as in trio
a group of three
the threesome has been playing music together since all three were in high school you don't see many threesomes at honeymoon resorts, but one bride had brought along her mother
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Recent Examples of threesome
Maybe the rhythm of the day will feel more like normal on Saturday, when the field goes out in pairs instead of threesomes.
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Will Graves, Chicago Tribune, 14 June 2025
The 95 players in the field have been grouped into 31 threesomes and one duo.
—Gordon G. Chang, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Apr. 2025
Being in a threesome generally means that one player can draw an enemy's attack while the other two take advantage by flanking around their guard.
—ArsTechnica, 28 May 2025
Jenna, on the other hand, talks openly with her partner about her fantasies involving others, like having threesomes with her husband and another woman.
—Varuna Srinivasan, Allure, 27 May 2025
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Will Graves, Chicago Tribune, 14 June 2025
The 95 players in the field have been grouped into 31 threesomes and one duo.
—Gordon G. Chang, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Apr. 2025
Being in a threesome generally means that one player can draw an enemy's attack while the other two take advantage by flanking around their guard.
—ArsTechnica, 28 May 2025
Jenna, on the other hand, talks openly with her partner about her fantasies involving others, like having threesomes with her husband and another woman.
—Varuna Srinivasan, Allure, 27 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for threesome
Recent Examples of Synonyms for threesome
trio
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During a recent appearance on Lewis Howes’ podcast The School of Greatness, the eldest member of the sibling trio revealed that his funds were drained from an unsuccessful investment partnership that followed the band’s breakup in 2013.—
Larisha Paul,
Rolling Stone,
9 July 2025
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Both acts had recently claimed a trio of successes, but now Rosé has pulled ahead and tied with another member of the same group.—
Hugh McIntyre,
Forbes.com,
9 July 2025
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“Threesome.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/threesome. Accessed 20 Jul. 2025.
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