Definition of triumviratenext
as in trio
a group of three among the city's cultural institutions, the art museum, the symphony orchestra, and the opera company reign as the supreme triumvirate

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Recent Examples of triumvirate In 2012, the Wilf family arrived at a fork in the road with its triumvirate of experts, who shared an equal amount of influence. Alec Lewis, New York Times, 3 June 2026 Ben’Imana offers no simple definitions of courage, but rather a feverishly human group portrait of its possible expressions, with the exceptional triumvirate of Nyirinkindi, Kabano and the radiant Nishimwe forming the story’s broken but still hopeful heart. Sheri Linden, HollywoodReporter, 19 May 2026 Also, the Yandy Diaz/Jonathan Aranda/Junior Caminero triumvirate would be the envy of most GMs. John Romano, The Orlando Sentinel, 11 May 2026 A lot of trial and error, and the entire record was like a triumvirate, a ping-pong game uniting three strikingly different visions. Ernesto Lechner, Rolling Stone, 9 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for triumvirate
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Noun
  • Tomlin, Fonda and Parton played a trio of secretaries who took revenge on their sexist boss by kidnapping him and enacting changes in the workplace in his name.
    Lori A Bashian, FOXNews.com, 29 Aug. 2026
  • The trio is accused of opening bank accounts to receive the money.
    Stacy Perman, Los Angeles Times, 29 Aug. 2026
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  • Much of Carson’s work has focused on what was used to be called the female athlete triad—namely, how irregular menstrual cycles, low energy availability and lower bone mineral density can affect women in high-intensity sports.
    Adam Kovac, Scientific American, 18 Aug. 2026
  • Building the promoter triad In short, don’t work in isolation.
    IEEE Spectrum, IEEE Spectrum, 17 Aug. 2026

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“Triumvirate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/triumvirate. Accessed 2 Sep. 2026.

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