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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Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 28 Feb. 2025
Listen to this article The Broward Sheriff’s captain who oversaw Tamarac has been demoted to deputy while an eighth deputy was placed on administrative leave in the ongoing fallout of a triple murder 10 days ago.
—Shira Moolten, Sun Sentinel, 26 Feb. 2025
Joe Arruda, Hartford Courant, 15 Feb. 2025
Nebraska answered with two runs in the bottom of the fourth, but UCI scored four more runs in the fifth, getting a three-run, two-out triple from Colin Yeaman for a 10-2 lead.
—Staff and News Service Reports, Orange County Register, 15 Feb. 2025
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Adjective
Court of Arbitration for Sport bans Chinese triple Olympic gold medallist Sun Yang from swimming for 8 years for breaking anti-doping rules.
—Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 28 Feb. 2025
Listen to this article The Broward Sheriff’s captain who oversaw Tamarac has been demoted to deputy while an eighth deputy was placed on administrative leave in the ongoing fallout of a triple murder 10 days ago.
—Shira Moolten, Sun Sentinel, 26 Feb. 2025
Noun
Addae-Wusu scored Seton Hall’s final 10 points of regulation, including three free throws after being fouled beyond the arc, and the game-tying triple.
—Joe Arruda, Hartford Courant, 15 Feb. 2025
Nebraska answered with two runs in the bottom of the fourth, but UCI scored four more runs in the fifth, getting a three-run, two-out triple from Colin Yeaman for a 10-2 lead.
—Staff and News Service Reports, Orange County Register, 15 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for triple
Adjective
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Rivers of deep, deep bass flowed under tingling treble waves.—
Mark Swed,
Los Angeles Times,
14 Feb. 2025
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These fish also love weedy areas, which can be a challenge to fish with a plug that has two or three treble hooks hanging off the belly.—
Joe Cermele,
Outdoor Life,
5 Feb. 2025
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Nirvana, the compilation, also finds a home on a trio of rankings, though its performance does not match Nevermind.—
Hugh McIntyre,
Forbes,
27 Feb. 2025
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On Wednesday, a trio of California lawmakers sought to rectify that issue by introducing two bills intended to amplify the governor’s proposal.—
Katie Kilkenny,
The Hollywood Reporter,
27 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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Its mission was threefold: to incarcerate, rehabilitate, and study people addicted to drugs.—
Melody Glenn,
TIME,
30 Jan. 2025
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The migration office the rising number of homeless people underscores the urgent needs for assistance, and represent a threefold increase in displacements within a year, rising from 315,000 in December 2023.—
Jacqueline Charles,
Miami Herald,
14 Jan. 2025
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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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Together, these elements form the triad of fulfillment.—
Cara Lynn Shultz,
People.com,
21 Jan. 2025
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“Triple.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/triple. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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