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Synonyms
threesome, triad, trifecta, trinity, trio, triple, triumvirate
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Moving the thrust of the music between half-time, double-time and triplet subdivisions keeps the listener pleasantly destabilized. — John Adamian, courant.com, "Harm’s Way - death metal, industrial and scrambled beats - playing Webster Underground," 11 Aug. 2019 The Big Little Lies star and her two oldest children Ava, 19, and Deacon, 15, could literally pass as triplets (yes, even with an age gap of 20-plus years). — Kelly O'sullivan, Country Living, "Reese Witherspoon Shared a Rare Photo With Her Brother and They Look Identical," 31 July 2019 What stands out most is that Trump and former Presidents Bill Clinton and George W. Bush look like fraternal triplets. — Time, "Is It Time to 'Pass the Torch?' The Generational Dilemma of the 2020 Democratic Primary," 30 July 2019 In current designs, only around half of the light falling on a flat lens triplet makes it through to the other side. — The Economist, "How to make a flat lens," 25 July 2019 She was born an identical triplet in Concordia, Colombia, in 1932. — Orlando Sentinel, OrlandoSentinel.com, "Deaths in Central Florida: 6/16," 16 June 2019 Identical triplets were born Thursday at Truman Medical Center in Kansas City, according to hospital officials. — Ian Cummings, kansascity, "Identical triplets born at Truman Medical Center are ‘one in a million’ doctors say | The Kansas City Star," 25 Feb. 2018 The plot follows three triplet sisters left in a forest by their father and forced to discover their place in the world. — Ysabelle Kempe, BostonGlobe.com, "Theater, music lessons, and an art contest," 12 June 2019 Certain models convert to two- or three-seaters as more bundles of joy—or triplets—arrive. — Jonathan Welsh, WSJ, "Is It a Stroller or Extreme Sports Gear?," 5 Sep. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'triplet.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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