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Recent Examples of triple crown
Martínez was a three-time Cy Young Award winner, an eight-time All-Star, a five-time ERA champion and a Triple Crown winner.
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Aaliyan Mohammed, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Aug. 2025
Hall of Fame jockey Ron Turcotte, who rode Secretariat to the Triple Crown in 1973, has died.
—Preston Fore, Fortune, 23 Aug. 2025
Sovereignty, the Triple Crown Class of 2025’s Derby and Belmont victor and Saratoga-man-of-the-minute, bestrides the ultra-short Travers Stakes field of five as an undisputed equine colossus.
—Guy Martin, Forbes.com, 23 Aug. 2025
Shane Bieber, the 2020 Cy Young and Triple Crown winner, returned to the mound for the first time in 507 days after Tommy John surgery.
—Noah Gulley, Miami Herald, 23 Aug. 2025
Turcotte famously swept the Kentucky Derby, Preakness Stakes and Belmont Stakes with Secretariat in 1973 to win the first Triple Crown in 25 years.
—Sarah Jean Maher, New York Times, 23 Aug. 2025
Turcotte won the Kentucky Derby, Preakness and Belmont Stakes twice each, most notably sweeping the three with Secretariat to end horse racing’s Triple Crown drought that dated to Citation in 1948.
—Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 22 Aug. 2025
Why the state is betting big on the film industry
'Disney's Secretariat' (2010)
The story of Triple Crown winner Secretariat stars Diane Lane as Penny Chenery and John Malkovich as Lucien Laurin.
—Kirby Adams, The Courier-Journal, 19 Aug. 2025
Aaliyan Mohammed, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Aug. 2025
Hall of Fame jockey Ron Turcotte, who rode Secretariat to the Triple Crown in 1973, has died.
—Preston Fore, Fortune, 23 Aug. 2025
Sovereignty, the Triple Crown Class of 2025’s Derby and Belmont victor and Saratoga-man-of-the-minute, bestrides the ultra-short Travers Stakes field of five as an undisputed equine colossus.
—Guy Martin, Forbes.com, 23 Aug. 2025
Shane Bieber, the 2020 Cy Young and Triple Crown winner, returned to the mound for the first time in 507 days after Tommy John surgery.
—Noah Gulley, Miami Herald, 23 Aug. 2025
Turcotte famously swept the Kentucky Derby, Preakness Stakes and Belmont Stakes with Secretariat in 1973 to win the first Triple Crown in 25 years.
—Sarah Jean Maher, New York Times, 23 Aug. 2025
Turcotte won the Kentucky Derby, Preakness and Belmont Stakes twice each, most notably sweeping the three with Secretariat to end horse racing’s Triple Crown drought that dated to Citation in 1948.
—Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 22 Aug. 2025
Why the state is betting big on the film industry
'Disney's Secretariat' (2010)
The story of Triple Crown winner Secretariat stars Diane Lane as Penny Chenery and John Malkovich as Lucien Laurin.
—Kirby Adams, The Courier-Journal, 19 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for triple crown
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With one out in the second, Caleb Durbin sent a drive into left field that Kiké Hernandez turned into a triple when his diving attempt came up short.—
Bill Plunkett,
Oc Register,
17 Oct. 2025
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Caleb Durbin flipped a 3-2 pitch on his fists into left field that turned into a triple when Kiké Hernández dove and couldn’t come up with it.—
Fabian Ardaya,
New York Times,
17 Oct. 2025
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The tour was set to kick off at the Kia Forum in Los Angeles, where the trio played what until now was thought to be their final show in 2015.—
Ed Masley,
AZCentral.com,
20 Oct. 2025
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The trio portrayed three of the Weasley children in the magical films, with James and Oliver starring as mischievous twins Fred and George and Bonnie as their youngest sibling, Ginny.—
Emlyn Travis,
Entertainment Weekly,
20 Oct. 2025
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According to 2023 data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), there were 110,393 twin births in the United States, along with 2,505 triplet births and 148 quadruplet or higher-order births.—
Lucy Notarantonio,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Oct. 2025
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Now, the princess must gather enough strength from herself and her triplet brothers to undo a curse.—
Sydni Ellis,
PEOPLE,
7 Sep. 2025
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Anyone who doesn’t fit into this machine – triads, activists, labor unions – tend to just disappear, Tan explains.—
Liz Shackleton,
Deadline,
1 Oct. 2025
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The Pentagon designed the triad to ensure no single strike could eliminate all three legs.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
26 Sep. 2025
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The trinity, Creole seasoning, Conecuh sausage, and hot sauce all help amp up the flavor for a rich and filling meal.—
Marianne Williams,
Southern Living,
12 Oct. 2025
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The power of an abiding trinity is also not lost on Winter, who will be interacting with three women in their sixties and beyond, the ardor of long lives adding dimension to the dance.—
Guillermo Perez,
Miami Herald,
7 Oct. 2025
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Three teams remain without a conference loss, and SMU is the only one of that threesome Miami will meet in person.—
Eddie Timanus,
USA Today,
20 Oct. 2025
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Photo Courtesy of Netflix Season 3 ends with Benedict breaking up with Lady Tilley Arnold after a threesome with her friend Paul Suarez.—
Kathleen Newman-Bremang,
Refinery29,
14 Oct. 2025
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Instead, Parkinson stuck with the triumvirate of Moore, O’Brien and Windass that had been his go-to front three since the 3-2 win away to Norwich City a month earlier.—
Richard Sutcliffe,
New York Times,
19 Oct. 2025
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New York, though, has a nasty triumvirate in Carter, Thibodeaux and Brian Burns, the last of whom is having an early career year with seven sacks.—
Luca Evans,
Denver Post,
17 Oct. 2025
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This pattern would suggest that a potential trilogy capper would be set during the Blake siblings’ college years, but McGraw is opting to not get ahead of herself just yet.—
Brian Davids,
HollywoodReporter,
16 Oct. 2025
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Produced by Bogdan Craciun, Point Film The final instalment in a film trilogy about the relationship between the individual and freedom by high-profile Romanian film mogul and director Giurgiu.—
Annika Pham,
Variety,
13 Oct. 2025
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“Triple crown.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/triple%20crown. Accessed 23 Oct. 2025.
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