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as in shrill
having a high musical pitch or range
the treble shrieks of children at play
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as in triple
having three units or parts
a treble painting, with each panel telling a different part of the Nativity story
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Recent Examples of treble
In place of drums is a constant floor of undulating synth bass, which sometimes twists itself into the treble range but mostly functions as the x-axis to the percussion’s y in the vast lattice structure that supports this music.
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Daniel Bromfield, Pitchfork, 9 Apr. 2026
These include a mode switch for single-speaker use, a dual-speaker stereo mode, a multi-speaker mode, and bass and treble adjustment dials.
—Mark Knapp, PC Magazine, 1 Apr. 2026
Double-digit stripers have twice straightened at least two treble hook prongs on Bomber stickbaits.
—Bryan Hendricks, Arkansas Online, 29 Mar. 2026
In a flourish that almost seems as if it were designed to grab league owners by their starched collars, Guggenheim noted that the NBA’s massive $76 billion media package fixes the cost-per-viewer-hour at $3.55—or nearly treble the NFL’s $1.27.
—Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 6 Mar. 2026
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Daniel Bromfield, Pitchfork, 9 Apr. 2026
These include a mode switch for single-speaker use, a dual-speaker stereo mode, a multi-speaker mode, and bass and treble adjustment dials.
—Mark Knapp, PC Magazine, 1 Apr. 2026
Double-digit stripers have twice straightened at least two treble hook prongs on Bomber stickbaits.
—Bryan Hendricks, Arkansas Online, 29 Mar. 2026
In a flourish that almost seems as if it were designed to grab league owners by their starched collars, Guggenheim noted that the NBA’s massive $76 billion media package fixes the cost-per-viewer-hour at $3.55—or nearly treble the NFL’s $1.27.
—Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 6 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for treble
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On shrill winter nights, Moscow’s power is conspicuous, its Orthodox cathedrals and Stalinist high-rises illuminated, though the view falls dim in the autumn and spring, shrouded in sheets of greige.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
3 Apr. 2026
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The chaos is still an acceptable price to pay for Birney’s expertly offputting performance, a shrill mania that gets increasingly comic over time.—
Alison Herman,
Variety,
26 Mar. 2026
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Soto finished a triple shy of the cycle.—
James O'Connell,
New York Daily News,
30 Apr. 2026
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Lauren Compton went 4-for-4 with 3 doubles and 4 RBI, and Auriana Turner was 2-for-2 with a triple and 3 RBI in the win.—
Buddy Collings,
The Orlando Sentinel,
30 Apr. 2026
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“Treble.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/treble. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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