triptych

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Recent Examples of triptych What follows is a procedural triptych, each act tracing the same chain of events from different institutional vantage points. Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 24 Oct. 2025 Now, as the cast prepares for the world premiere, Elba reflects on his experience working with Bigelow on this third leg of her triptych. Antonia Blyth, Deadline, 10 Oct. 2025 On the white brick wall behind the bar hung what looked like a triptych of a swan on a pink settee. Lisa Cericola, Southern Living, 15 Sep. 2025 Instead, what makes the triptych of thematically connected snapshots memorable is its deftly unfussy observation of the unknowability that can endure among people who share the same bloodlines. David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 31 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for triptych
Recent Examples of Synonyms for triptych
Noun
  • Her 2018-2022 album trilogy ranks among the most fearless, smartest state-of-the-union statements recorded in any genre this century.
    Bob Gendron, Chicago Tribune, 9 Jan. 2026
  • The coming-of-age series based on the novel trilogy written by Jenny Han ended as the streaming service’s top title in more than 140 countries.
    Marcus Jones, IndieWire, 8 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • Season one was already a stunner, but season two turned the whole enterprise into a striking diptych, inverting Cassian’s original arc of awakening by reframing him as one small part in a larger collective struggle.
    Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 1 Dec. 2025
  • Her trademark spectacles and no-nonsense Prince Valiant haircut, along with the electrifying diptych Two Sunflowers (1980), completed the scene.
    Simon Chilvers, Vogue, 8 Nov. 2025
Noun
  • The trio were indicted in May and accused of falsifying loan applications to get federal pandemic relief funds and money meant for Brown’s nonprofit that was spent on a lavish birthday party and Louis Vuitton items.
    Julia Coin, Charlotte Observer, 7 Jan. 2026
  • Kohler made all six of his field goal attempts, including a trio of 3-pointers, and sank his only free throw.
    CBS News, CBS News, 6 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • The murals are featured on the museum’s website and in Overtown.
    Dorothy Jenkins Fields, Miami Herald, 9 Jan. 2026
  • The mural depicts him flying toward the sunset into the great beyond.
    Staff report, Daily News, 9 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • In the late 90s and early 2000s, doctors would often stop their search for a cause of abuse when bleeding around the brain and eyes and altered brain function, known as the triad of symptoms, was present in a patient.
    Kirsten Fiscus, Nashville Tennessean, 24 Dec. 2025
  • Then in July 2026, Uranus enters Gemini, creating a rare triad of Fire and Air that electrifies communication, creativity, and financial flow.
    Dossé-Via Trenou, Refinery29, 23 Dec. 2025
Noun
  • Day trips to Amalfi-style Taormina are well-advised for those who have yet to gawp at its clifftop panoramas across the Mediterranean or its film star hotels, as are jaunts to the rambling flea markets and splendidly scruffy trattorias of nearby Catania.
    Rosalyn Wikeley, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 Jan. 2026
  • Drive the ten-mile Ocean Drive loop, a scenic coastal route lined with rocky coves, Atlantic panoramas, and some of Newport’s most impressive historic estates.
    Lauren Dana Ellman, Travel + Leisure, 5 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • But the Lakers' depth beyond that triumvirate — plus that group's fit together — is already in question.
    Alex Kirschenbaum, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Dec. 2025
  • The comments came after the triumvirate blasted through a fizzy set of pioneering hip-hop.
    Bryan Alexander, USA Today, 9 Nov. 2025

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“Triptych.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/triptych. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.

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