in threes

idiom

: in groups of three
You'll be working in threes.

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Donte DiVincenzo made six threes to pass Evan Fournier as the Knicks’ new single-season leader in threes made. Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 30 Mar. 2024 Some people chat in threes and fours, balancing paper plates of tacos and cocktails. Claire O’Callahan, Los Angeles Times, 24 Apr. 2024 Angel numbers are any repetition of the same or similar numbers, usually in threes or fours. Naydeline Mejia, Women's Health, 17 Feb. 2023 Groups of young men in threes and fours walked up and down Eighth Avenue aimlessly, less looking for the train, or a car home, than hanging around and waiting for a fresh chance to defame the slight point guard from Atlanta. Vinson Cunningham, The New Yorker, 2 June 2021 See all Example Sentences for in threes 

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“In threes.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20threes. Accessed 16 Nov. 2024.

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