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triptych

[trip-tik] / ˈtrɪp tɪk /










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Nothing else on “Mutiny After Midnight” reaches the heights of the opening triptych, but there’s plenty to enjoy just in hearing this band cook.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 17, 2026

The triptych is along the wall in a main thoroughfare of the museum facing the floor-to-ceiling windows that form part of the building’s bridge over Wilshire Boulevard.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 17, 2026

Queer desire, femininity, and lipstick form an intrepid triptych in the form of pop star Chappell Roan, whose persona betrays both her rural Missouri provenance and the glittery legacy of drag performance.

From Salon • Feb. 19, 2026

This is a job where you rent your first home, not buy, and don’t even bother to get a couch or hang your triptych of dogs playing blackjack on the wall.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 14, 2026

Various tilts of the head to catch perspectives in triptych reassured her that her face was not too long, or not this evening.

From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan