Thesaurus results for TRIPLE

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adjective

Definition of triple

as in treble

having three units or parts a triple scoop of chocolate ice cream

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noun

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

Adjective

Brent crude fell 2% and traded at $98 per barrel — still up more than 30% since the start of the war with Iran but a relief from recent prices in the triple digits. — John Towfighi, CNN Money, 6 Oct. 2026 Because of a shrinking supply, Florida stopped using pentobarbital sodium as part of its triple-drug cocktail in 2013. — Jim Turner, Miami Herald, 6 Oct. 2026

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If your relief pitcher throws a wild pitch after your defense allowed a gift triple, your season can end in a hurry. — Ian Miller Outkick, FOXNews.com, 6 Oct. 2026 And in all that time, according to STATS, not a single no-hitter has been broken up on a triple by a catcher — in the eighth inning or later, regular season or postseason. — Jayson Stark, New York Times, 4 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for triple

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Adjective

But American Sepp Kuss is days away from ticking off a second Grand Tour treble, three years after his first.

— Chris Marshall-Bell, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026
Lively initially asked for treble damages and punitive damages as well, but Liman previously ruled that those were not available under federal law.

— Gene Maddaus, Variety, 26 Aug. 2026

Definition of treble

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In true Italian fashion, expect a trio of aperitivo snacks to arrive alongside your drinks, and be sure to stay long enough to hear the piano come to life.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 9 Oct. 2026
Over a decade since its debut, the shoegaze trio fronted by Grouper’s Liz Harris returns for a brisk new album with its eyes trained on the sky.

— Sasha Geffen, Pitchfork, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of trio

Adjective

This is the main thrust of Your Mother Your Mother Your Mother — when the rightful aim of that threefold devotion is gone, what fills the void?

— CT Jones, Rolling Stone, 30 Sep. 2026
Ultimately, outcomes will likely be threefold—investments in technology to streamline enrollment, training and resources to strengthen existing nonprofit outreach and common education for the whole community.

— Taryn Palumbo, Forbes.com, 29 Sep. 2026

Definition of threefold

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Much of Carson’s work has focused on what was used to be called the female athlete triad—namely, how irregular menstrual cycles, low energy availability and lower bone mineral density can affect women in high-intensity sports.

— Adam Kovac, Scientific American, 18 Aug. 2026
Building the promoter triad In short, don’t work in isolation.

— IEEE Spectrum, IEEE Spectrum, 17 Aug. 2026

Definition of triad

Noun

Yet each member of this trinity eventually decamped to Paris after planting their roots in the United Kingdom.

— José Criales-Unzueta, Vanity Fair, 21 Sep. 2026
The Ranch is situated nine miles away from Aspen in a kind of holy trinity with the local fire station and the local chapel, each side of the triangle about the length of a football field.

— Sarah Douglas, ARTnews.com, 4 Sep. 2026