Thesaurus results for TRIPLEX

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adjective

Definition of triplex

as in triple

having three units or parts a triplex house that features a separate apartment on each floor

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as in duplex

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Adjective

The Grammy winner, 57, has listed her triplex apartment in Tribeca for $27 million. — Christopher Edwards, PEOPLE, 10 Apr. 2026 The board approved first reading of the annexation along with a preliminary development plan and a conditional use permit to allow triplex buildings at its Tuesday night meeting. — Jenna Ebbers, Kansas City Star, 4 Mar. 2026

Noun

Record-breaking Brooklyn home The Oppenheimer actor’s pad in the Big Apple is a massive penthouse triplex in The Standish, a luxury building in Brooklyn Heights. — Katie Schultz, Architectural Digest, 24 July 2026 Originally built in 1909 as a triplex, the building was granted a rare conditional use permit in the late 1980s to operate as group housing, an entitlement almost nonexistent in the surrounding residential enclave. — Aidin Vaziri, San Francisco Chronicle, 7 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for triplex

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The category saw orders triple as shoppers sought out fragrances, K-beauty skin care and took inspiration from spring 2027 looks with glowy skin, smoky eyes and textured hair.

— Kanika Talwar, Footwear News, 21 Oct. 2026
Recently, Wahid was the lead defense attorney in the death penalty case of a Miami man who pleaded guilty to the horrific triple homicide of his estranged wife and her two young daughters.

— Lauren Costantino, Miami Herald, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of triple

Noun

To make the funds up, the rent would need to be $6,600 to $7,500 for a duplex, $4,400 to $5,100 for a fourplex and $3,800 to $4,400 for a sixplex.

— Cam'ron Hardy, Chicago Tribune, 18 Oct. 2026
The couple planned to combine the two units into one duplex megapad, giving them a roughly 6,100-square-foot home across the entire sixth floor and half of the fifth floor.

— Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of duplex

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Kaelie Tomalak, who is a triplet and has a brother, Brody, who plays football for the North Stars, threw for 4,292 yards and 60 touchdowns this season.

— Steve Reaven, Chicago Tribune, 18 Oct. 2026
When Niki died in season 2, Larter returned as her identical triplet sister Tracy Strauss for seasons 3 and 4.

— Megan Vick, Entertainment Weekly, 25 Sep. 2026

Definition of triplet

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Rooms Las Alcobas offers a moody-luxe atmosphere with a touch of Mexican influence throughout its 35 surprisingly spacious suites and three penthouses, where dark rosewood and fresh, fragile orchids take center stage.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 21 Oct. 2026
Populated almost entirely by impossibly wealthy characters reveling in penthouse splendor, the Astaire-Rogers movies argued with high style against the proposition that the material and social rewards of wealth were dubious.

— David Hajdu, Vanity Fair, 20 Oct. 2026

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Abrosimov said resuming serial production would strengthen Russia’s technological independence and support the long-term development of its Long-Range Aviation fleet and the airborne component of the country’s nuclear triad.

— Muskan Bhatia, Interesting Engineering, 19 Oct. 2026
The story takes place in a conservative rural community where two members of a polyamorous triad marry to keep up appearances.

— Katherine Brodsky, Variety, 12 Oct. 2026

Definition of triad

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Global companies have cut thousands of jobs after investing heavily in AI, with many, primarily tech firms, pointing to higher efficiencies from the technology's rapid adoption.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 20 Oct. 2026
The Horned Frogs completed five explosive passing plays against a Baylor secondary that ranked second in the Big 12 in pass defense efficiency.

— Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 19 Oct. 2026

Definition of efficiency

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Nearly half of existing condo sales and more than a quarter of single-family home sales were made in cash in September.

— Catherine Odom, Miami Herald, 20 Oct. 2026
In 2014, The New Yorker described Holmes as living in a two-bedroom Palo Alto condo, with little time for friends or dating.

— Bilin Lin, Fortune, 20 Oct. 2026

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