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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 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

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The Dolphins’ failures to defend the run come in large part due to the then-trio of rookie defensive tackles – Kenneth Grant, Jordan Phillips and Zeek Biggers – that the team relied upon heavily.

— Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 25 July 2026
When it's all said and done, the trio will have spent 241 days in space on their current flight.

— Mike Wall, Space.com, 25 July 2026

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The Spice Girls only recorded and released new music as a quintet for a few years.

— Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026
Back when Pitchfork could make or break bands, the website championed the London outfit, propelling the unlikely quintet from dorky purveyors of melodic dance songs to champions of the painfully cool.

— David Harris, SPIN, 21 July 2026

Definition of quintet

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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

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Ahead of season 33 of DWTS, Ezra was promoted to a pro dancer after serving in the troupe in season 31.

— Yamillah Hurtado, PEOPLE, 20 July 2026
Plus the eternally lovable Muppets including Kermit and Miss Piggy, the viral dance troupe Ghetto Kids from Kampala, Uganda, who danced with Shakira, and children from Staten Island's PS22 Chorus, who closed out the show singing with Martin.

— Anastasia Tsioulcas, NPR, 19 July 2026

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