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
Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 26 Mar. 2026
See also went 3 for 3 at the plate with a home run, a triple and four runs batted in.
—Michael Huntley, Oc Register, 26 Mar. 2026
Michael Huntley, Oc Register, 21 Mar. 2026
The Zags are making only 33% of their triples, which ranks 187th nationally.
—Cedric Golden, Austin American Statesman, 21 Mar. 2026
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Adjective
Grisham, rather slow for a center fielder, only had one triple last season and just two since 2023, but that didn’t stop him from chugging into third.
—Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 26 Mar. 2026
See also went 3 for 3 at the plate with a home run, a triple and four runs batted in.
—Michael Huntley, Oc Register, 26 Mar. 2026
Noun
Brady Abner hit a game-tying RBI triple for El Dorado (8-5, 1-1) on the previous at-bat.
—Michael Huntley, Oc Register, 21 Mar. 2026
The Zags are making only 33% of their triples, which ranks 187th nationally.
—Cedric Golden, Austin American Statesman, 21 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for triple
Adjective
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The longest models dangle three treble hooks from the bottom.—
Bryan Hendricks,
Arkansas Online,
29 Mar. 2026
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These headphones are Hi-Res certified, with highly flexible silk diaphragms that extend up to 40kHz for exceptional treble clarity and thumping bass.—
Juhi Wadia,
PC Magazine,
28 Mar. 2026
Noun
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The only unavailable Heat players were the three-way contract trio of Vlad Goldin, Trevor Keels and Jahmir Young, who are all in the G League.—
Anthony Chiang,
Miami Herald,
28 Mar. 2026
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The 14th Amendment − one of a trio of constitutional amendments adopted after the Civil War − overrode the Supreme Court’s infamous 1857 Dred Scott decision that African Americans could not be citizens.—
Maureen Groppe,
USA Today,
28 Mar. 2026
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By amalgamating these museological devices into the artwork, Aram directly upsets the threefold impulse to pierce form with meaning, to arrest color with identity, and to neutralize bodies with limits.—
Julian Stern,
Artforum,
24 Mar. 2026
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That head-to-head rivalry between the two giants was the engine of the near-threefold increase.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
24 Mar. 2026
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Maintaining operational compatibility across both submarine generations is intended to preserve continuity within the United States’ nuclear triad as the fleet evolves, reports Army Recognition.—
Jijo Malayil,
Interesting Engineering,
6 Mar. 2026
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In his speech, Putin referred to the Russian nuclear triad, which is the country’s three-pronged system for delivering nuclear weapons, designed to ensure a credible second-strike capability.—
Emma Bussey,
FOXNews.com,
24 Feb. 2026
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Ditching her social media ‘trinity’ Nguyen’s own road to appstinence was winding.—
Sarah Jackson,
CNBC,
10 Mar. 2026
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On her new single—a piano ballad of dubious sincerity—Canadian DJ and songwriter Brat Star invokes Paltrow’s greatest role as one-third of a holy trinity of disaffection.—
Walden Green,
Pitchfork,
2 Mar. 2026
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“Triple.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/triple. Accessed 2 Apr. 2026.
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