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triple crowns

noun

plural of triple crown
as in triples

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  1. triples
  2. triplets
  3. triads
  4. trios
  5. threesomes
Noun
  • It is expected to accommodate 650 people, which more than triples the current 200-person capacity.
    — Francesca Aton, ARTnews.com, 1 Sep. 2026
  • Want to guess the last time the active leader in triples was that young (or younger)?
    — Jayson Stark, New York Times, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of triples
Noun
  • Wilson and the Tesla founder are parents to twins Vivian and Griffin and triplets Kai, Saxon and Damian.
    — Kayla Grant, PEOPLE, 10 Sep. 2026
  • More women are having twins and triplets more often because of in vitro fertilization.
    — Megha Satyanarayana, Scientific American, 2 Sep. 2026
Definition of triplets
Noun
  • The methodology involves a patented Metabolic Code, which analyzes more than 70 key biomarkers across five health triads.
    — Jennifer Weil, Footwear News, 20 Jan. 2026
  • Anyone who doesn’t fit into this machine – triads, activists, labor unions – tend to just disappear, Tan explains.
    — Liz Shackleton, Deadline, 1 Oct. 2025
Definition of triads
Noun
  • More recent champions, like the Carolina Hurricanes, relied on trios to get the job done.
    — Janson Duench, New York Times, 25 Aug. 2026
  • Star tailback Jadan Baugh and receivers Vernell Brown III, Eric Singleton and Dallas Wilson — potentially one of the SEC’s most talented trios — make a quarterback’s job much easier.
    — Edgar Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 25 Aug. 2026
Definition of trios
Noun
  • On some occasions, two groups of threesomes were waiting on the same tee.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 10 Sep. 2026
  • The move would create one of the Western Conference’s most talented threesomes, with Leonard joining Cooper Flagg and Kyrie Irving.
    — Lawrence Dow, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 29 June 2026
Definition of threesomes
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“Triple crowns.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/triple%20crowns. Accessed 17 Sep. 2026.

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