as in trio
a group of three
the theater piece is actually a triplet of comedy sketches, all of them having romantic love as their theme
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Recent Examples of triplet
The triplets were immediately taken to the NICU and Jocelyn was only able to glance at them.
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David Chiu, People.com, 1 Sep. 2025
Blake and Logan Miller are triplets.
—John Maffei, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Aug. 2025
The week before, the paper featured a set of East Garfield Park triplets headed to the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign on full-ride scholarships in the fall.
—Tess Kenny, Chicago Tribune, 25 Aug. 2025
Identical triplets are even better.
—Air Mail, 23 Aug. 2025
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David Chiu, People.com, 1 Sep. 2025
Blake and Logan Miller are triplets.
—John Maffei, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Aug. 2025
The week before, the paper featured a set of East Garfield Park triplets headed to the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign on full-ride scholarships in the fall.
—Tess Kenny, Chicago Tribune, 25 Aug. 2025
Identical triplets are even better.
—Air Mail, 23 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for triplet
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Two days later, the bullpen held the line after an early wobble by opener Aaron Ashby, and the trio of first baseman Andrew Vaughn, catcher William Contreras and outfielder Jackson Chourio all went deep.—
Andy McCullough,
New York Times,
7 Oct. 2025
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The trio took in the designer's spring/summer 2026 collection in loose-fitting casualwear, with all three sporting denim.—
KiMi Robinson,
USA Today,
7 Oct. 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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“Triplet.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/triplet. Accessed 7 Oct. 2025.
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