quartet

noun

variants also quartette
Definition of quartetnext
as in trio

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Recent Examples of quartet The quartet competed together in high school in the Nashville area. — Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 15 July 2026 The quartet might only be better if a time vortex dropped Pele’ and Maradona, in their primes, back onto the pitch. — Miami Herald, 13 July 2026 The band continued as a quartet before going on an indefinite hiatus in December 2000. — Ilana Kaplan, PEOPLE, 13 July 2026 Before that tournament, this tennis quartet had claimed two major titles, both won by Świątek. — Josh Levin, The Atlantic, 9 July 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
  • Femi blasted Lesnar with a trio of body shots and running uppercuts in the corner.
    — Blake Oestriecher, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 2026
  • The Kansas City City Council approved a trio of ordinances on Thursday aimed at vacant properties that become nuisances and staving off demolition of historic buildings.
    — Chris Higgins, Kansas City Star, 1 Aug. 2026
Definition of trio
Noun
  • In this case involving a quintet of carefree, Jägermeister-loving young folk who are celebrating their college graduations with a trip to Thailand.
    — Culture Critic, Los Angeles Times, 29 July 2026
  • The Spice Girls only recorded and released new music as a quintet for a few years.
    — Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026
Definition of quintet
Noun
  • 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
  • But amid the journey, the sextet wind up in jail.
    — Greta Cross, USA Today, 16 June 2026
Definition of sextet
Noun
  • The artist duo Motus created the murals in each room to depict the connection between Kabutocho's history and its present, with palettes ranging from spring green to lake blue.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 July 2026
  • The title track is packed with saw synths, flutes, and squeaking leads—all inside an arrangement that’s an early picture of the duo’s affinity for baroque compositions and aesthetics.
    — Billie Bugara, Pitchfork, 27 July 2026
Definition of duo
Noun
  • 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
  • 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
  • The celebrated musicians, the eclectic writers, the artist troupes, the lumberjacks, the magicians.
    — Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 28 July 2026
  • Stephani Sosa, sister of current pro Ezra Sosa and a dancer on the season 33 troupe, accidentally struck Jolley hard in the face while swinging her right arm up before a turn.
    — Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 28 July 2026
Definition of troupe

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