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
Shawn Hubler, New York Times, 10 Jan. 2025
Prolonged drought, an exceptionally dry winter and powerful Santa Ana winds set up a dangerous triple whammy of extreme conditions that have fueled several out-of-control wildfires in the Los Angeles area.
—Denise Chow, NBC News, 9 Jan. 2025
Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 3 Jan. 2025
Bey made a career-high and franchise-record 211 triples that season.
—Hunter Patterson, The Athletic, 1 Jan. 2025
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Adjective
The fire chief in Pasadena just estimated that the number of homes lost there would be in the triple digits.
—Shawn Hubler, New York Times, 10 Jan. 2025
Prolonged drought, an exceptionally dry winter and powerful Santa Ana winds set up a dangerous triple whammy of extreme conditions that have fueled several out-of-control wildfires in the Los Angeles area.
—Denise Chow, NBC News, 9 Jan. 2025
Noun
Teams of three golfers will play 15-hole matches in a mix of triples and singles formats.
—Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 3 Jan. 2025
Bey made a career-high and franchise-record 211 triples that season.
—Hunter Patterson, The Athletic, 1 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for triple
Adjective
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In the 1998-99 season — when United famously completed a Premier League, Champions League and FA Cup treble — Brighton finished 17th in the fourth tier.—
Andy Naylor,
The Athletic,
19 Jan. 2025
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Each earpiece contains a powerful 10mm dynamic driver for the lower frequencies, a precision 6mm planar driver for the mids and three balanced armature drivers creating the treble end of the sound spectrum.—
Mark Sparrow,
Forbes,
19 Jan. 2025
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Make the pitchers happy Joe Hudson, Miguel Palma, Collin Price This trio will join Yainer Diaz, Victor Caratini, and César Salazar in the arduous task of catching countless bullpen sessions and live batting practices on back fields and Grapefruit League games.—
Chandler Rome,
The Athletic,
22 Jan. 2025
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This spring, the New York trio has headlining shows in Europe, the United Kingdom, the United States, and Canada.—
Matthew Strauss,
Pitchfork,
22 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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In fact, the carrier has seen a threefold increase in customer demand in comparison to years past for flights to places like Texas, Ohio and Mazatlán, Mexico, Alaska Airlines told Travel + Leisure.—
Tribune News Service,
Boston Herald,
4 Mar. 2024
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In fact, remote jobs have increased threefold since 2020, now accounting for over 15% of all job opportunities in the U.S. Keep an eye out for remote roles that align with your skills and career goals.—
Sho Dewan,
Forbes,
29 Dec. 2024
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However, since Roberson was convicted in 2003, the science behind the triad’s being a sole diagnosis of abuse has come under intense scrutiny.—
Dan Slepian,
NBC News,
16 Oct. 2024
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Together, these elements form the triad of fulfillment.—
Vivek H. Murthy,
People.com,
7 Jan. 2025
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“Triple.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/triple. Accessed 25 Jan. 2025.
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