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quartet

noun

variants also quartette

Definition of quartet

as in trio

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Recent Examples of quartet Rebekkah Brunson and Lindsay Whalen, two standouts in the Lynx championship quartet, now share the sideline with Reeve as assistants. — Annie Costabile, New York Times, 9 July 2026 Supported by piano, bass and drums, the quartet blended jazz, soul and groove-driven improvisation, with Tillotson’s rich voice and melodic flute lines creating a distinctive sound. — Joanne Shurvell, Forbes.com, 7 July 2026 Pugnello is entirely produced by the quartet, and mixed by Fox. — Hattie Lindert, Pitchfork, 7 July 2026 That said, Belgium did not look too far behind that quartet Monday night. — Julian Cardillo, Boston Herald, 7 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for quartet

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Both yachts will provide fierce competition against Svea, owned by Swedish entrepreneur Niklas Zennström, when the trio meet at Les Voiles de Saint-Tropez in late September.

— Chrissie McClatchie, Robb Report, 18 July 2026
Spain’s trio of Rodri, Pedro Porro, and Pau Cubarsí are the Top 3 defenders of the tournament.

— Sean Gregory, Time, 18 July 2026

Definition of trio

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Milwaukee and Philadelphia are the only teams from that quintet currently occupying playoff spots.

— Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 16 July 2026
The quintet arrived at Citizens Bank Park, site of Tuesday’s Midsummer Classic, on Monday afternoon and spent about an hour fielding questions from reporters while stationed on the left-center field concourse.

— Chad Bishop, AJC.com, 13 July 2026

Definition of quintet

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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
That honor is still held by BTS, and the rapper did not come close to toppling the septet's showing.

— Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 1 June 2026

Definition of septet

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The party was thrown by the immersive troupe Elrow, and actors dressed as psychedelic farm animals danced on stilts under 600 kilograms of confetti.

— Max Marshall, Vanity Fair, 15 July 2026
Like many artists and managers NPR reached out to, this dance troupe manager requested that NPR not use their name out of fear that there would be reprisals against their future visa applications.

— Josie Fischels, NPR, 14 July 2026

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