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
Hannah Parry, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2025
Apple controls about 9% of the global PC market, per IDC, but triple that share in the mobile category.
—Andrew Nusca, Fortune, 5 Nov. 2025
Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 24 Oct. 2025
After going into halftime just up by one, Kuminga scored 13 points and made a trio of triples to help the Warriors take a 15-point advantage by the mid-point of the third quarter.
—Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 22 Oct. 2025
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Adjective
Sanders warned that without action, 20 million Americans could see their premiums double or triple, and 15 million could lose coverage.
—Hannah Parry, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2025
Apple controls about 9% of the global PC market, per IDC, but triple that share in the mobile category.
—Andrew Nusca, Fortune, 5 Nov. 2025
Noun
Gordon’s 10th triple should have been the game-winner.
—Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 24 Oct. 2025
After going into halftime just up by one, Kuminga scored 13 points and made a trio of triples to help the Warriors take a 15-point advantage by the mid-point of the third quarter.
—Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 22 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for triple
Adjective
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Audio adjustments Besides volume controls, kids’ karaoke machines may have other audio adjustment settings for balance, treble, bass or echo.—
BestReviews,
Mercury News,
16 Dec. 2025
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The noise cancellation is legendary, and the sound is balanced and clean, with no weird bass boosting or treble harshness.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
1 Dec. 2025
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The trio were indicted in May and accused of falsifying loan applications to get federal pandemic relief funds and money meant for Brown’s nonprofit that was spent on a lavish birthday party and Louis Vuitton items.—
Julia Coin,
Charlotte Observer,
7 Jan. 2026
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Kohler made all six of his field goal attempts, including a trio of 3-pointers, and sank his only free throw.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
6 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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Additionally, women who already had heart disease experienced a threefold decrease in the risk of death compared with men with similar medical histories, who needed nearly twice as much weekly exercise to achieve a similar reduction in the risk of dying from any cause.—
Dr. Cyrus Mowdawalla,
ABC News,
27 Oct. 2025
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But instead of tripping in frustration, Benioff rose to the threefold leadership challenge of correcting a media misunderstanding, pulling off another tentpole event for his company, and contributing a major economic boost to his beloved San Francisco.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
27 Oct. 2025
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All three nuclear powers have established their own nuclear triad, consisting of ICBMs, submarines armed with ballistic missiles and nuclear-capable aircraft, which ensure their forces can survive a first strike and retaliate, thereby deterring a nuclear attack.—
Ryan Chan,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 Nov. 2025
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Even America’s first full-length film, an adaptation of Victor Hugo’s Les Misérables, featured the age-old romantic triad.—
John Ortved,
Vogue,
29 Oct. 2025
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NBCUniversal and Peacock are busting out next month with a trinity of live sports in the Milan Cortina Winter Olympics, Super Bowl LX and the NBA All-Star Weekend in rapid succession over ten days.—
Jill Goldsmith,
Deadline,
7 Jan. 2026
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This is the mind playing with language playing with reality, a kind of trinity.—
Christian Wiman,
Harpers Magazine,
30 Dec. 2025
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“Triple.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/triple. Accessed 11 Jan. 2026.
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