triplets

noun

plural of triplet
as in trios
a group of three the theater piece is actually a triplet of comedy sketches, all of them having romantic love as their theme

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Recent Examples of triplets As for what’s next, the triplets have trips planed to visit their cousins in Miami before heading to Martha’s Vineyard for a large family gathering. — David Chiu, PEOPLE, 10 July 2026 And Williams’ triplets with Lasichanh wore blue and white matching sets too. — Julia Teti, Footwear News, 24 June 2026 Doctors at Allegheny Health Networks' West Penn Hospital delivered four sets of triplets recently. — Michael Guise, CBS News, 20 June 2026 Tursun, 36, told us that her newborn son — one of triplets — had been killed by the Chinese Communist Party and that she was tortured in internment camps. — Michael Arkush, Twin Cities, 26 May 2026
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  1. trios
  2. triads
Noun
  • Behind all of it sits one of the best midfield trios in world football in Vitinha, João Neves and Ruiz, when all three are available.
    — Dean Jones, New York Times, 11 Aug. 2026
  • Similar trios occurred between 1990 and 1992 and again from 2008 to 2010, with the next not arriving until the mid-2040s.
    — Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of trios
Noun
  • The methodology involves a patented Metabolic Code, which analyzes more than 70 key biomarkers across five health triads.
    — Jennifer Weil, Footwear News, 20 Jan. 2026
  • Anyone who doesn’t fit into this machine – triads, activists, labor unions – tend to just disappear, Tan explains.
    — Liz Shackleton, Deadline, 1 Oct. 2025
Definition of triads

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