as in treble
having three units or parts
a triple scoop of chocolate ice cream
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as in trio
a group of three
that triple of terrors for the wintertime driver: snow, ice, and sleet
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Recent Examples of triple
Olivia Lloyd, Kansas City Star, 12 Sep. 2025
Thus, the core trio of actors pulls double duty (in Lopez's case, triple) as the stars of a classical musical confection and a harrowing prison drama.
—Maureen Lee Lenker, Entertainment Weekly, 11 Sep. 2025
Kansas City Star, 7 Sep. 2025
Eduardo Rodriguez gave his former team chances in Friday’s early innings, but the only damage came on a game-tying RBI triple by Nathaniel Lowe, whose 410-foot knock would have been a home run in 26 of 30 major league ballparks.
—Gabrielle Starr, Boston Herald, 7 Sep. 2025
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Adjective
Mingo is accused of a triple homicide that claimed the lives of 39-year-old Mario Alberto Trejo Estrada, his wife, 42-year-old Shannon Patricia Jungwirth, and her son, 20-year-old Jorge Alexander Reyes-Jungwirth, KSTP reported.
—Olivia Lloyd, Kansas City Star, 12 Sep. 2025
Thus, the core trio of actors pulls double duty (in Lopez's case, triple) as the stars of a classical musical confection and a harrowing prison drama.
—Maureen Lee Lenker, Entertainment Weekly, 11 Sep. 2025
Noun
James Outman hit a ringing double and Minnesota star Byron Buxton followed with an RBI triple.
—Kansas City Star, 7 Sep. 2025
Eduardo Rodriguez gave his former team chances in Friday’s early innings, but the only damage came on a game-tying RBI triple by Nathaniel Lowe, whose 410-foot knock would have been a home run in 26 of 30 major league ballparks.
—Gabrielle Starr, Boston Herald, 7 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for triple
Adjective
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Operating from the right side of Barcelona’s attack, Raphinha delivered 34 goals and 22 assists in all competitions to guide his club to a domestic treble.—
Conor O'Neill,
New York Times,
15 Sep. 2025
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The False Claims Act allows the Department of Justice to impose treble damages and significant penalties on companies that knowingly misstate compliance.—
Emil Sayegh,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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The trio hit the Spiderman meme pose after.—
Alfred Konuwa,
Forbes.com,
16 Sep. 2025
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Similar to an in-office treatment, step one is a trio of extra-strength exfoliating acids (lactic, glycolic, and mandelic), and step two is a clay mask to simultaneously neutralize the acids and deep clean the skin.—
Sophia Panych,
Allure,
16 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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The result has been a surge in traffic and a threefold increase in the stock price.—
Jim Osman,
Forbes.com,
6 Sep. 2025
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Today, the flames are only faintly visible near the crater as the fires have been reduced threefold.—
Joe Salas
June 08,
New Atlas,
8 June 2025
Noun
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The real Martinů giveaway is an underlying buzz of activity in the piano and the harp—D-minor triads mixed with C-sharp-minor, B-flat-major, and E-flat-major ones, suggesting a rickety machinery behind the lyrical action.—
Alex Ross,
New Yorker,
8 Sep. 2025
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The March 2-3, 2026, total lunar eclipse will mark the third in a triad of consecutive total lunar eclipses within a lunar year.—
Jamie Carter,
Forbes.com,
7 Sep. 2025
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Alongside framing a poetics of wonder and wander, the writings across this trinity of works give us glimpses into how the world taught Oliver to love, a generosity revealed in what has sometimes been seen as lack.—
Natalie Diaz
September 11,
Literary Hub,
11 Sep. 2025
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“Triple.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/triple. Accessed 20 Sep. 2025.
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