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
Three of those siblings are triplets, according to People.
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Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 17 Mar. 2026
Three decades earlier, with his Vox Continental organ plugged into a Fender Super Reverb amp, Meyers created a style patterned after the piano triplets of Fats Domino and the pumping sound of a conjunto button accordion.
—Hector Saldana, San Antonio Express-News, 9 Mar. 2026
The threat triplet and insurance freezes have permanently destroyed the return on investment for high-risk geography.
—Siddharth Misra, Fortune, 6 Mar. 2026
While the outer star is located at around the same distance from the stellar triplet as the distance from Jupiter to the sun, the inner stellar sub-system would fit within the orbit of Mercury, the closest planet to the sun, around our star.
—Robert Lea, Space.com, 3 Mar. 2026
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Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 17 Mar. 2026
Three decades earlier, with his Vox Continental organ plugged into a Fender Super Reverb amp, Meyers created a style patterned after the piano triplets of Fats Domino and the pumping sound of a conjunto button accordion.
—Hector Saldana, San Antonio Express-News, 9 Mar. 2026
The threat triplet and insurance freezes have permanently destroyed the return on investment for high-risk geography.
—Siddharth Misra, Fortune, 6 Mar. 2026
While the outer star is located at around the same distance from the stellar triplet as the distance from Jupiter to the sun, the inner stellar sub-system would fit within the orbit of Mercury, the closest planet to the sun, around our star.
—Robert Lea, Space.com, 3 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for triplet
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To this, Van Pelt added a probable suicide, and a couple of recent deaths, a trio of women called the Knit-Wits, and a garage rocker searching for the father who left him.—
Christopher Borrelli,
Chicago Tribune,
1 May 2026
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The ever-expanding lineup finds a trio of scintillating headliners and a number of intriguing undercards to headline a festival with a mission of promoting gender equality in the music industry, and showcasing local and regional women and fem-presenting musicians and artists.—
Aaron Davis,
Sacbee.com,
1 May 2026
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There would be a chord, a triad, then a bass note that wasn’t necessarily in that chord and then a melody that also wasn’t necessarily in the chord.—
New York Times,
New York Times,
28 Apr. 2026
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Experts say multi-partner families are increasingly common in the Bay Area — Chloe noted they were recently outbid for a house by another triad with a child.—
Sonja Sharp,
Los Angeles Times,
25 Apr. 2026
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“Triplet.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/triplet. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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