as in trio
a group of three among the city's cultural institutions, the art museum, the symphony orchestra, and the opera company reign as the supreme triumvirate

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Recent Examples of triumvirate Internal rumblings of the highest political order as the triumvirate attempts to mask its fractures. Agustino Fontevecchia, Forbes.com, 27 Aug. 2025 Cassandra Jennings’ role in the school’s interim leadership triumvirate will either be limited or eliminated, depending on the version of the MOU the SCUSD board approves. Jennah Pendleton, Sacbee.com, 24 June 2025 Horror, golf, and a rabid online fanbase: the unholy triumvirate. Dana Harris-Bridson, IndieWire, 23 June 2025 On the flip side, the Pittsburgh Penguins have remained loyal to their estimable triumvirate of Sidney Crosby, Evgeni Malkin and Kris Letang. Steve Conroy, Boston Herald, 11 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for triumvirate
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Noun
  • Two days later, the bullpen held the line after an early wobble by opener Aaron Ashby, and the trio of first baseman Andrew Vaughn, catcher William Contreras and outfielder Jackson Chourio all went deep.
    Andy McCullough, New York Times, 7 Oct. 2025
  • The trio took in the designer's spring/summer 2026 collection in loose-fitting casualwear, with all three sporting denim.
    KiMi Robinson, USA Today, 7 Oct. 2025
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  • Anyone who doesn’t fit into this machine – triads, activists, labor unions – tend to just disappear, Tan explains.
    Liz Shackleton, Deadline, 1 Oct. 2025
  • The Pentagon designed the triad to ensure no single strike could eliminate all three legs.
    Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 26 Sep. 2025

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