as in trio
a group of three
a triad of candlesticks on the mantel
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To avoid the looming launcher cliff in the crucial sea component of its nuclear triad, however, the United States must build a larger number of Columbia-class submarines in the 2040s and beyond—at least 14, and perhaps more, to hedge against the further growth of adversaries’ arsenals.
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Vipin Narang, Foreign Affairs, 24 June 2025
This principle is widely used in communication, marketing, and leadership because information presented in triads is easier to process and recall.
—Scott Hutcheson, Forbes, 17 Mar. 2025
Those capabilities are threefold, and they are known as the nuclear triad.
—Brett Tingley, Space.com, 21 May 2025
To build an effective conventional triad, the United States must invest in more submarines, bombers, and mobile launch vehicles.
—Andrew S. Lim, Foreign Affairs, 22 Apr. 2025
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Vipin Narang, Foreign Affairs, 24 June 2025
This principle is widely used in communication, marketing, and leadership because information presented in triads is easier to process and recall.
—Scott Hutcheson, Forbes, 17 Mar. 2025
Those capabilities are threefold, and they are known as the nuclear triad.
—Brett Tingley, Space.com, 21 May 2025
To build an effective conventional triad, the United States must invest in more submarines, bombers, and mobile launch vehicles.
—Andrew S. Lim, Foreign Affairs, 22 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for triad
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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“Triad.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/triad. Accessed 20 Jul. 2025.
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