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
  • The Guardians hit two triples in a postseason game for the first time in franchise history.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 8 Oct. 2026
  • The Sox lost to the Guardians 9-3, with Cleveland's Jo Adell and José Ramírez dominating at bat with a pair of two-out triples.
    — Adam Harrington, CBS News, 8 Oct. 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
  • Thursday night Fans wondered about the wisdom of icing an all-world top line with three flawed trios as the follow-up options.
    — Allan Mitchell, New York Times, 3 Oct. 2026
  • Sugar Alt-rock singer-guitarist Bob Mould has experimented with various formats but seems to do his best work with trios — Hüsker Dü in the ’80s and Sugar in the ’90s.
    — Mark Jenkins, Washington Post, 30 Sep. 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 13 Oct. 2026.

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