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quartet

noun

variants also quartette
Definition of quartetnext
as in trio

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Recent Examples of quartet The quartet will live and work on the ISS for about seven months, performing a variety of scientific experiments and station maintenance work. — Mike Wall, Space.com, 23 Sep. 2026 Bass is playing Cyrus’s pop and rock interests against each other, sometimes enticingly but sometimes divisively, balancing production from longtime Harry Styles affiliate Kid Harpoon and feisty Brooklyn rock quartet Model/Actriz. — Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 23 Sep. 2026 But for a quartet of brand-new songs, two weeks feels pretty close to the minimum for me. — Katie Atkinson, Billboard, 23 Sep. 2026 The late George Wein, founder of the prestigious Newport Jazz Festival, produced his inaugural JVC Jazz Festival at the Van Dyke with performances by Gato Barbieri, Hilton Ruiz’s quartet and the Latin Jazz Crew. — Howard Cohen, Miami Herald, 18 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for quartet
Recent Examples of Synonyms for quartet
  1. trio
  2. quintet
  3. sextet
  4. duo
  5. septet
  6. octet
  7. troupe
Noun
  • The Fondation Beyeler in Riehen, Switzerland, has revealed a trio of buildings designed by Swiss architect Peter Zumthor, the Pritzker Prize–winning designer of the new David Geffen Galleries at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art.
    — News Desk, Artforum, 24 Sep. 2026
  • Rounding out their trio is Hazel (Kennedi Reece), a sweet, naive young woman, completely sheltered by her conservative upbringing but determined to follow her Michelle Obama dreams.
    — Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 24 Sep. 2026
Definition of trio
Noun
  • The Highland Park High School string quintet performed as the auditorium emptied.
    — Karie Angell Luc, Chicago Tribune, 14 Sep. 2026
  • This Nuggets quintet collectively played 360 minutes together across 23 games.
    — Law Murray, New York Times, 10 Sep. 2026
Definition of quintet
Noun
  • The British sextet will lean into its first nine albums and use digital visual technology for the first time.
    — Bob Gendron, Chicago Tribune, 31 Aug. 2026
  • The 1890 string sextet was Tchaikovsky’s final chamber work before his death three years later.
    — George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Aug. 2026
Definition of sextet
Noun
  • After opening a second store on the Left Bank, Parisian handbag duo Léo et Violette have given their Rue Sainte-Anne flagship a fresh encore, with Betyle Studio designing a space inspired by the founders’ love of opera and music.
    — Lily Templeton, Footwear News, 29 Sep. 2026
  • The duo had been friends in college and played together with Curt Smith and Roland Orzabal three years prior to forming in a band called Neon.
    — Ilana Kaplan, PEOPLE, 28 Sep. 2026
Definition of duo
Noun
  • The colorful, traveling septet includes Vicki Gunvalson (Orange County), Luann de Lesseps (NYC), Porsha Williams (Atlanta) Teresa Giudice (New Jersey), Kyle Richards (Beverly Hills), Gizelle Bryant (Potamac) and Lisa Barlow (Salt Lake City).
    — Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 11 Sep. 2026
  • The group remains winless after five nominations, but the new Best Asian Pop Music Performance category may give the septet its clearest path to a first trophy as a performing act.
    — Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 23 July 2026
Definition of septet
Noun
  • The only member of this octet who hasn’t looked like a lock for the playoff rotation, Gonzalez saw meaningful playing time in just one of Boston’s final seven games.
    — Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 12 Apr. 2026
  • Stephen Uhl will accompany the octet.
    — Myrna Petlicki, Chicago Tribune, 2 Mar. 2026
Definition of octet
Noun
  • Getting Guillermo to do knee walks by enlisting Carter and Jaxon from the troupe to assist?
    — Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 23 Sep. 2026
  • Sheeran’s remaining supporting acts—the band Lukas Graham and the singer-songwriters Aaron Rowe and Finneas—and his backing band, the Irish folk troupe Beoga, all withdrew in solidarity.
    — Naaman Zhou, New Yorker, 22 Sep. 2026
Definition of troupe

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