Thesaurus results for TRIPLE

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adjective

Definition of triple

as in treble

having three units or parts a triple scoop of chocolate ice cream

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triple

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noun

as in trio

a group of three that triple of terrors for the wintertime driver: snow, ice, and sleet

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Recent Examples of triple

Adjective

Brent crude fell 2% and traded at $98 per barrel — still up more than 30% since the start of the war with Iran but a relief from recent prices in the triple digits. — John Towfighi, CNN Money, 6 Oct. 2026 Because of a shrinking supply, Florida stopped using pentobarbital sodium as part of its triple-drug cocktail in 2013. — Jim Turner, Miami Herald, 6 Oct. 2026

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And a few batters later, Patrick Bailey hit a two-run homer and Steven Kwan added an RBI triple. — Kansas City Star, 27 Sep. 2026 Corbin Carroll became the first player to lead his league in triples in four straight seasons, hitting 17 for the Diamondbacks. — ABC News, 27 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for triple

Recent Examples of Synonyms for triple

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But American Sepp Kuss is days away from ticking off a second Grand Tour treble, three years after his first.

— Chris Marshall-Bell, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026
Lively initially asked for treble damages and punitive damages as well, but Liman previously ruled that those were not available under federal law.

— Gene Maddaus, Variety, 26 Aug. 2026

Definition of treble

Noun

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

Definition of trio

Adjective

This is the main thrust of Your Mother Your Mother Your Mother — when the rightful aim of that threefold devotion is gone, what fills the void?

— CT Jones, Rolling Stone, 30 Sep. 2026
Ultimately, outcomes will likely be threefold—investments in technology to streamline enrollment, training and resources to strengthen existing nonprofit outreach and common education for the whole community.

— Taryn Palumbo, Forbes.com, 29 Sep. 2026

Definition of threefold

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Much of Carson’s work has focused on what was used to be called the female athlete triad—namely, how irregular menstrual cycles, low energy availability and lower bone mineral density can affect women in high-intensity sports.

— Adam Kovac, Scientific American, 18 Aug. 2026
Building the promoter triad In short, don’t work in isolation.

— IEEE Spectrum, IEEE Spectrum, 17 Aug. 2026

Definition of triad

Noun

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