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as in trilogy
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as in diptych
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Recent Examples of triptych
The Mexico City-set triptych starred Gael García Bernal in his breakout role and won the Critics’ Week Award at Cannes Film Festival.
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Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 1 Aug. 2025
In a later scene, as Millie rattles her head against a pebbled glass door, the reds and pinks reminded me of a Francis Bacon triptych.
—Madison Bloom, Pitchfork, 31 July 2025
In a back-page triptych featuring a female long-distance lorry driver and a female shop owner, Adams’ face stared back as the third avatar: 14 years old, her hair tucked conspiringly in the upturned collar of her shirt amid a plague of boys playing football.
—Megan Feringa, New York Times, 8 July 2025
The violent moments stay with you, not just because of their shock value, but because Hitchcock executes them with the care of a Flemish artist painting the triptych for a cathedral altar.
—Tom Gliatto, People.com, 13 June 2025
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Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 1 Aug. 2025
In a later scene, as Millie rattles her head against a pebbled glass door, the reds and pinks reminded me of a Francis Bacon triptych.
—Madison Bloom, Pitchfork, 31 July 2025
In a back-page triptych featuring a female long-distance lorry driver and a female shop owner, Adams’ face stared back as the third avatar: 14 years old, her hair tucked conspiringly in the upturned collar of her shirt amid a plague of boys playing football.
—Megan Feringa, New York Times, 8 July 2025
The violent moments stay with you, not just because of their shock value, but because Hitchcock executes them with the care of a Flemish artist painting the triptych for a cathedral altar.
—Tom Gliatto, People.com, 13 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for triptych
Noun
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That production is play number two in Three Bone’s multi-season trilogy that reframes classic Greek tragedies as modern stories about concerns within the Chicano and Latino communities.—
Liz Rothaus Bertrand,
Charlotte Observer,
11 Sep. 2025
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And keep in mind this is only the first in a trilogy of movies, and this may end up being one of the craziest achievements in anime history by the end.—
Paul Tassi,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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Jepsen’s most recent studio album, The Loveliest Time, landed in 2023, completing a diptych with 2022’s The Loneliest Time.—
Madison Bloom,
Pitchfork,
16 July 2025
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The play, a diptych, has a second act in which the same actors play the roles of the parents of their first-act characters.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
8 July 2025
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The trio hit the Spiderman meme pose after.—
Alfred Konuwa,
Forbes.com,
16 Sep. 2025
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Similar to an in-office treatment, step one is a trio of extra-strength exfoliating acids (lactic, glycolic, and mandelic), and step two is a clay mask to simultaneously neutralize the acids and deep clean the skin.—
Sophia Panych,
Allure,
16 Sep. 2025
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Even the wraparound mural in the hotel’s lobby nods to Ojai’s past, depicting figures such as Edward Libbey, the developer of the town’s downtown area, ceramicist Beatrice Wood and spiritual figure Jiddu Krishnamurti.—
Degen Pener,
HollywoodReporter,
13 Sep. 2025
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Colorful murals adorn the interior, with communal tables and high ceilings, and the outdoors has beer-keg tables and heat lamps and lots of room for patrons — and their dogs — to roam.—
John Metcalfe,
Mercury News,
13 Sep. 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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The March 2-3, 2026, total lunar eclipse will mark the third in a triad of consecutive total lunar eclipses within a lunar year.—
Jamie Carter,
Forbes.com,
7 Sep. 2025
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The panorama includes the highest point in Sedona — the 7,122-foot Mount Wilson — and other landmarks such as Coffeepot Rock.—
New York Times,
New York Times,
10 Sep. 2025
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Visitors can soak in spectacular panoramas from its summit by cable car or by hiking trails such as Lion’s Head and Platteklip Gorge.—
Taryn White,
Travel + Leisure,
8 Sep. 2025
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With the ruling, the triumvirate held the cards.—
Alex Weprin,
HollywoodReporter,
9 Sep. 2025
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Internal rumblings of the highest political order as the triumvirate attempts to mask its fractures.—
Agustino Fontevecchia,
Forbes.com,
27 Aug. 2025
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“Triptych.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/triptych. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.
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