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 Horror, golf, and a rabid online fanbase: the unholy triumvirate. Dana Harris-Bridson, IndieWire, 23 June 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 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 The hologram will wax poetic about a triumvirate of players known as the Big Three: Roger Federer, Novak Djokovic, and Rafael Nadal. Matthew Futterman, The Athletic, 6 July 2024 See All Example Sentences for triumvirate
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Noun
  • The trio represented half of Jamaica’s track and field medal haul from the Olympics last August.
    Liam Tharme, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2025
  • In a trio of bills in 2021, Cooper signed off on the most sweeping criminal justice reforms during his time in office in response to the death of George Floyd, which sparked accusations that racist police brutality is rampant.
    Emily Hallas, The Washington Examiner, 8 Sep. 2025
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  • Total lunar eclipses — which always occur during a full moon — often arrive in triads, accompanied by at least one solar eclipse two weeks before and/or after.
    Jamie Carter, Space.com, 3 Sep. 2025
  • Second, the triad meets as a midway checkpoint.
    Linda Allen-Hardisty, Forbes.com, 27 Aug. 2025

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