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Recent Examples of sextet
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.
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Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 22 July 2025
Artists who have felt comfortable in front of the sextet include Bob Dylan, George Harrison, Elton Joh and Kacey Musgraves.
—Marcus K. Dowling, The Tennessean, 2 July 2025
But the bottom line for this Netflix non-fiction sextet: these films will now be watched on the world’s largest viewing platform.
—Anne Thompson, IndieWire, 2 June 2025
The acclaimed, pioneering R&B sextet celebrated the honor along with a street naming ceremony in Roxbury, Massachusetts, where the the group was founded.
—Mya Abraham, VIBE.com, 3 Sep. 2019
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Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 22 July 2025
Artists who have felt comfortable in front of the sextet include Bob Dylan, George Harrison, Elton Joh and Kacey Musgraves.
—Marcus K. Dowling, The Tennessean, 2 July 2025
But the bottom line for this Netflix non-fiction sextet: these films will now be watched on the world’s largest viewing platform.
—Anne Thompson, IndieWire, 2 June 2025
The acclaimed, pioneering R&B sextet celebrated the honor along with a street naming ceremony in Roxbury, Massachusetts, where the the group was founded.
—Mya Abraham, VIBE.com, 3 Sep. 2019
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sextet
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The last two of the quartet that went down were LSU at Vanderbilt and Texas Tech at Arizona State.—
Eddie Timanus,
USA Today,
20 Oct. 2025
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The Panthers are winless through its first four games on this five-game road trip, with their 3-0 loss to the Buffalo Sabres on Saturday afternoon at KeyBank Center perhaps the most humbling of the quartet.—
Jordan McPherson,
Miami Herald,
18 Oct. 2025
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However, Okafor, Daniel James and Wilfried Gnonto were likely to prove the more dependable sources of goals and assists based on what has been seen from that wider quintet in recent years.—
Beren Cross,
New York Times,
19 Oct. 2025
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That’s a $50,262 quintet of number choices.—
David J. Neal,
Miami Herald,
14 Oct. 2025
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The tour was set to kick off at the Kia Forum in Los Angeles, where the trio played what until now was thought to be their final show in 2015.—
Ed Masley,
AZCentral.com,
20 Oct. 2025
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The trio portrayed three of the Weasley children in the magical films, with James and Oliver starring as mischievous twins Fred and George and Bonnie as their youngest sibling, Ginny.—
Emlyn Travis,
Entertainment Weekly,
20 Oct. 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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The septet has thus far claimed 10 top 10 wins on the songs tally — more than twice as many as both Saja Boys and Huntr/x combined.—
Hugh McIntyre,
Forbes.com,
29 Aug. 2025
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Sunday’s game could be the first Clasico to feature English players in both teams — with Madrid duo Jude Bellingham and Trent Alexander-Arnold potentially taking on Barcelona’s Marcus Rashford.—
Dermot Corrigan,
New York Times,
23 Oct. 2025
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Their Parallax Project is a duo of white and red wines from the same grape blend.—
Osayi Endolyn,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
22 Oct. 2025
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Joy’s voice sits inside a rich octet, where horns and piano converse like old friends.—
Shelby Stewart,
Essence,
12 Oct. 2025
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Here are the starting prices for this octet: Apple iPhone 17, $799; iPhone Air, $999; iPhone 17 Pro, $1,099; iPhone 17 Pro Max, $1,199 Samsung Galaxy S25, $799.99; S25+, $999.99; S25 Edge, $1,099.99; Galaxy S25 Ultra, $1,299.99 Adding storage increases the price of each phone.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
12 Sep. 2025
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From its rich literary and spoken word scene to such theater troupes as Word for Word, there is no shortage of opportunities to embrace those artists offering to transport us to a different place and time.—
Randy McMullen,
Mercury News,
23 Oct. 2025
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The puppet troupe already stopped in North Texas at a Texas Rangers game in early May, and returned to the region in early October for a visit to the State Fair of Texas and Billy Bob’s.—
Brayden Garcia,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
21 Oct. 2025
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“Sextet.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sextet. Accessed 26 Oct. 2025.
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