as in trio
a series of three novels, movies, etc., that are closely related and involve the same characters or themes
the last book in the trilogy a science-fiction trilogy
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Adapted from Jenny Han's book trilogy, the series structured each season around one novel, with showrunners confirming that the third season will wrap up the main story arc, according to The Mirror.
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Tom Rogers, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Apr. 2025
Romy Schneider, the quintessence of Austrian elegance, made her name playing Sissi in a 1950s trilogy.
—Steff Yotka, Vogue, 28 Apr. 2025
Ubu’s early run remains a landmark of American avant-garage proto-punk, especially the trilogy of The Modern Dance, Dub Housing, and Terminal Tower.
—Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 25 Apr. 2025
And Simon Kinberg, who wrote many of the X-Men movies, has signed on to do a trilogy for the franchise.
—Eliana Dockterman, Time, 22 Apr. 2025
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Tom Rogers, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Apr. 2025
Romy Schneider, the quintessence of Austrian elegance, made her name playing Sissi in a 1950s trilogy.
—Steff Yotka, Vogue, 28 Apr. 2025
Ubu’s early run remains a landmark of American avant-garage proto-punk, especially the trilogy of The Modern Dance, Dub Housing, and Terminal Tower.
—Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 25 Apr. 2025
And Simon Kinberg, who wrote many of the X-Men movies, has signed on to do a trilogy for the franchise.
—Eliana Dockterman, Time, 22 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for trilogy
Noun
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Of the trio, Bernadette was written as the strictest rule-follower — possibly even the most narrow-minded.—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
28 Apr. 2025
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So for now anyhow, the Packers are all in on the trio of Nixon, Hobbs and Valentine.—
Rob Reischel,
Forbes.com,
28 Apr. 2025
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The point guard lined up a corner triple, rose up and … bang.—
Jace Frederick,
Twin Cities,
1 May 2025
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Post probably need to drain a couple triples to cash this, but there's good reason to like the underrated rookie -- who had 14 P+R in Game 2, 14 P+R in Game 3 and 17 P+R in Game 4 -- to clear 11.5 P+R in this game.—
Tyler Everett,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Apr. 2025
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