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Recent Examples of quintet
What if an American ballerina quintet was dropped into a mob flick in Central Europe?
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Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 14 Mar. 2026
Kent’s starting quintet accounted for 88 of the team’s 95 points.
—Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 14 Mar. 2026
Mirković’s relationship with Tomislav was key in the forward landing in Champaign over the summer to become part of Illinois’ Balkan Five, a quintet of players with Balkan heritage.
—Colleen Kane, Chicago Tribune, 13 Mar. 2026
Orlando’s starting quintet scored 113 of the team’s 136 points when the team improved to 3-2 in overtime games this season.
—Jason Beede, The Orlando Sentinel, 13 Mar. 2026
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Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 14 Mar. 2026
Kent’s starting quintet accounted for 88 of the team’s 95 points.
—Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 14 Mar. 2026
Mirković’s relationship with Tomislav was key in the forward landing in Champaign over the summer to become part of Illinois’ Balkan Five, a quintet of players with Balkan heritage.
—Colleen Kane, Chicago Tribune, 13 Mar. 2026
Orlando’s starting quintet scored 113 of the team’s 136 points when the team improved to 3-2 in overtime games this season.
—Jason Beede, The Orlando Sentinel, 13 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for quintet
Noun
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Article continues below The quartet will spend 10 days in space, if all goes to plan.—
Elizabeth Howell,
Space.com,
29 Mar. 2026
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Boston closed the first quarter with a 17-4 run, getting quality minutes from its bench quartet of Pritchard, Walsh, Luka Garza and Hugo Gonzalez.—
Zack Cox,
Boston Herald,
28 Mar. 2026
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Debuting in 1995, the Pussycat Dolls started out as a sextet that also featured Melody Thornton and Jessica Sutta.—
Hannah Dailey,
Billboard,
20 Mar. 2026
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Hunter Greene, Andrew Abbott, Brady Singer, Nick Lodolo, Rhett Lowder and Chase Burns is a pretty nasty sextet.—
Andy McCullough,
New York Times,
11 Mar. 2026
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The only unavailable Heat players were the three-way contract trio of Vlad Goldin, Trevor Keels and Jahmir Young, who are all in the G League.—
Anthony Chiang,
Miami Herald,
28 Mar. 2026
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The 14th Amendment − one of a trio of constitutional amendments adopted after the Civil War − overrode the Supreme Court’s infamous 1857 Dred Scott decision that African Americans could not be citizens.—
Maureen Groppe,
USA Today,
28 Mar. 2026
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Suga was the final member to be discharged in June 2025, clearing the way for the boys to get back in the studio as a septet.—
Jennifer Zhan,
Vulture,
19 Mar. 2026
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The artificial septet also nabbed the trophy for worst supporting actor.—
Lisa Respers France,
CNN Money,
14 Mar. 2026
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Yet, unlike the middle-of-the-road duo, Fetterman does not wield his would-be leverage to score policy wins.—
Ramsey Touchberry,
The Washington Examiner,
26 Mar. 2026
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With much anticipation, the duo brought their signature, sophisticated American POV to the Spanish house in March 2025, following Jonathan Anderson’s departure.—
Laura Jackson,
Vogue,
25 Mar. 2026
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Stephen Uhl will accompany the octet.—
Myrna Petlicki,
Chicago Tribune,
2 Mar. 2026
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The octet has eight No. 1 albums on the Billboard 200 charts, took home the grand prize at the MAMA Awards, and had the biggest sales of K-pop albums in 2025.—
Laura Sirikul,
Forbes.com,
6 Feb. 2026
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Most weeks at the theater troupes hail from Connecticut, New York and around New England.—
Christopher Arnott,
Hartford Courant,
23 Mar. 2026
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The Pussycat Dolls, a group inspired by choreographer Robin Antin's neo-burlesque troupe of the same name, were originally comprised of six singers, including Scherzinger, Roberts, Wyatt, Carmit Bachar, Jessica Sutta and Melody Thornton.—
Edward Segarra,
USA Today,
21 Mar. 2026
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“Quintet.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/quintet. Accessed 30 Mar. 2026.
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