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
Three of those siblings are triplets, according to People.
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Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 17 Mar. 2026
Three decades earlier, with his Vox Continental organ plugged into a Fender Super Reverb amp, Meyers created a style patterned after the piano triplets of Fats Domino and the pumping sound of a conjunto button accordion.
—Hector Saldana, San Antonio Express-News, 9 Mar. 2026
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
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Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 17 Mar. 2026
Three decades earlier, with his Vox Continental organ plugged into a Fender Super Reverb amp, Meyers created a style patterned after the piano triplets of Fats Domino and the pumping sound of a conjunto button accordion.
—Hector Saldana, San Antonio Express-News, 9 Mar. 2026
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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for triplet
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The trio of Alex Vesia, Blake Treinen and Tanner Scott allowed five runs in 2⅔ innings, with the latter two giving up home runs.—
Michael Huntley,
Oc Register,
25 Apr. 2026
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The trio of Pastrnak, Elias Lindholm and Geekie can be trick-or-treat and Sturm was well aware of that when the series began.—
Steve Conroy,
Boston Herald,
24 Apr. 2026
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While the lack of Brazilian titles at Cannes bringing a bitter taste to the start of summer festival season, many producers and directors have emphasized a desire to look beyond the big European triad of Berlin, Cannes and Venice as launching pads.—
Rafa Sales Ross,
Variety,
21 Apr. 2026
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The results spoke to the true value of breaking down this dark but sacred triad into distinct classes.—
Maria Mocerino,
Interesting Engineering,
20 Apr. 2026
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“Triplet.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/triplet. Accessed 30 Apr. 2026.
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