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
Mark Price, Charlotte Observer, 13 May 2026
Senior third baseman Tegan Tripp, a Virginia Tech recruit who has seven homers this season, also did her thing against the Bulldogs, going 3-for-4 with a triple, two RBIs and two runs scored.
—Michael Osipoff, Chicago Tribune, 13 May 2026
Hunter Patterson, New York Times, 16 May 2026
Madison Mettille delivered with a series saving RBI triple.
—Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 16 May 2026
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Adjective
The triple homicide that has rocked a small North Carolina mountain community may have happened nearly a week before the bodies were discovered, according to an arrest warrant.
—Mark Price, Charlotte Observer, 13 May 2026
Senior third baseman Tegan Tripp, a Virginia Tech recruit who has seven homers this season, also did her thing against the Bulldogs, going 3-for-4 with a triple, two RBIs and two runs scored.
—Michael Osipoff, Chicago Tribune, 13 May 2026
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Duncan Robinson, who came off the bench for the first time this season due to low back soreness, had four triples en route to 14 points and helped space the floor in his minutes.
—Hunter Patterson, New York Times, 16 May 2026
Madison Mettille delivered with a series saving RBI triple.
—Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 16 May 2026
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During his time, City have won four Carabao Cups in a row, a domestic treble, a ‘proper’ treble, four titles in a row (never been done) and six titles out of seven, in an era when the champions tend to drop off the season after reaching the top.—
Simon Johnson,
New York Times,
16 May 2026
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Sennheiser Momentum 4 Earbuds Deal The Sennheiser Momentum 4 earbuds offer fantastic, balanced sound, complete with strong bass and refined treble, thanks to Sennheiser's proprietary transducer system.—
George Yang,
PC Magazine,
15 May 2026
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Eventually, the trio of men ensnares everyone in this family into their trap, their demands unveiling over a claustrophobic feature-length as various tables and allegiances are turned back and forth.—
Ryan Lattanzio,
IndieWire,
22 May 2026
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Rolling into a different NBA city each time, the trio explores the culture of the town, learns about the team that calls it home and shines the spotlight on one of its standout players.—
Sportico Staff,
Sportico.com,
22 May 2026
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The Pentagon's budget request this year also asked for more than $70 billion to procure missiles and related equipment, a nearly threefold increase compared to last year.—
James LaPorta,
CBS News,
24 Apr. 2026
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The forecasting crisis this has created is visible in the numbers, with a threefold increase in peak demand between 2023 and 2024.—
Tejasri Gururaj,
Interesting Engineering,
24 Apr. 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
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While submerged, the Borei class SSBNs are the most survivable leg of the Russian nuclear triad.—
Aditya Jadhav,
Interesting Engineering,
15 May 2026
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The beach, the pool and a boat are the holy trinity of the White Lotus universe, and Martinez has them all.—
Melinda Sheckells,
HollywoodReporter,
16 May 2026
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Elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in his first year of eligibility, Cox was inducted in the 2014 class that included Tom Glavine and Greg Maddux, members of the Braves’ Big Three pitching trinity during his managerial tenure, along with John Smoltz, a Hall of Fame inductee a year later.—
David O'Brien,
New York Times,
9 May 2026
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“Triple.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/triple. Accessed 23 May. 2026.
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