troika

noun

Definition of troikanext
as in chariot

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Recent Examples of troika Of the main troika, only Kraft remains with the team. — Dade Hayes, Deadline, 31 Mar. 2026 Among the leading superstars for the past generation, for instance, has been a troika of Muslim men. — Taran Khan, The Dial, 24 Mar. 2026 Auditor Diana DiZoglio should abandon her futile court case to open the Legislature’s books and instead work on defeating her troika of opponents the old fashioned way – at the ballot box. — Joe Battenfeld, Boston Herald, 5 Mar. 2026 But that troika allowed the Dolphins to survive at a position that could have been a disaster. — Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 9 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for troika
Recent Examples of Synonyms for troika
  1. chariot
  2. coach
  3. hackney coach
  4. stagecoach
  5. roadster
  6. landau
  7. tonga
  8. diligence
Noun
  • Moments later, Sol’s chariot resumed its fiery march across the sky, just as modern science predicted.
    — Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 17 Aug. 2026
  • Its influence eventually spread far beyond carts and chariots.
    — Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 16 Aug. 2026
Definition of chariot
Noun
  • Sky coach Tyler Marsh said Cloud was concerned about being a distraction for the team.
    — Jay Cohen, Chicago Tribune, 24 Aug. 2026
  • New Florida women’s soccer coach Nick Zimmerman wasted little time signaling better days are ahead — much sooner than anyone expected.
    — Edgar Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 24 Aug. 2026
Definition of coach
Noun
  • The diffuse forms of the Berlin Cathedral, Brandenburg Gate, and Leipziger Platz are still unmistakable against a foreground of pedestrians in modern dress, hackney coaches, and other symbols of the Industrial Revolution.
    — The Editors of ARTnews, ARTnews.com, 1 Sep. 2024
Definition of hackney coach
Noun
  • Another hid in the corner, shielded by a display stagecoach, part of the visitor center’s historic exhibit.
    — Mark Dee August 14, Idaho Statesman, 14 Aug. 2026
  • The route was once a path for stagecoaches and mail coaches known as the Great North Road, but by 1983 it had been superseded by the faster M1 motorway.
    — Rebecca Mead, New Yorker, 13 June 2026
Definition of stagecoach
Noun
  • With a wet curb weight of around 302 lb (137 kg), the XSR155 has considerably less motorcycle to haul around than a typical 300cc or 400cc retro roadster.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 20 Aug. 2026
  • In fact, this unassuming little coupe was the one car that sparked the global roadster boom of the early 1990s, when the MX-5’s huge popularity convinced European carmakers to create the Boxster, SLK, TT, Z3, MGF and Barchetta.
    — Peter Lyon, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026
Definition of roadster
Noun
  • It's also understood that King Charles, 75, will attend Trooping the Colour amid his own cancer treatment, and conduct the review while seated in an Ascot landau carriage alongside Queen Camilla.
    — Janine Henni, Peoplemag, 30 May 2024
  • Margaret’s son David Armstrong-Jones, the Earl of Snowdown, joined Charles and Camilla in their landau, while her daughter Lady Sarah Chatto traveled in the third carriage with her husband, Daniel.
    — Janine Henni, Peoplemag, 22 June 2023
Definition of landau
Noun
  • Hire a tonga and allow your tongawallah to guide you to Lucknow’s best spots.
    — Condé Nast Traveller, Condé Nast Traveler, 3 Mar. 2025
Definition of tonga
Noun
  • At the far end of the spectrum, a pre-launch fund calling itself Claude VC says agent teams will run sourcing, diligence, memo drafting and LP qualification.
    — Josipa Majic Predin, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2026
  • For trusted journalists, diligence meant spending more time with the community.
    — Danielle K. Brown, The Conversation, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of diligence

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