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 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 The fete kicked off with a surprise reunion between host Kristen Bell and The Good Place co-stars Ted Danson and William Jackson Harper, who paid homage to the steamy triumvirate in Luca Guadagnino’s tennis drama Challengers. Natalie Oganesyan, Deadline, 23 Feb. 2025 Anthony is part of a triumvirate of baubles the Red Sox have dangled before their fan base for several seasons. Bill Speros, Boston Herald, 12 June 2025 Before the fourth quarter, Cleveland had a triumvirate of ballhandlers who just carved their way through the defense, ensuring every half-court possession had movement and flow. Jared Weiss, New York Times, 24 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for triumvirate
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Noun
  • That veteran trio helped comprise one of the best staffs in baseball this season.
    Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 14 Aug. 2025
  • 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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  • 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
  • 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

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