triple-A

noun

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

Examples of triple-A in a Sentence

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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 The triple-A stadium into which the A’s are moving, Sutter Health Park, currently features a grass field. Bill Shaikin, Los Angeles Times, 21 Oct. 2024 Sweeney was promoted from triple-A on Aug. 16 to fill in for the hugely disappointing and overpaid Javier Báez, who is out for the season with a hip injury. Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 3 Oct. 2024 Ubisoft shares have slumped to decade-lows against this backdrop of dismal investor expectations about its triple-A games pipeline and financial prospects. Ryan Browne, CNBC, 1 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for triple-A 

Word History

First Known Use

1963, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
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 8 Nov. 2024.

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