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a group of three
a triad of candlesticks on the mantel
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The opening page, featuring a photograph of the six pillars of the Temple of Jupiter viewed from the triad of arched windows fronting the Palmyra’s balcony, was printed on a sheet of pink paper.
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Youmna Melhem Chamieh, Harper's Magazine, 2 Jan. 2025
There is no doubt that shaking a child can cause injuries, including those that comprise the shaken baby syndrome triad.
—Jeff Kukucka, Scientific American, 26 Oct. 2024
The systems that deliver these warheads to their targets fall into three major categories, collectively known as the nuclear triad.
—John R. Allen, IEEE Spectrum, 29 Sep. 2024
When Robert Roberson was convicted, the injury triad was widely accepted as proof of shaking—but as science has progressed, that is no longer the case.
—Jeff Kukucka, Scientific American, 26 Oct. 2024
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Youmna Melhem Chamieh, Harper's Magazine, 2 Jan. 2025
There is no doubt that shaking a child can cause injuries, including those that comprise the shaken baby syndrome triad.
—Jeff Kukucka, Scientific American, 26 Oct. 2024
The systems that deliver these warheads to their targets fall into three major categories, collectively known as the nuclear triad.
—John R. Allen, IEEE Spectrum, 29 Sep. 2024
When Robert Roberson was convicted, the injury triad was widely accepted as proof of shaking—but as science has progressed, that is no longer the case.
—Jeff Kukucka, Scientific American, 26 Oct. 2024
See All Example Sentences for triad
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“Triad.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/triad. Accessed 26 Mar. 2025.
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