1
: three times
—often used in combination
thrice-married
2
a
: in a threefold manner or degree
b
: to a high degree
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Barkley’s team-record 2,283 scrimmage yards contain the supernatural scenes of him scoring thrice in the Sao Paulo season-opener, leaping over a defender backward and out-dueling Derrick Henry in Baltimore.
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Brooks Kubena, The Athletic, 9 Jan. 2025
That means you are paid twice a month, except for two months when you are paid thrice.
—Addy Bink, The Hill, 28 Dec. 2024
In the 100-meter Butterfly event, Walsh, who had already claimed five world records and three golds, broke the world record thrice.
—Paras J. Haji, Forbes, 21 Dec. 2024
The empire’s third century ruling class felt otherwise, and thrice authorized pogroms of the empire’s largest religious minority.
—Jeffrey E. Schulman / Made By History, TIME, 20 Dec. 2024
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Brooks Kubena, The Athletic, 9 Jan. 2025
That means you are paid twice a month, except for two months when you are paid thrice.
—Addy Bink, The Hill, 28 Dec. 2024
In the 100-meter Butterfly event, Walsh, who had already claimed five world records and three golds, broke the world record thrice.
—Paras J. Haji, Forbes, 21 Dec. 2024
The empire’s third century ruling class felt otherwise, and thrice authorized pogroms of the empire’s largest religious minority.
—Jeffrey E. Schulman / Made By History, TIME, 20 Dec. 2024
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“Thrice.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/thrice. Accessed 20 Jan. 2025.
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thrice
adverb1
: three times
2
: to a high degree
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