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also quartette
as in trio
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Recent Examples of quartet
For their 25th anniversary season, the Minnesota Wild are throwing it back to the days of Darby Hendrickson, Manny Fernandez and Scott Pellerin for a quartet of games this season.
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Jess Myers, Twin Cities, 25 Sep. 2025
Throughout the residency, Bad Bunny gave other Puerto Rican artists their flowers, sharing the stage with performers such as the early-aughts reggaeton diva Ivy Queen and the hand-drum-pounding quartet Los Pleneros de la Cresta.
—Valerie Trapp, The Atlantic, 20 Sep. 2025
When McVie stepped away from the band in 1998, the remaining members, Nicks, Fleetwood, John McVie, and Buckingham, carried on as a quartet.
—Jodi Guglielmi, Rolling Stone, 20 Sep. 2025
The quartet combined to miss 46% of total regular-season games over the 2023-24 seasons, and each has missed at least eight.
—Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 20 Sep. 2025
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Jess Myers, Twin Cities, 25 Sep. 2025
Throughout the residency, Bad Bunny gave other Puerto Rican artists their flowers, sharing the stage with performers such as the early-aughts reggaeton diva Ivy Queen and the hand-drum-pounding quartet Los Pleneros de la Cresta.
—Valerie Trapp, The Atlantic, 20 Sep. 2025
When McVie stepped away from the band in 1998, the remaining members, Nicks, Fleetwood, John McVie, and Buckingham, carried on as a quartet.
—Jodi Guglielmi, Rolling Stone, 20 Sep. 2025
The quartet combined to miss 46% of total regular-season games over the 2023-24 seasons, and each has missed at least eight.
—Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 20 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for quartet
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Two days later, the bullpen held the line after an early wobble by opener Aaron Ashby, and the trio of first baseman Andrew Vaughn, catcher William Contreras and outfielder Jackson Chourio all went deep.—
Andy McCullough,
New York Times,
7 Oct. 2025
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The trio took in the designer's spring/summer 2026 collection in loose-fitting casualwear, with all three sporting denim.—
KiMi Robinson,
USA Today,
7 Oct. 2025
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The quintet of David Raya, Jurrien Timber, William Saliba, Gabriel and Riccardo Calafiori appear to be Arteta’s first choice at the moment.—
James McNicholas,
New York Times,
2 Oct. 2025
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That was a $115,732 quintet of choices.—
David J. Neal,
Miami Herald,
2 Oct. 2025
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The sextet is on track to do even better with September’s five-track Ex EP, helped by a whopping 17 CD variants, as well as six vinyl variants, all with collectible items (some randomized) inside the packaging.—
Andrew Unterberger,
Billboard,
1 Oct. 2025
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The young alto player convened a sextet of young powerhouses at the WDCB stage before linking up with trumpeter Victor Garcia’s septet at the Von Freeman stage later in the afternoon.—
Hannah Edgar,
Chicago Tribune,
1 Sep. 2025
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Instead, Reeves became Estragon, the more simplistic and long-suffering of the duo, while Winter tackled Vladimir, the more commanding and verbose character.—
Brent Lang,
Variety,
1 Oct. 2025
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The original dress originates from The Blonds’s spring summer 2009 collection, one that delighted in futuristic, high octane glamour that the New York design duo defined.—
Anna Cafolla,
Vogue,
1 Oct. 2025
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The young alto player convened a sextet of young powerhouses at the WDCB stage before linking up with trumpeter Victor Garcia’s septet at the Von Freeman stage later in the afternoon.—
Hannah Edgar,
Chicago Tribune,
1 Sep. 2025
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The septet has thus far claimed 10 top 10 wins on the songs tally — more than twice as many as both Saja Boys and Huntr/x combined.—
Hugh McIntyre,
Forbes.com,
29 Aug. 2025
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Here are the starting prices for this octet: Apple iPhone 17, $799; iPhone Air, $999; iPhone 17 Pro, $1,099; iPhone 17 Pro Max, $1,199 Samsung Galaxy S25, $799.99; S25+, $999.99; S25 Edge, $1,099.99; Galaxy S25 Ultra, $1,299.99 Adding storage increases the price of each phone.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
12 Sep. 2025
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That program began with a small octet by Stravinsky and Bartók’s Music for Strings, Percussion and Celesta.—
Mark Swed,
Los Angeles Times,
14 May 2025
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Ten years into the reign of the Dungeons & Dragons troupe turned multimedia savants, Critical Role isn’t just content with the start of their biggest campaign, launching their own streaming service, or even working on video games — there’s always room for more.—
Christopher Cruz,
Rolling Stone,
1 Oct. 2025
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And the troupe are 10 very talented Swiss Army knife actors that can play anything.—
Jim Hemphill,
IndieWire,
1 Oct. 2025
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“Quartet.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/quartet. Accessed 7 Oct. 2025.
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