as in trio
a group of three
the theater piece is actually a triplet of comedy sketches, all of them having romantic love as their theme
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On all four sides of the full-block building, greenish columns line up along the sidewalk in sets of rippling triplets, drawing the eye upward to a subtly articulated green terra-cotta grid.
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Justin Davidson, Curbed, 4 Dec. 2024
An excruciating pause followed, pregnant enough to suggest triplets.
—Taylor Eff, Los Angeles Times, 22 Nov. 2024
The actress’s real-life pregnancy during the show’s fourth season led to a season-long storyline in which her character served as a surrogate for her half-brother (Giovanni Ribisi) and his wife (Debra Jo Rupp), giving birth to their triplets in a 1998 episode.
—John Russell, Peoplemag, 20 Sep. 2024
The third Galston triplet, who asked not to be named to protect her privacy, worries that the grisly circumstances of the murders of her beloved sisters have overshadowed their short lives.
—Jessica Garrison, Los Angeles Times, 18 Dec. 2024
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Justin Davidson, Curbed, 4 Dec. 2024
An excruciating pause followed, pregnant enough to suggest triplets.
—Taylor Eff, Los Angeles Times, 22 Nov. 2024
The actress’s real-life pregnancy during the show’s fourth season led to a season-long storyline in which her character served as a surrogate for her half-brother (Giovanni Ribisi) and his wife (Debra Jo Rupp), giving birth to their triplets in a 1998 episode.
—John Russell, Peoplemag, 20 Sep. 2024
The third Galston triplet, who asked not to be named to protect her privacy, worries that the grisly circumstances of the murders of her beloved sisters have overshadowed their short lives.
—Jessica Garrison, Los Angeles Times, 18 Dec. 2024
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“Triplet.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/triplet. Accessed 2 Feb. 2025.
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