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Recent Examples of septet
About halfway through the book, Oyeyemi delivers the septet’s origin story.
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Katy Waldman, New Yorker, 18 Aug. 2025
Austrian brass septet plays all kinds of music interpreted with Monty Python-level wit.
—Michael Barnes, Austin American Statesman, 3 July 2025
The septet has, coincidentally, broken into the region with seven albums reaching somewhere between Nos. 1 and 10, many of which hit the summit.
—Hugh McIntyre, Forbes, 12 Sep. 2024
Next Women of Country class member Lauren Alaina and Cody Alan, host of SiriusXM's The Highway country music channel, discussed the honors with the septet of honorees.
—Marcus K. Dowling, The Tennessean, 6 May 2024
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Katy Waldman, New Yorker, 18 Aug. 2025
Austrian brass septet plays all kinds of music interpreted with Monty Python-level wit.
—Michael Barnes, Austin American Statesman, 3 July 2025
The septet has, coincidentally, broken into the region with seven albums reaching somewhere between Nos. 1 and 10, many of which hit the summit.
—Hugh McIntyre, Forbes, 12 Sep. 2024
Next Women of Country class member Lauren Alaina and Cody Alan, host of SiriusXM's The Highway country music channel, discussed the honors with the septet of honorees.
—Marcus K. Dowling, The Tennessean, 6 May 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for septet
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And a quartet of at-large Democrats appeared to lock down their spots representing the party on the November ballot.—
Mary Ramsey
Updated September 9,
Charlotte Observer,
10 Sep. 2025
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Stona, 26, Pinnock, 24, and Hibbert, 20, have age on their side, but none of the quartet are expected to be eligible to compete internationally for Turkey before the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics.—
Liam Tharme,
New York Times,
8 Sep. 2025
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Throughout the 90 minute show, the quintet made their disparate sounds flow into a cohesive setlist, with Lewis’ strong vocals stunning the already-rapt crowd.—
William Earl,
Variety,
2 Sep. 2025
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The rest of the quintet — vocalist Dexter Holland, bassist Todd Morse, multi-instrumentalist Jonah Nimoy and drummer Brandon Pertzborn — then joined in for a rocking (yet, sadly, abbreviated) take on that same album’s legendary title track.—
Jim Harrington,
Mercury News,
31 Aug. 2025
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The young alto player convened a sextet of young powerhouses at the WDCB stage before linking up with trumpeter Victor Garcia’s septet at the Von Freeman stage later in the afternoon.—
Hannah Edgar,
Chicago Tribune,
1 Sep. 2025
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After that group disintegrated, the pair linked up with the guitarist and drummer of another band, Mythology — Iommi and Bill Ward — in late 1968 and formed a sextet called the Polka Tulk Blues Band.—
Kory Grow,
Rolling Stone,
22 July 2025
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The trio represented half of Jamaica’s track and field medal haul from the Olympics last August.—
Liam Tharme,
New York Times,
8 Sep. 2025
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In a trio of bills in 2021, Cooper signed off on the most sweeping criminal justice reforms during his time in office in response to the death of George Floyd, which sparked accusations that racist police brutality is rampant.—
Emily Hallas,
The Washington Examiner,
8 Sep. 2025
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Prescott and CeeDee Lamb have been a potent duo for years.—
Tyler Everett,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Sep. 2025
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Alvina Omisiri Agba, 23, allegedly approached the mother-son duo and offered to calm him down.—
Ingrid Vasquez,
People.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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That program began with a small octet by Stravinsky and Bartók’s Music for Strings, Percussion and Celesta.—
Mark Swed,
Los Angeles Times,
14 May 2025
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The project marks just the 19th K-pop album to top the chart, as well as the octet’s sixth title to reach the chart’s summit.—
Hannah Dailey,
Billboard,
16 Jan. 2025
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During his time in Fort Worth, Culhane was a member of TCU’s Student Filmmakers Association and improv troupe Senseless Acts of Comedy.—
Brayden Garcia,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
3 Sep. 2025
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The troupe was added to SNL's season 47 roster to produce and star in video sketches, akin to the Lonely Island.—
EW.com,
EW.com,
2 Sep. 2025
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“Septet.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/septet. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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