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quartet

noun

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Definition of quartet

as in trio

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Recent Examples of quartet The top four at the wide receiver position are set with CeeDee Lamb, George Pickens, Ryan Flournoy and KaVontae Turpin, but the battle behind the quartet is heating up in the final days in Southern California. — Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 17 Aug. 2026 Between that quartet and a performance of a Tchaikovsky piece that was played at SummerFest’s first concert 40 years ago, there will be a California premiere. — Beth Wood, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Aug. 2026 Even more impressively, those four singles reach new peaks across a quartet of different radio charts. — Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 15 Aug. 2026 On August 14, the 81-year-old actor shared a photo on Instagram of the quartet posing outside in chic cocktail attire. — Juliana Ukiomogbe, InStyle, 14 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for quartet

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Noun

Down a third of its crew (and periodically appearing as a trio), the quartet-for-now seeks modern girl-group chart history while nagged by uncertainty and controversy that extends to their music.

— Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 21 Aug. 2026
The trio gives Fort Worth-area football fans what should be a trio of contenders and a ton of high-stakes playoff matchups within a reasonable distance.

— Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 21 Aug. 2026

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Midway through the final round, there was a six-way tie for the lead on 12 under — and that sextet didn’t even include the fast-finishing Winther, who was 15 under for the week and was applauded onto and off every green.

— ABC News, ABC News, 16 Aug. 2026
An evening that had begun as silencing a smiling sextet ended in a sublime effort to open the mind beyond body and music to give peace a chance.

— Classical Music Critic, Los Angeles Times, 21 July 2026

Definition of sextet

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In 2025, Mestiza became the first female DJ duo to get a residency at the Hï Ibiza club on the Spanish island known as a destination for electronic music lovers.

— Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 25 Aug. 2026
The duo bicker, both in person and over the phone, as their uneasy dynamic proves to be the show’s driving force yet again.

— Siddhant Adlakha, Vulture, 24 Aug. 2026

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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
Another musical high point was Venutian Wetland by viibra, a flute septet founded to support an album and subsequent tours by Björk in 2016.

— Andy Battaglia, ARTnews.com, 18 June 2026

Definition of septet

Noun

Tickets are available online on the circus troupe’s website and Golden 1 Center’s website.

— Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 19 Aug. 2026
The Body follows a Catholic school dance troupe, made up of Anya (Kristina Bogic), Elsie (Sara Boustany), Lisbeth (Meszaros), Maddie (Chen) and Grace (Sofia Wylie).

— Yamillah Hurtado, PEOPLE, 18 Aug. 2026

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