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Recent Examples of quintet
Jackson occupies a quintet of rungs on the Official Vinyl Albums chart, but unlike on the more all-encompassing Official Albums Sales tally, only two of his bestsellers reach new peak positions.
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Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 27 May 2026
That quintet is part of a seven-player contingent that has played together since their Little League days.
—Kyle Newman, Denver Post, 23 May 2026
The core quintet play a gang of working-class friends who’ve known each other since high school but are now facing tough adult choices in economically depressed Birmingham, England.
—Leslie Felperin, HollywoodReporter, 22 May 2026
Stephen Colbert, Jimmy Fallon, Jimmy Kimmel, Seth Meyers and John Oliver are reuniting for a special video episode of their erstwhile podcast Strike Force Five, the quintet of late-night hosts announced during their joint appearance on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert.
—Natalie Oganesyan, Deadline, 11 May 2026
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Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 27 May 2026
That quintet is part of a seven-player contingent that has played together since their Little League days.
—Kyle Newman, Denver Post, 23 May 2026
The core quintet play a gang of working-class friends who’ve known each other since high school but are now facing tough adult choices in economically depressed Birmingham, England.
—Leslie Felperin, HollywoodReporter, 22 May 2026
Stephen Colbert, Jimmy Fallon, Jimmy Kimmel, Seth Meyers and John Oliver are reuniting for a special video episode of their erstwhile podcast Strike Force Five, the quintet of late-night hosts announced during their joint appearance on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert.
—Natalie Oganesyan, Deadline, 11 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for quintet
Noun
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Eyghon is a demon the quartet had conjured for amusement in their youth.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
7 June 2026
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The lead quartet finished more than two minutes ahead of Van der Breggen.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
7 June 2026
Noun
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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
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That trio headlines a team that has had to deal with military action and uncertainty within both their home country and the wider Arab Gulf region.—
Joseph Dycus,
Mercury News,
13 June 2026
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The trio have led publicity campaigns for hundreds of films and series, in addition to major festival and awards initiatives.—
Angelique Jackson,
Variety,
12 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
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The duo combined for three straight goals to put Reading up 4-1 in the first quarter, but MacLean eventually converted a free position to tie the game 6-6 late in the second.—
Matt Goisman,
Boston Herald,
11 June 2026
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For others —Mexico’s Gilberto Mora, Turkey’s Kenan Yildiz, Algeria’s Ibrahim Maza, Ivory Coast’s Yan Diomande, Ecuador’s Kendry Paez, Argentina’s Nico Paz and the Brazilian duo of Endrick and Rayan, to name just eight — this tournament is an opportunity to announce themselves to the world.—
Oliver Kay,
New York Times,
11 June 2026
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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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“Quintet.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/quintet. Accessed 13 Jun. 2026.
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