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Recent Examples of quintet
But Shuster, a five-time Olympian, won’t be competing in Cortina after his quintet was edged by a mostly young fivesome skipped by Danny Casper in the Olympic trials.
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Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 4 Feb. 2026
The fortunate quintet of numbers won $54,564.
—David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 4 Feb. 2026
Mozart’s quintet in some ways provides the most visceral experience.
—Sheila Regan, Twin Cities, 23 Jan. 2026
Our quintet of quality reviews this week includes Dina Nayeri on Erin Somers’s The Ten Year Affair, Leanne Ogasawara on Xiaolu Guo’s Call Me Ishmaelle, Ron Charles on Ben Markovits’s The Rest of Our Lives, Kevin Power on David Szalay’s Flesh, and Robert Rubsam on Helen DeWitt’s Your Name Here.
—Literary Hub, 8 Jan. 2026
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Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 4 Feb. 2026
The fortunate quintet of numbers won $54,564.
—David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 4 Feb. 2026
Mozart’s quintet in some ways provides the most visceral experience.
—Sheila Regan, Twin Cities, 23 Jan. 2026
Our quintet of quality reviews this week includes Dina Nayeri on Erin Somers’s The Ten Year Affair, Leanne Ogasawara on Xiaolu Guo’s Call Me Ishmaelle, Ron Charles on Ben Markovits’s The Rest of Our Lives, Kevin Power on David Szalay’s Flesh, and Robert Rubsam on Helen DeWitt’s Your Name Here.
—Literary Hub, 8 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for quintet
Noun
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The Oakridge Girls 200 Freestyle Relay quartet of Reese Davis, Anna Trimble, Simron Singhal and Ana Savoe claimed Bronze.—
Mike Waters,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
15 Feb. 2026
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The quartet is joining up with three other spaceflyers on the ISS — NASA's Chris Williams and cosmonauts Sergey Kud-Sverchkov and Sergei Mikaev.—
Mike Wall,
Space.com,
14 Feb. 2026
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As a sextet, the youngsters have strong, lively chemistry that just about carries the movie through the longueurs and lousy melodrama, especially when the final act rolls round.—
Leslie Felperin,
HollywoodReporter,
13 Feb. 2026
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In Stamford, the BackCountry jazz sextet will perform live in between the dances as well as following the main performance.—
Christopher Arnott,
Hartford Courant,
8 Feb. 2026
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Had all three missed the right answer, as did indeed happen, the trio would have gone into a perilous tiebreaker.—
Claire McNear,
Rolling Stone,
13 Feb. 2026
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The trio will perform the Billboard Hot 100-topping song on the BRITs 15 days before they are scheduled to perform it on the Oscars on Sunday March 15, where it is nominated for best original song.—
Paul Grein,
Billboard,
13 Feb. 2026
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The septet – comprised of members Jurin, Chisa, Hinata, Harvey, Juria, Maya, and Cocona – all each has their own style and freedom to express themselves.—
Laura Sirikul,
Forbes.com,
23 Jan. 2026
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Actually, make that seven remix albums, each one spearheaded by a member of the septet.—
Jae-Ha Kim,
Rolling Stone,
19 Jan. 2026
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The pair achieved as much in Gibson’s very first World Cup event, with the duo winning the mixed relay race to secure a spot for the Games.—
Ben Church,
CNN Money,
18 Feb. 2026
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Instead, the duo assembled a team of 10 or so employees — a group of largely 20- and 30-somethings who are encouraged to challenge their boomer bosses — and got busy building a slate of high-profile projects that don’t all star Bateman.—
Lacey Rose,
HollywoodReporter,
18 Feb. 2026
Noun
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But the Blast Max can blend for anywhere from seven to 10 drinks on a single charge, depending on how much blending is needed—enough to reliably make an octet of blended cocktails or smoothies.—
Matthew Korfhage,
Wired News,
24 Jan. 2026
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Despite their levels of fame and notoriety, the members of this octet have yet to headline films of their own.—
Devon Ivie,
Vulture,
5 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Expect dance troupes, music and various cultural groups take over the streets for the afternoon.—
Paris Barraza,
USA Today,
16 Feb. 2026
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Then the troupe will have two public performances March 6 and 8.—
Regina Elling,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
15 Feb. 2026
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“Quintet.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/quintet. Accessed 19 Feb. 2026.
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