Thesaurus results for QUINTET

quintet

noun

Definition of quintet

as in quartet

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Recent Examples of quintet 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 Milwaukee and Philadelphia are the only teams from that quintet currently occupying playoff spots. — Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 16 July 2026 At Royal Portrush last year, Scottie was tied for sixth place after Day 1, one shot behind a quintet sharing the lead. — Justin Ray, New York Times, 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 See All Example Sentences for quintet

Recent Examples of Synonyms for quintet

Noun

Viral memes and videos are often good for only ephemeral dopamine hits, but leave the elixir to the humor and talent of the Gregory Brothers, a longtime musical quartet.

— Doug Turnbull, AJC.com, 23 Aug. 2026
Down a third of its crew (and periodically appearing as a trio), the quartet-for-now seeks modern girl-group chart history while nagged by uncertainty and controversy that extends to their music.

— Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of quartet

Noun

The 1890 string sextet was Tchaikovsky’s final chamber work before his death three years later.

— George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Aug. 2026
Midway through the final round, there was a six-way tie for the lead on 12 under — and that sextet didn’t even include the fast-finishing Winther, who was 15 under for the week and was applauded onto and off every green.

— ABC News, ABC News, 16 Aug. 2026

Definition of sextet

Noun

Tomlin, Fonda and Parton played a trio of secretaries who took revenge on their sexist boss by kidnapping him and enacting changes in the workplace in his name.

— Lori A Bashian, FOXNews.com, 29 Aug. 2026
The trio is accused of opening bank accounts to receive the money.

— Stacy Perman, Los Angeles Times, 29 Aug. 2026

Definition of trio

Noun

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

Noun

In 2025, Mestiza became the first female DJ duo to get a residency at the Hï Ibiza club on the Spanish island known as a destination for electronic music lovers.

— Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 25 Aug. 2026
The duo bicker, both in person and over the phone, as their uneasy dynamic proves to be the show’s driving force yet again.

— Siddhant Adlakha, Vulture, 24 Aug. 2026