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also quartette
as in trio
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Recent Examples of quartet
The quartet all four found themselves far back on the American depth chart.
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Carlos Rodriguez, Chicago Tribune, 1 May 2026
Malik, who has had a challenging relationship with fame throughout his career, left One Direction in 2015; the group carried on as a quartet before taking what was described as a hiatus the following year.
—Jem Aswad, Variety, 1 May 2026
The 36-year-old incumbent is seeking a second four-year term, facing a quartet of opponents who say the district has suffered under her watch.
—Los Angeles Times, 1 May 2026
The first season also introduces the rest of the quartet of hockey players who will each co-lead a season based on a different book, Cipriano (Logan), Kalyn (Dean) and Jalen Thomas Brooks (Tucker from Book #4, The Goal), along with Abdalla as Hannah’s best friend Allie.
—Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 30 Apr. 2026
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Carlos Rodriguez, Chicago Tribune, 1 May 2026
Malik, who has had a challenging relationship with fame throughout his career, left One Direction in 2015; the group carried on as a quartet before taking what was described as a hiatus the following year.
—Jem Aswad, Variety, 1 May 2026
The 36-year-old incumbent is seeking a second four-year term, facing a quartet of opponents who say the district has suffered under her watch.
—Los Angeles Times, 1 May 2026
The first season also introduces the rest of the quartet of hockey players who will each co-lead a season based on a different book, Cipriano (Logan), Kalyn (Dean) and Jalen Thomas Brooks (Tucker from Book #4, The Goal), along with Abdalla as Hannah’s best friend Allie.
—Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 30 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for quartet
Noun
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Meziane threw his trio of rookies into the deep end against New York, running a lineup with all three players on the court for extended stretches in the first quarter.—
Emily Adams,
Hartford Courant,
9 May 2026
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For years afterwards, the trio would fly back and forth between parents, unaccompanied.—
Eve Chen,
USA Today,
8 May 2026
Noun
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Reportedly, the project focuses on a quintet of island communities, spanning Oshima, Niijima, Kozushima, Miyake, and Hachijo.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
27 Apr. 2026
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The quintet proudly rocked their Afros in this groovy photo taken in London in 1972.—
Stephanie Sengwe,
PEOPLE,
24 Apr. 2026
Noun
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From a purely political standpoint, none of the sextet scored some point that will reverberate enough to change the dynamics of the campaign.—
Dan Walters,
Mercury News,
25 Apr. 2026
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From a purely political standpoint, none of the sextet scored some point that will reverberate enough to change the dynamics of the campaign.—
Dan Walters,
Oc Register,
23 Apr. 2026
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Green exited in 1970 and the band entered a transitional period before settling on the singer/songwriter duo of Stevie Nicks and Lindsey Buckingham.—
Austin Perry OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
6 May 2026
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The crime-solving duo of Europol’s Mark Hess (Mikkel Boe Folsgaard) and Copenhagen detective Naia Thulin (Danica Curcic) is one of the genre’s best pairings, as Mark’s talents and personal struggles become clear over the course of the season alongside their crackling chemistry.—
David Faris,
TheWeek,
6 May 2026
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The historic surge was attributed in part to the comeback activities of BTS following their military hiatus — hard proof that the septet’s cultural gravity bends entire economies.—
Hanna Wickes,
Charlotte Observer,
16 Apr. 2026
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Suga was the final member to be discharged in June 2025, clearing the way for the boys to get back in the studio as a septet.—
Jennifer Zhan,
Vulture,
19 Mar. 2026
Noun
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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
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Stephen Uhl will accompany the octet.—
Myrna Petlicki,
Chicago Tribune,
2 Mar. 2026
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Most of the other troupe members are already in high school.—
Anna Wiener,
New Yorker,
4 May 2026
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The entire thing is a beautifully chaotic blank canvas for Sacramento’s music community to collaborate and mishmash within itself, to forge a platoon of one-off troupes and ramshackle supergroups — check out some prior videos on the event’s Instagram.—
Aaron Davis,
Sacbee.com,
1 May 2026
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“Quartet.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/quartet. Accessed 9 May. 2026.
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