triple crown

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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. 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
Noun
  • The French forward knocked down his first triple off a kick-out pass from a Banchero drive.
    Jason Beede, The Orlando Sentinel, 15 Mar. 2026
  • The triple gave the Mavericks a 20-point lead in the fourth quarter and sent fans at Rocket Arena into a furious rage.
    Mike Curtis, Dallas Morning News, 15 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • The toner pads combine a trio of acids—AHA, BHA, and PHA—to slough off dead skin cells, unclog pores, and smooth rough texture.
    Christa Joanna Lee, Allure, 21 Mar. 2026
  • Coleman, Wingo and Emmett Mosley V make for one of the most explosive receiving trios in the country.
    Cedric Golden, Austin American Statesman, 20 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • The threat triplet and insurance freezes have permanently destroyed the return on investment for high-risk geography.
    Siddharth Misra, Fortune, 6 Mar. 2026
  • While the outer star is located at around the same distance from the stellar triplet as the distance from Jupiter to the sun, the inner stellar sub-system would fit within the orbit of Mercury, the closest planet to the sun, around our star.
    Robert Lea, Space.com, 3 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • 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
  • 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
Noun
  • Ditching her social media ‘trinity’ Nguyen’s own road to appstinence was winding.
    Sarah Jackson, CNBC, 10 Mar. 2026
  • 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
Noun
  • But there won’t be a threesome at these positions with the speed the Dolphins have.
    Dave Hyde, Sun Sentinel, 12 Mar. 2026
  • But Olivia, Dan, and Vanessa's threesome remains in the running for the title of Gossip Girl's most shocking moment.
    Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 6 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • What a triumvirate of irritation.
    Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 29 Jan. 2026
  • There can’t be too many quotes attributed to such an incongruous triumvirate, but then there are few instruments as polarizing as the squeeze-box.
    Jonathan Margolis, Air Mail, 24 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • The Housemaid’s Secret, based on the second novel in McFadden’s bestselling trilogy, has Sweeney eyeing to return to star and exec produce, and co-star Michele Morrone also looking to reprise.
    Denise Petski, Deadline, 16 Mar. 2026
  • The duo received an Academy Award nomination for their script for the original film in the trilogy.
    Rick Mauch, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 16 Mar. 2026

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“Triple crown.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/triple%20crown. Accessed 22 Mar. 2026.

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