triptych

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Recent Examples of triptych Art market looks to the past Stung by losses on contemporary art, collectors are increasingly looking backward for quality and value, as demonstrated by the sale of a 15th-century triptych by an unidentified Flemish artist for nearly $8 million last week. semafor.com, 8 Dec. 2025 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 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
  • However, he is best known for his turn as bureaucratic military officer Moff Jerjerrod in the final Star Wars movie of the original trilogy.
    Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 11 May 2026
  • Kwan’s novel trilogy followed the romance of Rachel Chu (Constance Wu) and Nick Young (Henry Golding) as Rachel entered Nick’s elite world of billionaires in Singapore.
    Arushi Jacob, Variety, 10 May 2026
Noun
  • Thawing ice along a riverbank, the shallows capturing the reflection of one of the grandchildren; the burning flame of a wick disappearing into a birthday cake; the deep, dark tunnel of a fleeting set of train tracks, as piercing as the endless blue eyes of the toddler in the diptych beside it.
    Casey Cep, New Yorker, 9 May 2026
  • From that diptych emerged another.
    New York Times, New York Times, 28 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Meziane threw his trio of rookies into the deep end against New York, running a lineup with all three players on the court for extended stretches in the first quarter.
    Emily Adams, Hartford Courant, 9 May 2026
  • For years afterwards, the trio would fly back and forth between parents, unaccompanied.
    Eve Chen, USA Today, 8 May 2026
Noun
  • The wall murals, filled with fantastical forest scenes dotted with exotic birds against a bright-blue background, all inspired by the work of turn-of-the-20th-century Newport artist Howard Gardiner Cushing.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 May 2026
  • Its village walls are still covered in murals advocating social protest and antiauthoritarianism.
    IEEE Spectrum, IEEE Spectrum, 7 May 2026
Noun
  • 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
  • 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
Noun
  • The five NanaWall glass systems are 11 feet tall, a kind of scale that lands differently when it’s paired with a Bay panorama that changes by the hour.
    David Caraccio May 11, Sacbee.com, 11 May 2026
  • The Bernina Express winds through striking Alpine scenery before descending into warm, sunlit Mediterranean landscapes, revealing a stunning panorama that feels almost cinematic.
    Taryn White, Travel + Leisure, 4 May 2026
Noun
  • Teams like the Atlanta Falcons, Jacksonville Jaguars and New York Jets have operated with a triumvirate of sorts, where the general manager is not necessarily the lead executive.
    Alec Lewis, New York Times, 6 May 2026
  • The triumvirate of protectors got Romans into testing that proved his IQ was off the charts and found programs that helped his mother learn how to navigate his needs.
    Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 2 May 2026

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“Triptych.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/triptych. Accessed 14 May. 2026.

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