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trilogy

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a series of three novels, movies, etc., that are closely related and involve the same characters or themes the last book in the trilogy a science-fiction trilogy

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Recent Examples of trilogy Lourd snapped a photo during one of her mother’s first scenes in the movie as Princess Leia, whom Fisher played in the original Star Wars trilogy and the 2010s sequel trilogy. — Madison E. Goldberg, PEOPLE, 25 Sep. 2026 Essentially, Hazelwood first wrote the novel as a fanfiction imagining a relationship between Star Wars sequel trilogy characters Kylo Ren and Rey. — Bailey Bujnosek, InStyle, 25 Sep. 2026 The character, played by Elijah Wood in the original trilogy, can be seen just about to enter Bilbo’s home. — Emlyn Travis, Entertainment Weekly, 24 Sep. 2026 Hell stalks the delegates of Lethe House in the conclusion to the Ninth House trilogy. — Los Angeles Times, 23 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for trilogy

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Other offerings include hydrating and volumizing shampoo and conditioner duos; a Deep Moisture Repair Hair Mask; a SahaScalp purifying scrub, and a recent trio of hair and body fragrance mists inspired by different Indian cities and states.

— Noor Lobad, Footwear News, 1 Oct. 2026
Characters include a trio who broke out of prison and a woman worried about how her son-in-law will react to her daughter giving birth to a baby girl instead of a baby boy; eventually, many of them end up in the same jail cell.

— Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 1 Oct. 2026

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Yet each member of this trinity eventually decamped to Paris after planting their roots in the United Kingdom.

— José Criales-Unzueta, Vanity Fair, 21 Sep. 2026
The Ranch is situated nine miles away from Aspen in a kind of holy trinity with the local fire station and the local chapel, each side of the triangle about the length of a football field.

— Sarah Douglas, ARTnews.com, 4 Sep. 2026

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