troika

Definition of troikanext

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Recent Examples of troika Williams’ comments are significant in that he is considered part of a leadership troika that also includes Chair Jerome Powell and Vice Chair Philip Jefferson. Jeff Cox, CNBC, 21 Nov. 2025 While studios are looking to play off the heat of the fall film festival troika, there’s an argument to be made that the plan should be for success at the box office first, and awards play after. Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 28 Oct. 2025 The Scream Queens troika had already come up with a plan for season three. Bethy Squires, Vulture, 22 Aug. 2025 Most of his Greek colleagues were duplicitous and covertly aligned with the troika or Greek oligarchs. Martin Sandbu, Foreign Affairs, 12 Dec. 2017 See All Example Sentences for troika
Recent Examples of Synonyms for troika
Noun
  • After the rise of Christianity, the passages under the Hippodrome, a stadium once used for chariot races and gladiator fights, were repurposed as workshops for dyeing fabric and making pottery.
    Durrie Bouscaren, NPR, 28 Feb. 2026
  • The design, based on an official poster for the Games, depicts the Olympic rings and a golden statue of a muscular man crowned in laurels next to a chariot of horses atop Berlin’s Brandenburg Gates.
    Jackie Hajdenberg, Sun Sentinel, 16 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • The Big East’s individual awards are voted on by the conference’s coaches, whose selections are not made public.
    Peter Sblendorio, Hartford Courant, 10 Mar. 2026
  • San Francisco put on the hardest of sells on to try to keep the talented linebacker — head coach Kyle Shanahan and general manager John Lynch flew to Texas to try to talk him out of leaving — but Greenlaw ultimately chose the Broncos.
    Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 10 Mar. 2026
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
Noun
  • From there, letters were ferried by boat and trotted by stagecoach up to North Carolina, where important correspondence was loaded onto a steam locomotive to Virginia.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 23 Feb. 2026
  • As in Radio Flyer, stagecoach, wooden-panel and former Roadmasters.
    Jesus R. Garcia, Houston Chronicle, 1 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • Inspired by its historic racing wins from half a century ago, it's now turned that platform into the Superhooligan, a custom power roadster that'll take your breath away.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 7 Mar. 2026
  • The book follows a light-hearted (and momentarily serious) storyline of a first-time car buyer who’s assisted by Carmy, an anthropomorphic roadster who apparently majored in American history.
    Caleb Jacobs, The Drive, 5 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • The royal couple was transported to the senate in the grandest of royal ways: in a landau carriage escorted by a troupe from the Royal Canadian Mounted Police Musical Ride in their bright red tunics.
    Simon Perry, People.com, 27 May 2025
  • 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
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
Noun
  • Congratulations to Michael, who, after two decades of diligence and diplomacy, has realized his vision.
    Mark Guiducci, Vanity Fair, 6 Mar. 2026
  • The Neurosurgeon operates with precision, diligence, and hard-won expertise, holding every aspect of their life to the highest standards.
    Big Think, Big Think, 4 Mar. 2026

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“Troika.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/troika. Accessed 12 Mar. 2026.

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