as in triad
a group of three
the band was just a trio of musicians on piano, drums, and saxophone
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There are also plenty of new songs (even the trio of musical numbers carried over from the original have extensive new lyrics from Benj Pasek and Justin Paul), though none of them have the same special, ineffable quality of the originals.
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Josh Spiegel, The Hollywood Reporter, 22 Mar. 2025
Butman is concerned that the Bird-Martinez, Wilkinson and Yamamoto trio want to use the library to advance their political agenda.
—Bob Skolnik, Chicago Tribune, 21 Mar. 2025
Even more notably, all of the band’s current wins appear inside the highest half of the list, as the rockers rack up a trio of top five bestsellers.
—Hugh McIntyre, Forbes, 11 Mar. 2025
That record marked their first full-length album since 2013’s Mosquito, with the trio pursuing solo albums and other projects in the intervening years.
—Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 11 Mar. 2025
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Josh Spiegel, The Hollywood Reporter, 22 Mar. 2025
Butman is concerned that the Bird-Martinez, Wilkinson and Yamamoto trio want to use the library to advance their political agenda.
—Bob Skolnik, Chicago Tribune, 21 Mar. 2025
Even more notably, all of the band’s current wins appear inside the highest half of the list, as the rockers rack up a trio of top five bestsellers.
—Hugh McIntyre, Forbes, 11 Mar. 2025
That record marked their first full-length album since 2013’s Mosquito, with the trio pursuing solo albums and other projects in the intervening years.
—Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 11 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for trio
Noun
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These are the most responsive leg of the nuclear triad as they can be fired and reach targets within minutes.—
Mark Joseph,
Newsweek,
24 Feb. 2025
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Perhaps this is because so many of the messages coming at us tell us to prioritize a different triad, the triad of success: fame, wealth, and power.—
Vivek H. Murthy,
People.com,
7 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Her trilogy The Secret Circle was published in 1992 and adapted into a TV drama in 2011.—
Caroline Frost,
Deadline,
29 Mar. 2025
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Ball is known for directing the Maze Runner trilogy before taking on Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes, with the latter grossing nearly $400 million worldwide.—
Ryan Gajewski,
HollywoodReporter,
28 Mar. 2025
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The ex-House member is by no means the only one with confirmation troubles potentially coming their way; Senate GOP sources view her as being part of a triumvirate of nominees who will have issues in the coming months.—
Al Weaver,
The Hill,
4 Dec. 2024
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But the triumvirate of blockbuster hopefuls is changing the dynamic, and should result in a holiday week box office haul of over $315 million, setting a new milestone.—
Brent Lang,
Variety,
28 Nov. 2024
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The simulations revealed that around 14% of these bodies are formed in pairs or triplets with separations around seven to 15 times the distance between the sun and Earth.—
Robert Lea,
Space.com,
10 Mar. 2025
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The award-winning film tells the story of three identical triplets who were intentionally separated at birth and adopted into different families as part of an undisclosed experiment, and reunited later in life with heartbreaking repercussions.—
Elizabeth Yuko,
Rolling Stone,
8 Mar. 2025
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“Trio.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/trio. Accessed 5 Apr. 2025.
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