triple crown

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Recent Examples of triple crown Barnes was purchased as a yearling for $3.2 million as a son of Into Mischief with bloodlines through Triple Crown winner American Pharoah. Jay Ginsbach, Forbes, 1 Mar. 2025 The former Triple Crown holder was a five-time Pro Bowl selection and three-time All-Pro during his time in the league. Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 24 Feb. 2025 Winning either competition is a career highlight for any manufacturer and driver, and each are part of one version of the Triple Crown of Motorsport, which also includes the Indianapolis 500. Erik Shilling, Robb Report, 7 Feb. 2025 Sale is the first NL player to win the pitching Triple Crown since 2011. Rohan Nadkarni, NBC News, 20 Nov. 2024 Bayley is the first-ever Women's Triple Crown Champion and the first-ever Women's Grand Slam Champion. Anders Fogh Rasmussen, Newsweek, 4 Feb. 2025 Guest came to the Orlando Sentinel from the Jackson (Miss.) Clarion-Ledger the year Secretariat won the Triple Crown. David Whitley, Orlando Sentinel, 13 Jan. 2025 Although the former Triple Crown winner hasn't received his usual production as of late, offensive coordinator Mike LaFleur believes Kupp ran some good routes despite finishing the game with a single catch for 29 yards. Dan Perry, Newsweek, 4 Jan. 2025 The attorneys sold controlling interest of the horse in February of that year, but retained a 20% stake through the Triple Crown races. Josh Wood, The Courier-Journal, 23 Dec. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for triple crown
Noun
  • Boston Common Golf won the triples match 2-1 after winning the 4th and 5th holes.
    Ross Rosenfeld, Newsweek, 26 Feb. 2025
  • The 6-6 senior is a gravitational threat who has hit six triples in a game three times already this season.
    Jim Root, The Athletic, 19 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • Nirvana, the compilation, also finds a home on a trio of rankings, though its performance does not match Nevermind.
    Hugh McIntyre, Forbes, 27 Feb. 2025
  • On Wednesday, a trio of California lawmakers sought to rectify that issue by introducing two bills intended to amplify the governor’s proposal.
    Katie Kilkenny, The Hollywood Reporter, 27 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • Celebrity bald eagle couple Jackie and Shadow are preparing to hatch triplets in their Southern California nest following last year's heartbreaking unsuccessful hatch.
    Anthony Robledo, USA TODAY, 1 Mar. 2025
  • The sisters, who have a triplet and are originally from Hungary, disappeared in the early morning hours of Tuesday, Jan. 7.
    Anna Lazarus Caplan, People.com, 26 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • When Robert Roberson was convicted, the injury triad was widely accepted as proof of shaking—but as science has progressed, that is no longer the case.
    Jeff Kukucka, Scientific American, 26 Oct. 2024
  • Together, these elements form the triad of fulfillment.
    Cara Lynn Shultz, People.com, 21 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • Of the threesome, Ross is the sole Florida native, hailing from Daytona Beach; Hurston and Young moved to Eatonville and Orlando, respectively, as young children.
    Dewayne Bevil, Orlando Sentinel, 26 Feb. 2025
  • The British actor, 54, made a rare appearance with his son Gulliver, 16, and daughter Manon, 18, as the threesome attended the Burberry show during London Fashion Week.
    Hannah Sacks, People.com, 25 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • The ex-House member is by no means the only one with confirmation troubles potentially coming their way; Senate GOP sources view her as being part of a triumvirate of nominees who will have issues in the coming months.
    Al Weaver, The Hill, 4 Dec. 2024
  • But the triumvirate of blockbuster hopefuls is changing the dynamic, and should result in a holiday week box office haul of over $315 million, setting a new milestone.
    Brent Lang, Variety, 28 Nov. 2024
Noun
  • There’s a pleasing trilogy symmetry in Haugerud’s focus for the first time here exclusively on female desire, with men relegated to the periphery.
    David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 21 Feb. 2025
  • Based on characters created by J.R.R. Tolkien, War of the Rohirrim is set 183 years before the events chronicled in the original trilogy of Lord of the Rings films.
    Denise Petski, Deadline, 21 Feb. 2025

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