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, 19 June 2025
Temperatures are expected to range from highs in the 60s and 70s in the Northeast to the triple digits in some parts of the Southwest.
—Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 14 June 2025
Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 23 June 2025
The sheriff’s office was alerted of a possible triple drowning shortly before 3 p.m.
The sheriff’s office responded with a dive team that was flown to the area via helicopter, according to the statement.
—Tim Stelloh, NBC news, 23 June 2025
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Adjective
Temperatures are expected to fall just short of triple digits in Denver on Saturday, but the city is still forecast to tie its June 21 heat record of 99 degrees, the weather service said.
—Lauren Penington, Denver Post, 19 June 2025
Temperatures are expected to range from highs in the 60s and 70s in the Northeast to the triple digits in some parts of the Southwest.
—Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 14 June 2025
Noun
Ohtani did snap that slump after his inning on the mound Sunday, finishing the day with a three-run triple in the seventh and two-run home run in the eighth.
—Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 23 June 2025
The sheriff’s office was alerted of a possible triple drowning shortly before 3 p.m.
The sheriff’s office responded with a dive team that was flown to the area via helicopter, according to the statement.
—Tim Stelloh, NBC news, 23 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for triple
Adjective
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The city would be at risk of losing current and future federal funds, of dealing with lawsuits, and treble damages, or damages to be multiplied if their actions are found to be intentional, according to Burghdoff.—
Kamal Morgan,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
17 June 2025
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Dembele is one of the favourites to be handed the highest individual honor in soccer after being a protagonist in a treble scoop for PSG that also took in its first Champions League crown.—
Tom Sanderson,
Forbes.com,
14 June 2025
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Order Chaos Order Debuts on Three Billboard Charts Hood’s first solo release Order Chaos Order debuts on a trio of Billboard rankings this frame.—
Hugh McIntyre,
Forbes.com,
27 June 2025
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The trio were placed on a flight to San Antonio along with several other families.—
Andrew J. Campa,
Los Angeles Times,
27 June 2025
Adjective
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The paths for Iranian leaders are threefold: attempt to continue negotiations, seek to de-escalate the fighting with major concessions, possibly after a few demonstration attacks, or assume that negotiations with Trump and/or Netanyahu are fruitless and go all in on military retaliation.—
Michael Lynch,
Forbes.com,
22 June 2025
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Today, the flames are only faintly visible near the crater as the fires have been reduced threefold.—
Joe Salas
June 08,
New Atlas,
8 June 2025
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This triad of capabilities allows AI PCs to handle edge AI applications with efficiency.—
Ajith Sankaran,
Forbes.com,
26 June 2025
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To avoid the looming launcher cliff in the crucial sea component of its nuclear triad, however, the United States must build a larger number of Columbia-class submarines in the 2040s and beyond—at least 14, and perhaps more, to hedge against the further growth of adversaries’ arsenals.—
VIPIN NARANG,
Foreign Affairs,
24 June 2025
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“Triple.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/triple. Accessed 9 Jul. 2025.
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