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also quartette
as in trio
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Recent Examples of quartet
That quartet has 22 total games of NFL experience, with most of those coming while Westover moonlighted as a fullback last season.
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Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 2 June 2026
Rather than focus on fintech, the founding quartet, who knew each other through mutual friends, decided to look at where the puck was going and zeroed in on AI for robots.
—Ben Weiss, Fortune, 1 June 2026
But the string quartet endures precisely because tension between the voices is part of the form, not a failure of it.
—Rafael Pimentel Pinto, Forbes.com, 1 June 2026
The photogenic quartet, all accomplished businesswomen, were in town over the weekend pulling double duty.
—Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 1 June 2026
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Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 2 June 2026
Rather than focus on fintech, the founding quartet, who knew each other through mutual friends, decided to look at where the puck was going and zeroed in on AI for robots.
—Ben Weiss, Fortune, 1 June 2026
But the string quartet endures precisely because tension between the voices is part of the form, not a failure of it.
—Rafael Pimentel Pinto, Forbes.com, 1 June 2026
The photogenic quartet, all accomplished businesswomen, were in town over the weekend pulling double duty.
—Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 1 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for quartet
Noun
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That fall, Hulst joined Serna and miler Steve Scott at UC Irvine, the trio leading the Anteaters to the 1976 NCAA Division II cross country title.—
Scott M. Reid,
Oc Register,
30 May 2026
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Hounded by a loud, impatient Eisenhower and faced with the very real evidence that a brutal trio of storms will make an early June invasion impossible, Stagg is torn between doing his duty and, well, doing his duty.—
Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
29 May 2026
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Backstage, a handful of high-spirited elementary-age girls — known as Vista Horizon, a K-pop quintet from K-town — waved to them in awe and offered their congratulations.—
Andrea Flores,
Los Angeles Times,
9 June 2026
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The quintet of Dan Bitney, John Herndon, Douglas McCombs, John McEntire, and Jeff Parker returned in 2025 with their first album in nine years, Touch.—
Hattie Lindert,
Pitchfork,
9 June 2026
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His all-star sextet includes vibraphone star Stefon Harris.—
Andrew Gilbert,
Mercury News,
28 May 2026
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The reflection comes early in a boisterous hour-plus with the sextet — Glen Powell (Chad Powers), Owen Wilson (Stick), Zach Braff (Scrubs), Yahya Abdul-Mateen II (Wonder Man) and Riz Ahmed (Bait) — gathered at The Georgian Hotel for THR‘s annual Comedy Actor Emmy Roundtable.—
Lacey Rose,
HollywoodReporter,
20 May 2026
Noun
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Like much of the duo’s work, Mango x Eckhaus Latta draws heavily from the natural world.—
Laura Jackson,
Vogue,
3 June 2026
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Watson across from him grounds their duo with a drillmaster’s sense of duty.—
Jackson McHenry,
Vulture,
3 June 2026
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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
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Joined by her septet and the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, led by conductor Steven Reineke, Joy performed a medley of tunes — her own originals as well as standards and more obscure selections within the vocal jazz canon — to rapturous applause.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
13 May 2026
Noun
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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
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Stephen Uhl will accompany the octet.—
Myrna Petlicki,
Chicago Tribune,
2 Mar. 2026
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Under Armand’s direction, the theater troupe killed Claudia for attempting to kill Lestat, then Louis killed most of the theater troupe.—
Rebecca Alter,
Vulture,
7 June 2026
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The young Jacob finds himself on a train boxcar with a traveling circus troupe.—
Christopher Arnott,
Hartford Courant,
4 June 2026
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“Quartet.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/quartet. Accessed 11 Jun. 2026.
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