25 million greens fee.—
Anthony Crupi,
Sportico.com,
10 Apr. 2026
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This live recording stars Jonathan Groff and a never-better Daniel Radcliffe as talented but tumultuous creative partners, with Lindsay Mendez as their bestie, in a nifty narrative that follows the ups and downs of the trio's relationship.—
Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
10 Apr. 2026
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Given the data — a more than threefold difference in birth rates between natural mating and artificial insemination — so would the science.—
Ryan Brennan,
Kansas City Star,
8 Apr. 2026
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Just one episode per month was associated with a threefold increase in advanced liver fibrosis in people with underlying metabolic liver disease, according to research from the University of Southern California (USC).—
Melissa Rudy,
FOXNews.com,
3 Apr. 2026
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Each triad of the three colors serves as a single pixel in the 1080p image.—
M. David Stone,
PC Magazine,
1 Apr. 2026
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The city was part of the ninth administrative district of Upper Egypt and was historically a worship center for the lioness goddess Repyt, who formed a religious triad with the fertility god Min of Akhmim and the child deity Kolanthes.—
Ryan Brennan
April 1,
Miami Herald,
1 Apr. 2026
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Ditching her social media ‘trinity’ Nguyen’s own road to appstinence was winding.—
Sarah Jackson,
CNBC,
10 Mar. 2026
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On her new single—a piano ballad of dubious sincerity—Canadian DJ and songwriter Brat Star invokes Paltrow’s greatest role as one-third of a holy trinity of disaffection.—
Walden Green,
Pitchfork,
2 Mar. 2026
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“Triple.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/triple. Accessed 11 Apr. 2026.
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