quintets

noun

plural of quintet
as in quartets

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  1. trios
  2. duos
Noun
  • Vargas, Murakami and Montgomery joined the 2004 grouping of Joe Crede, Paul Konerko and José Valentín as Sox trios to accomplish the feat.
    — LaMond Pope, Chicago Tribune, 1 Aug. 2026
  • Everybody was given their moment to shine in an excellent trios match match.
    — Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026
Definition of trios
Noun
  • After going public in 2021, the two have become one of Hollywood’s sweetest duos, offering plenty of support to one another for their respective projects (see Challengers, for example) and even giving us peeks at their love life behind-the-scenes.
    — Christopher Luu, InStyle, 31 July 2026
  • Not enough for most duos to hold off a hungry peloton, but this was two of the greatest riders the sport has ever seen.
    — Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 26 July 2026
Definition of duos
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