as in trios
a group of three
that triple of terrors for the wintertime driver: snow, ice, and sleet
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Recent Examples of triples
Corbin Carroll had a three-run triple in the eighth inning to tie Arizona's career triples mark and fell a homer shy of the cycle in the Diamondbacks' 9-5 victory over the Minnesota Twins on Friday night.
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CBS News, 20 June 2026
Added 10 doubles, three triples, five homers, 29 RBIs.
—Paul Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 19 June 2026
His 101 made triples on 280 attempts are more than any player here.
—Hunter Patterson, New York Times, 10 June 2026
But world gold production triples over the single decade of the 1850s, driven by new mines in California, in Australia, and to a lesser extent, in Colorado and British Columbia.
—David Frum, The Atlantic, 10 June 2026
That included two triples (one by Andrew Vaughn, his first since 2024), seven doubles (two each from Jackson Chourio and Garrett Mitchell) and Sánchez's sixth homer of the season.
—ABC News, 7 June 2026
Playoffs are a good time to hit two triples in one frame for the first time ever.
—Tom Mulherin, Boston Herald, 30 May 2026
Mater Dei’s Danica Lancelloti, who went 3 for 4 with two triples, led off the inning with a triple but came in to score on the play when interference was called on the Heralds third baseman.
—Lou Ponsi, Oc Register, 30 May 2026
With 51 career triples, Corbin Carroll is two away from passing Stephen Drew for the most in franchise history.
—Jeff Sanders, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 May 2026
CBS News, 20 June 2026
Added 10 doubles, three triples, five homers, 29 RBIs.
—Paul Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 19 June 2026
His 101 made triples on 280 attempts are more than any player here.
—Hunter Patterson, New York Times, 10 June 2026
But world gold production triples over the single decade of the 1850s, driven by new mines in California, in Australia, and to a lesser extent, in Colorado and British Columbia.
—David Frum, The Atlantic, 10 June 2026
That included two triples (one by Andrew Vaughn, his first since 2024), seven doubles (two each from Jackson Chourio and Garrett Mitchell) and Sánchez's sixth homer of the season.
—ABC News, 7 June 2026
Playoffs are a good time to hit two triples in one frame for the first time ever.
—Tom Mulherin, Boston Herald, 30 May 2026
Mater Dei’s Danica Lancelloti, who went 3 for 4 with two triples, led off the inning with a triple but came in to score on the play when interference was called on the Heralds third baseman.
—Lou Ponsi, Oc Register, 30 May 2026
With 51 career triples, Corbin Carroll is two away from passing Stephen Drew for the most in franchise history.
—Jeff Sanders, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for triples
trios
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The Patriots have one of the best starting cornerback trios in the NFL in Gonzalez, Davis and Jones.—
Doug Kyed,
Boston Herald,
26 May 2026
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The two have been two-thirds of the AEW trios championship twice.—
Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
14 May 2026
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“Triples.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/triples. Accessed 23 Jun. 2026.
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