triplets

noun

plural of triplet
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 As for what’s next, the triplets have trips planed to visit their cousins in Miami before heading to Martha’s Vineyard for a large family gathering. — David Chiu, PEOPLE, 10 July 2026 And Williams’ triplets with Lasichanh wore blue and white matching sets too. — Julia Teti, Footwear News, 24 June 2026 Doctors at Allegheny Health Networks' West Penn Hospital delivered four sets of triplets recently. — Michael Guise, CBS News, 20 June 2026 Tursun, 36, told us that her newborn son — one of triplets — had been killed by the Chinese Communist Party and that she was tortured in internment camps. — Michael Arkush, Twin Cities, 26 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for triplets
  1. trios
  2. triads
Noun
  • Despite the death spot, a trios women’s tag match main event powered AEW to its biggest viewership since 2024.
    — Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026
  • Outside the window of my temporary office, everything is gray—gray leaves, gray sky, gray sidewalk, the students walking in pairs and trios toward the cafeteria, which hulks grayly on the horizon.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 14 July 2026
Definition of trios
Noun
  • The methodology involves a patented Metabolic Code, which analyzes more than 70 key biomarkers across five health triads.
    — Jennifer Weil, Footwear News, 20 Jan. 2026
  • Anyone who doesn’t fit into this machine – triads, activists, labor unions – tend to just disappear, Tan explains.
    — Liz Shackleton, Deadline, 1 Oct. 2025
Definition of triads

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