as in treble
having three units or parts
a triple scoop of chocolate ice cream
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as in trio
a group of three
that triple of terrors for the wintertime driver: snow, ice, and sleet
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Mike Lupica, New York Daily News, 7 Apr. 2025
The arsenal of guns, weapon accessories and ammunition, detailed in a two-page inventory, included the Sig Sauer P320 semiautomatic handgun with silencer that BSO divers fished out of a nearby lake after the triple murder.
—Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 6 Apr. 2025
Patrick Saunders, Denver Post, 4 Apr. 2025
Carter hit his first triple from the left corner and later his second from the same spot.
—Jason Beede, The Orlando Sentinel, 30 Mar. 2025
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Adjective
In with all of them is the team’s glue guy, Josh Hart, at least when Hart has gotten over hurt feelings about not getting to another triple double.
—Mike Lupica, New York Daily News, 7 Apr. 2025
The arsenal of guns, weapon accessories and ammunition, detailed in a two-page inventory, included the Sig Sauer P320 semiautomatic handgun with silencer that BSO divers fished out of a nearby lake after the triple murder.
—Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 6 Apr. 2025
Noun
Colorado tied the game in the bottom of the frame on a one-out triple by Tovar and a sacrifice fly by McMahon, who worked a 12-pitch at-bat off right-hander Osvaldo Bido.
—Patrick Saunders, Denver Post, 4 Apr. 2025
Carter hit his first triple from the left corner and later his second from the same spot.
—Jason Beede, The Orlando Sentinel, 30 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for triple
Adjective
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After facing questions over his Barcelona future at the end of last season, the 36-year-old Lewandowski has spearheaded their treble charge in this one.—
Anantaajith Raghuraman,
New York Times,
12 Apr. 2025
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The company does say it's built around a 50-watt system that includes four Harman Kardon full-range and treble speakers.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
10 Apr. 2025
Noun
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When faced with one of the better midfield trios in the land, Manchester United retreated into strange spurts of self-preservation.—
Carl Anka,
New York Times,
14 Apr. 2025
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Later on, Weekend Update featured a trio of guest appearances from Bowen Yang who resurrected his recurring Chinese trade minister Chen Biao, Emil Wakim and his notes on American patriotism and Sarah Sherman as Jost’s fictitious accountant Dawn Altman.—
Natalie Oganesyan,
Deadline,
12 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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And since Trump took office, there's been more than a threefold increase in the number of state and local law enforcement agencies with agreements to help enforce federal immigration laws.—
Time,
Time,
8 Apr. 2025
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Some combination of the threefold technique usually helps me with the answer, which is ABIDE.—
Deb Amlen,
New York Times,
4 Apr. 2025
Noun
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The pitch, written by Nick Bilton, focuses on a turbulent time on the island paradise when the aspiring mob boss battled elements like triads and U.S. military to wrest control.—
Mike Fleming Jr,
Deadline,
27 Mar. 2025
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Among the findings were rings made of gold and other metals, small gold amulets (including a triad statue of the ancient Egyptian deities Amun, Mut, and Khonsu) and amulets of deities as animals, a metallic brooch, and a variety of beads.—
Francesca Aton,
ARTnews.com,
6 Mar. 2025
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“Triple.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/triple. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.
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