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
Lauren Penington, Denver Post, 17 June 2026
In the age of triple-X entertainment, there was nothing that racy about it.
—Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 17 June 2026
ABC News, 16 June 2026
With a home run and triple already in his back pocket through three innings, talk of potentially hitting for the cycle was inevitable.
—Mark Harris Outkick, FOXNews.com, 16 June 2026
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Adjective
Wednesday is expected to be the hottest day of 2026 so far, with temperatures hitting triple digits in southeastern Colorado and the upper 90s in Denver, according to the National Weather Service.
—Lauren Penington, Denver Post, 17 June 2026
In the age of triple-X entertainment, there was nothing that racy about it.
—Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 17 June 2026
Noun
Crow-Armstrong led off the third with a triple to center.
—ABC News, 16 June 2026
With a home run and triple already in his back pocket through three innings, talk of potentially hitting for the cycle was inevitable.
—Mark Harris Outkick, FOXNews.com, 16 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for triple
Adjective
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The opening acoustic guitar plucks were full in the lower frequencies while showing enough treble finesse to convey fine string texture.—
Will Greenwald,
PC Magazine,
14 June 2026
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Liman ruled that Lively is entitled to attorneys' fees and litigation costs related to Baldoni's counterclaim under the California statute, but denied her request to pursue treble damages and punitive damages.—
Elizabeth Rosner,
PEOPLE,
12 June 2026
Noun
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Cowan birdied his last hole for a 68 to join former Sooner Max McGreevy and former Oklahoma State player Sam Stevens, the only one of that trio who faced the harsh wind of the morning wave.—
Doug Ferguson,
Los Angeles Times,
19 June 2026
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The trio allegedly lured Naved Azim, a New York resident, to a hotel room at the MGM Grand on the Las Vegas Strip, according to a Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department report cited by the newspaper.—
Louis Casiano,
FOXNews.com,
19 June 2026
Adjective
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Estonia is targeting a threefold expansion of its film industry within five years, with two new sound stages under construction forming the cornerstone of a bid to become a full-service hub for international productions, officials said at the Cannes Film Festival.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
22 May 2026
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The company said the next-generation V900 chip, expected in 2027, would deliver another threefold performance increase over the M890.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
20 May 2026
Noun
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Beyond missiles and bombers The triad is more than launch platforms.—
Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
26 May 2026
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The executive triad and Gervais’s team worked with CBS to find middle ground between the network method and the Love Island spirit.—
Anna Peele,
Vulture,
20 May 2026
Noun
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In my holy trinity of designers, Mugler is at the top, then John Galliano and Alexander McQueen.—
Grace Byron,
New Yorker,
14 June 2026
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Art, resistance, and community, a holy trinity.—
Chadd Scott,
Forbes.com,
1 June 2026
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“Triple.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/triple. Accessed 21 Jun. 2026.
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