as in trio
a group of three
the theater piece is actually a triplet of comedy sketches, all of them having romantic love as their theme
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Recent Examples of triplet
Keely Walsh gave birth on Jan. 2 to triplets Aurora, Niara and Moana at Royal Hobart Hospital in Tasmania, the government’s Department of Health said.
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Abigail Adams, People.com, 26 May 2025
There would be no one else on the plane but Musk, his three sons (triplets, then 13 years old) and two bodyguards, and me.
—ArsTechnica, 11 Apr. 2025
Country is to Cowboy Carter what Afrobeat and baile funk were to 2011’s 4; what dancehall and rock were to Lemonade; what triplet raps were to the Jay-Z collab Everything Is Love; what the entire continent of Africa was to The Lion King: The Gift; and what ballroom culture was to Renaissance.
—Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 3 Feb. 2025
Maria Antonia is pregnant with triplets, a huge surprise given neither her family nor her husband’s has any history of twins.
—Vitas Carosella, Forbes.com, 12 May 2025
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Abigail Adams, People.com, 26 May 2025
There would be no one else on the plane but Musk, his three sons (triplets, then 13 years old) and two bodyguards, and me.
—ArsTechnica, 11 Apr. 2025
Country is to Cowboy Carter what Afrobeat and baile funk were to 2011’s 4; what dancehall and rock were to Lemonade; what triplet raps were to the Jay-Z collab Everything Is Love; what the entire continent of Africa was to The Lion King: The Gift; and what ballroom culture was to Renaissance.
—Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 3 Feb. 2025
Maria Antonia is pregnant with triplets, a huge surprise given neither her family nor her husband’s has any history of twins.
—Vitas Carosella, Forbes.com, 12 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for triplet
Noun
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The Canadian singer has now scored a trio of champions on the Hot Dance/Electronic Songs list — an impressive feat considering Billboard only introduced the tally earlier this year.—
Hugh McIntyre,
Forbes.com,
15 June 2025
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The expensive forward trio of Kylian Mbappe, Lionel Messi and Neymar deployed in previous seasons had come to symbolise PSG’s largesse.—
Chris Weatherspoon,
New York Times,
15 June 2025
Noun
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Those capabilities are threefold, and they are known as the nuclear triad.—
Brett Tingley,
Space.com,
21 May 2025
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To build an effective conventional triad, the United States must invest in more submarines, bombers, and mobile launch vehicles.—
ANDREW S. LIM,
Foreign Affairs,
22 Apr. 2025
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“Triplet.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/triplet. Accessed 19 Jun. 2025.
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