as in trios
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 triplets
The triplets were born almost exactly a year after the deaths of their older siblings.
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Wendy Grossman Kantor, PEOPLE, 6 Jan. 2026
Skyler Gisondo and Marcello Hernández will be playing Farkle and Fergus, Shrek and Princess Fiona’s sons and brothers/triplets to Felicia, voiced by Zendaya.
—Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 27 Nov. 2025
The new film will see the return of Cameron Diaz and Mike Myers as Fiona and Shrek and adds Zendaya as one of the couple's triplets.
—Lori A Bashian, FOXNews.com, 22 Nov. 2025
Jamesen’s was considered high risk and there were concerns for the health of one of her triplets.
—Alyce Collins, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Nov. 2025
The solo ghost features seven LED lights while the triplets include 30.
—Stephanie Osmanski, Better Homes & Gardens, 5 Sep. 2025
Powell and Ellie are part of triplets with their brother Henry, and Lily arrived 17 months later.
—Bryan West, USA Today, 2 Sep. 2025
At the time of their adoption, two of the brothers were ages 13 and 11, while a set of triplets was 8.
—Bailey Richards, People.com, 29 Dec. 2024
Five years after their adoption, the boys, then 13, 11 and 8-year-old triplets, were removed from the Edmonsons’ home by court order in February.
—Quinlan Bentley, The Enquirer, 27 Dec. 2024
Wendy Grossman Kantor, PEOPLE, 6 Jan. 2026
Skyler Gisondo and Marcello Hernández will be playing Farkle and Fergus, Shrek and Princess Fiona’s sons and brothers/triplets to Felicia, voiced by Zendaya.
—Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 27 Nov. 2025
The new film will see the return of Cameron Diaz and Mike Myers as Fiona and Shrek and adds Zendaya as one of the couple's triplets.
—Lori A Bashian, FOXNews.com, 22 Nov. 2025
Jamesen’s was considered high risk and there were concerns for the health of one of her triplets.
—Alyce Collins, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Nov. 2025
The solo ghost features seven LED lights while the triplets include 30.
—Stephanie Osmanski, Better Homes & Gardens, 5 Sep. 2025
Powell and Ellie are part of triplets with their brother Henry, and Lily arrived 17 months later.
—Bryan West, USA Today, 2 Sep. 2025
At the time of their adoption, two of the brothers were ages 13 and 11, while a set of triplets was 8.
—Bailey Richards, People.com, 29 Dec. 2024
Five years after their adoption, the boys, then 13, 11 and 8-year-old triplets, were removed from the Edmonsons’ home by court order in February.
—Quinlan Bentley, The Enquirer, 27 Dec. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for triplets
Noun
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But some trios seem more willing and natural to work with each other than others.—
Dalton Ross,
Entertainment Weekly,
7 Jan. 2026
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Looking back in time, there are similar trios, from 1990 to 1992 and from 2008 to 2010, although most of these eclipses took place in remote regions and were difficult to access or troubled by clouds.—
Jamie Carter,
Space.com,
4 Jan. 2026
Noun
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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 real Martinů giveaway is an underlying buzz of activity in the piano and the harp—D-minor triads mixed with C-sharp-minor, B-flat-major, and E-flat-major ones, suggesting a rickety machinery behind the lyrical action.—
Alex Ross,
New Yorker,
8 Sep. 2025
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“Triplets.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/triplets. Accessed 18 Jan. 2026.
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