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The octet must race around to bash open crates, carry bombs back to their homebase and launch them at Bowser before time runs out.
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Jordan Moreau, Variety, 9 Sep. 2024
In the end, Houston, Alabama, Texas A&M, Oregon, Rutgers, Notre Dame, Creighton and San Diego State signed on to be the Players Era’s inaugural octet.
—Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 5 Sep. 2024
In July, the octet dropped ATE, earning its fifth consecutive No. 1 on the Billboard 200.
—Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 5 Aug. 2024
But the English-language track does act as an introduction to the octet's latest artistic foray.
—Olivia Munson, USA TODAY, 20 May 2024
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Jordan Moreau, Variety, 9 Sep. 2024
In the end, Houston, Alabama, Texas A&M, Oregon, Rutgers, Notre Dame, Creighton and San Diego State signed on to be the Players Era’s inaugural octet.
—Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 5 Sep. 2024
In July, the octet dropped ATE, earning its fifth consecutive No. 1 on the Billboard 200.
—Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 5 Aug. 2024
But the English-language track does act as an introduction to the octet's latest artistic foray.
—Olivia Munson, USA TODAY, 20 May 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for octet
Noun
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By Juan Velasquez April 4, 2025 Indie orchestral-pop quartet The Ophelias have a penchant for the classical.—
Juan Velasquez,
Them.,
4 Apr. 2025
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Each of Forest’s attacking quartet brings something different to the table, but their skill sets complement each other effectively to provide a vital creative edge — particularly during attacking transitions, which have been a consistent source of goals against ‘Big Six’ opposition.—
Conor O'Neill,
New York Times,
3 Apr. 2025
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Now, Jimin has surpassed the poppy tune that helped introduce his group to an even wider Western audience – even beating that septet’s best showing.—
Hugh McIntyre,
Forbes,
20 Mar. 2025
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These people found one another at the civil rights movement’s apogee, and their septet — Black and white, men and women — was a union that advertised integration’s frictionless possibility.—
Wesley Morris,
New York Times,
13 Feb. 2025
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In addition, Nav is offering a sextet of digital albums as exclusives through his webstore, each of with comes with the core 11-song set and a consistent trio of bonus tracks — and then three additional bonus tracks, which are different on each edition.—
Andrew Unterberger,
Billboard,
2 Apr. 2025
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The musical — which is a high-energy concert-style homage to the sextet of wives of Henry VIII — won 23 awards in the 2021-22 Broadway season, including the Tony for best original score and the Outer Critics Circle Award for best musical.—
Jim Harrington,
The Mercury News,
14 Jan. 2025
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On their second album, Illuminator, the Brooklyn quintet plays trembling space rock with airy, psych-pop hooks that recall the Cure, Spiritualized, and Spacemen 3.—
Kory Grow,
Rolling Stone,
4 Apr. 2025
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The quintet performs works by Bernstein, Bach, Vivaldi, Shostakovich and others on April 1 at 7:30 p.m. at UConn’s Jorgensen Center.—
Christopher Arnott,
Hartford Courant,
29 Mar. 2025
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The trio is singing along and performing a coordinated dance routine to an original song written and performed by Patrick Stump, the lead singer of Fall Out Boy.—
Elisabeth Sherman,
Parents,
4 Apr. 2025
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That position is well-stocked for the Bills for both 2025 and the long term with the trio of Ed Oliver, Larry Ogunjobi and DeWayne Carter.—
Joe Buscaglia,
New York Times,
4 Apr. 2025
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When host Andy Cohen asked the duo about the exit of castmate Garcelle Beauvais, their silence – and then catty answers – drew backlash from fans.—
Michael Schneider,
Variety,
10 Apr. 2025
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The duo have teamed with Smartless Media, the company founded by Smartless hosts Jason Bateman, Sean Hayes, and Will Arnett, and SiriusXM for a new podcast – Staying Alive.—
Peter White,
Deadline,
10 Apr. 2025
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The Hartford Improv Festival concludes with six performances comprising of dozens of improv troupes plus several workshops in a single day.—
Christopher Arnott,
Hartford Courant,
5 Apr. 2025
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Just as screen legend Buster Keaton got his start as a child on the vaudeville stage as part of his family’s traveling troupe, so too has Kenan Thompson molded and expanded on his comedy from a very young age.—
Harrison Richlin,
IndieWire,
5 Apr. 2025
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Another major awards player, the SAG Awards, first introduced a similar category, outstanding performance by a stunt ensemble, in 2007.—
Katcy Stephan,
Variety,
10 Apr. 2025
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The singer wore an all-black ensemble consisting of a leather jacket paired with a black catsuit.—
Renan Botelho,
Footwear News,
10 Apr. 2025
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“Octet.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/octet. Accessed 17 Apr. 2025.
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