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having three units or parts
a triplex house that features a separate apartment on each floor
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Recent Examples of triplex
Taylor O’Connor, Kansas City Star, 5 Mar. 2025
Called The Pearl, the triplex penthouse is within The Watermark, a lavish condo building developed by Fraser Wellon and perched directly above Grand Cayman’s iconic Seven Mile Beach.
—Emma Reynolds, Robb Report, 29 Jan. 2025
Paul Davidson, USA TODAY, 3 Mar. 2025
The 3,140-square-foot triplex includes 2,000 square feet of outdoor space, floor-to-ceiling windows, and stunning Manhattan skyline views.
—Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 9 Feb. 2025
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Adjective
While the county isn’t seeing immediate growth, Endicott said that there’s 1,752 residential building permits for single family, duplex, triplex and four-plex developments.
—Taylor O’Connor, Kansas City Star, 5 Mar. 2025
Called The Pearl, the triplex penthouse is within The Watermark, a lavish condo building developed by Fraser Wellon and perched directly above Grand Cayman’s iconic Seven Mile Beach.
—Emma Reynolds, Robb Report, 29 Jan. 2025
Noun
Emmy Manley, 22, who lives in an affordable neighborhood in Duluth, Minnesota, has had to pay relatively modest yearly rent increases of $30 to $40 since moving four years ago to her two-bedroom apartment in a triplex that was converted from a single-family house.
—Paul Davidson, USA TODAY, 3 Mar. 2025
The 3,140-square-foot triplex includes 2,000 square feet of outdoor space, floor-to-ceiling windows, and stunning Manhattan skyline views.
—Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 9 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for triplex
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By passing along those higher costs to consumers, the iPhone price tag could more than triple to $3,500, CBS News estimated.—
Peter Cohan,
Forbes.com,
25 May 2025
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The triple strap design of these Birkenstocks adds some visual interest to an otherwise simple outfit, and an east-west handbag keeps it comfortable and functional.—
Abby Morgan Lebet,
Glamour,
23 May 2025
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His duplex shows a cultured side: Persian rugs, two statues of green, shin-high Vietnamese Foo dogs, framed lithographs of sailboats, watercolors of street scenes in Italy, a shelf of books on art, a rack of records of Mozart and Vivaldi.—
Miami Herald Archives,
Miami Herald,
8 May 2025
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That bill would have modified existing housing laws designed to encourage duplexes on parcels of land zoned for single family housing, with the goal of streamlining the development process.—
Luke Harold,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
5 May 2025
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Keely Walsh gave birth on Jan. 2 to triplets Aurora, Niara and Moana at Royal Hobart Hospital in Tasmania, the government’s Department of Health said.—
Abigail Adams,
People.com,
26 May 2025
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There would be no one else on the plane but Musk, his three sons (triplets, then 13 years old) and two bodyguards, and me.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
11 Apr. 2025
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San Francisco set new expectations for high-rise bars when the Top of the Mark opened in 1939 inside what had previously been the 19th-floor penthouse at the Mark Hopkins Hotel.—
Joe Yogerst,
Forbes.com,
31 May 2025
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The penthouse apartment comes in at nearly 5,000 square feet spread across two floors, plus another 3,700 square feet of outdoor space — the ultimate N.Y.C luxury.—
Mackenzie Schmidt,
People.com,
30 May 2025
Noun
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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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For her part, teasing out the threads of how two of the dyads within Axel, Freya, and Taylor’s triad have led to tragedy leads Elsbeth to let go of how her relationship with Kaya used to work to make room for Kaya and Cameron to flourish as a couple.—
Sophie Brookover,
Vulture,
4 Apr. 2025
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Fewer miles driven in an EV also challenges the economic efficiency of the billions Washington spends annually to subsidize their purchase.—
Ashley Nunes,
Chicago Tribune,
2 June 2025
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With the federal hiring freeze lifting in mid-July, the Trump administration has rolled out a controversial federal hiring plan that critics warn will politicize and likely slow down the process rather than increase government efficiency.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
2 June 2025
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Lady Gaga claims a trio of hits in the United Kingdom this week.—
Hugh McIntyre,
Forbes.com,
22 May 2025
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After revealing earlier this month that there were three top contenders for the most powerful creative job in British television, audio, and streaming, Deadline hears one of the trio is now not in the running.—
Jake Kanter,
Deadline,
22 May 2025
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Officers responded to an under-construction condo building on Friday, May 30, where the bear was found resting, the Naples Police Department said in a Facebook post, sharing a photo of the animal.—
Mitchell Willetts,
Miami Herald,
1 June 2025
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One of Winfrey’s first big real estate ventures was her purchase of a condo in Chicago’s prominent Water Tower Place, located along the city’s Magnificent Mile, in 1985.—
Joyce Chen,
Architectural Digest,
30 May 2025
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“Triplex.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/triplex. Accessed 5 Jun. 2025.
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