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
Over that span, the number of triplet and higher-order births declined from 7,625 to 2,653.
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Ryan Brennan
april 29, Miami Herald, 29 Apr. 2026
Briery said spontaneous identical triplets are worth marking, no matter how rare.
—Ryan Brennan
april 29, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 29 Apr. 2026
According to the researchers, the successful commissioning of this program will prove the readiness of the HiLumi LHC inner triplet systems and their associated technologies.
—Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 24 Apr. 2026
In this case, that puts the new Grand Sport in between the Stingray and the Corvette’s high-performance triplets: Z06, ZR1, and ZR1X.
And to further complicate matters, the new one comes in two flavors.
—Byron Hurd, The Drive, 26 Mar. 2026
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Ryan Brennan
april 29, Miami Herald, 29 Apr. 2026
Briery said spontaneous identical triplets are worth marking, no matter how rare.
—Ryan Brennan
april 29, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 29 Apr. 2026
According to the researchers, the successful commissioning of this program will prove the readiness of the HiLumi LHC inner triplet systems and their associated technologies.
—Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 24 Apr. 2026
In this case, that puts the new Grand Sport in between the Stingray and the Corvette’s high-performance triplets: Z06, ZR1, and ZR1X.
And to further complicate matters, the new one comes in two flavors.
—Byron Hurd, The Drive, 26 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for triplet
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Toronto was shorthanded in the frontcourt without starting center Temi Fagbenle (right shoulder), and the Sparks trio of bigs had a field day with 54 points in the paint.—
Marisa Ingemi,
Los Angeles Times,
16 May 2026
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Of that trio, Ejae is largely known for her work in K-pop, while the other two have primarily recorded other forms of music.—
Hugh McIntyre,
Forbes.com,
15 May 2026
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Actor Bradley Gibson works triple time in separate eras, taking on a triad of multigenerational roles in the Pique family tale.—
Christopher Smith,
Oc Register,
9 May 2026
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There would be a chord, a triad, then a bass note that wasn’t necessarily in that chord and then a melody that also wasn’t necessarily in the chord.—
New York Times,
New York Times,
28 Apr. 2026
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“Triplet.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/triplet. Accessed 18 May. 2026.
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