as in triple
having three units or parts
a triplex house that features a separate apartment on each floor
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Recent Examples of triplex
Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, 17 June 2025
The current layout includes a one-bedroom garden apartment (perfect for guests, nannies, or passive income) and a four-bedroom triplex above.
—Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 15 Apr. 2025
Tori Latham, Robb Report, 7 Mar. 2025
Astoria Townhomes will put about 118 duplex and triplex for-sale townhomes on about 11.73 acres, according to a press release.
—Desiree Mathurin, Charlotte Observer, 5 Mar. 2025
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Adjective
Under those rules, a St. Paul duplex or triplex that is not owner-occupied may lease out one short-term rental.
—Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, 17 June 2025
The current layout includes a one-bedroom garden apartment (perfect for guests, nannies, or passive income) and a four-bedroom triplex above.
—Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 15 Apr. 2025
Noun
Click here to see more photos of the triplex apartment in Manhattan.
—Tori Latham, Robb Report, 7 Mar. 2025
Astoria Townhomes will put about 118 duplex and triplex for-sale townhomes on about 11.73 acres, according to a press release.
—Desiree Mathurin, Charlotte Observer, 5 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for triplex
Adjective
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Order double, triple, or quadruple (yes, four) patties.—
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
5 Aug. 2025
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Alvarado, 26, holds a 3.15 ERA in 20 innings for the A’s this season and like Nunez can also hit triple digits with his fastball and throws an above average slider.—
Sean Campbell,
Sacbee.com,
3 Aug. 2025
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Maybe the grandest of all was 740 Park Avenue, where Jackie Bouvier Kennedy grew up and John D. Rockefeller Jr. lived in a prime duplex.—
Christopher Bonanos,
Curbed,
11 Aug. 2025
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Holmes Hotel, a 4-star on Baker Street, is made up of four Georgian townhouses with 118 hotel rooms that range from cozy doubles to luxurious, 50 square meter duplex loft suites.—
Joanne Shurvell,
Forbes.com,
4 Aug. 2025
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But eighteen years later, in a world transformed by climate change, her triplet daughters discover her apocalypse guide… and clues that their mother might still be alive.—
Natalie Zutter
August 1,
Literary Hub,
1 Aug. 2025
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Baryons are all built from triplets of even smaller particles called quarks.—
Clara Moskowitz,
Scientific American,
16 July 2025
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Last month, his D.C. landlord filed a lawsuit seeking to evict him from his $20,833-a-month luxury penthouse.—
Skyler Swisher,
The Orlando Sentinel,
6 Aug. 2025
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Once the penthouse was stripped bare, Baimakhan started on custom interiors for a young local family with three school-age children.—
Rachel Gallaher,
Robb Report,
2 Aug. 2025
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Peace through strength, of America’s nuclear triad intersecting land, air, sea with connectivity into space and cyberspace, is a military capability that Iran does not have and will never achieve.—
Brooke Taylor,
Boston Herald,
24 July 2025
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Quantum technology, in particular, forms one part of a new strategic triad, alongside AI and cyber resilience, that will determine global influence for decades.—
Markus Pflitsch,
Forbes.com,
24 June 2025
Noun
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But another College Football Playoff appearance hinges on quarterback Maddux Madsen’s efficiency as the focal point of the offense in the post-Ashton Jeanty era.—
Jon Wilner,
Mercury News,
13 Aug. 2025
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Manufacturing innovation has historically followed a familiar arc: point solutions to fix discrete issues, application-level changes to improve efficiency, and system-level breakthroughs such as the assembly line.—
Forbes.com,
Forbes.com,
13 Aug. 2025
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Hell of a Holiday, but that doesn’t mean the trio of Ashley Monroe, Angaleena Presley, and Miranda Lambert are finished making music.—
Joseph Hudak,
Rolling Stone,
14 Aug. 2025
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That veteran trio helped comprise one of the best staffs in baseball this season.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
14 Aug. 2025
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In addition, the licensing fees from the Dubai golf course which Trump reported on his last three disclosure forms totalled $9.7 million; much of this money likely comes from his cut of sales of condos around the course.—
David D. Kirkpatrick,
New Yorker,
11 Aug. 2025
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Businesses, condos, small homes, and two churches surround the more than10-acre park.—
Jade Jackson,
IndyStar,
9 Aug. 2025
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“Triplex.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/triplex. Accessed 19 Aug. 2025.
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