triple-A

noun

tri·​ple-A ˈtri-pəl-ˈā How to pronounce triple-A (audio)
variants or less commonly triple-A battery

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However, February is packed as far as triple-A games are concerned, with blockbusters like Assassin's Creed Shadows, Avowed, Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2, Sid Meier's Civilization VII, Monster Hunter Wilds, and LAD: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii vying for attention. Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 16 Dec. 2024 The improved ray tracing features of the Arc series are good news for gamers as more triple-A games make RT a baseline requirement, as seen in Indiana Jones and the Great Circle. Mark R. Weaver, Newsweek, 4 Dec. 2024 Shortstop Alex Freeland also finished the year in triple-A, having impressed team evaluators and rival scouts. Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 2 Nov. 2024 Sony originally acquired the German-Finnish studio when it was known as Savage Game Studios in 2022, and the team was working on an unannounced triple-A mobile live service action game. Tom Warren, The Verge, 29 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for triple-A 

Word History

First Known Use

1963, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of triple-A was in 1963

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“Triple-A.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/triple-A. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.

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