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
Usa Today Staff, USA Today, 28 May 2026
Kevin McGonigle punched a ground ball inside the first-base line, for a two-run triple, tying the score.
—Jeff Fletcher, Oc Register, 27 May 2026
Josh Krockey, Chicago Tribune, 2 June 2026
The 30-year-old Ohio native started the game with a triple to right-center, followed that up with a ground-rule double and then nearly caused a riot by falling into Stevenson's knee like Rose taking out Ray Fosse in 1970.
—Joe Kinsey Outkick, FOXNews.com, 1 June 2026
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Adjective
The game included six triple stumpers and came down to Final Jeopardy!
—Usa Today Staff, USA Today, 28 May 2026
Kevin McGonigle punched a ground ball inside the first-base line, for a two-run triple, tying the score.
—Jeff Fletcher, Oc Register, 27 May 2026
Noun
Kieley Thomas 2-for-4, RBI triple.
—Josh Krockey, Chicago Tribune, 2 June 2026
The 30-year-old Ohio native started the game with a triple to right-center, followed that up with a ground-rule double and then nearly caused a riot by falling into Stevenson's knee like Rose taking out Ray Fosse in 1970.
—Joe Kinsey Outkick, FOXNews.com, 1 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for triple
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Surprise of the season That City got close to a domestic treble, which has only ever been achieved by their 2019 vintage, which was a considerably superior team to this one.—
Sam Lee,
New York Times,
29 May 2026
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His biggest achievement at City has been winning the Premier League-Champions League-FA Cup treble in the 2022-23 season, emulating the feat of Manchester United in 1999.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
19 May 2026
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That fall, Hulst joined Serna and miler Steve Scott at UC Irvine, the trio leading the Anteaters to the 1976 NCAA Division II cross country title.—
Scott M. Reid,
Oc Register,
30 May 2026
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Hounded by a loud, impatient Eisenhower and faced with the very real evidence that a brutal trio of storms will make an early June invasion impossible, Stagg is torn between doing his duty and, well, doing his duty.—
Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
29 May 2026
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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
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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
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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 5 Jun. 2026.
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