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Recent Examples of sextet
This ornament sextet employs a familiar checkerboard motif, but with a glittery, Art Deco twist to add some sparkle to your tree’s branches.
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Audrey Lee, Architectural Digest, 21 Oct. 2025
The sextet is on track to do even better with September’s five-track Ex EP, helped by a whopping 17 CD variants, as well as six vinyl variants, all with collectible items (some randomized) inside the packaging.
—Andrew Unterberger, Billboard, 1 Oct. 2025
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
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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Audrey Lee, Architectural Digest, 21 Oct. 2025
The sextet is on track to do even better with September’s five-track Ex EP, helped by a whopping 17 CD variants, as well as six vinyl variants, all with collectible items (some randomized) inside the packaging.
—Andrew Unterberger, Billboard, 1 Oct. 2025
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
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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After Speaker Mike Johnson resisted pressure to allow a vote on the subsidies late last year, a quartet of House Republicans banded together before the holiday break -- signing on to the Democrats' discharge petition to force a vote on an ACA extension, much to the chagrin of GOP leaders.—
Lauren Peller,
ABC News,
7 Jan. 2026
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The Los Angeles quartet will be the first to square their righteous politics with the day-to-day realities of making their band financially sustainable.—
Sam Sodomsky,
Pitchfork,
7 Jan. 2026
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Our quintet of quality reviews this week includes Dina Nayeri on Erin Somers’s The Ten Year Affair, Leanne Ogasawara on Xiaolu Guo’s Call Me Ishmaelle, Ron Charles on Ben Markovits’s The Rest of Our Lives, Kevin Power on David Szalay’s Flesh, and Robert Rubsam on Helen DeWitt’s Your Name Here.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
8 Jan. 2026
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The quintet of products, which includes a body scrub, a shower gel, a body cream, a body lotion and a body oil, range in price from $36 to $52.—
James Manso,
Footwear News,
7 Jan. 2026
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Take this eye cream—retinol, Indonesian ginger, and iris extract are an unexpected trio that prevent the degradation of and promote the creation of collagen, increase hyaluronic acid production, improve circulation, firm, and plump skin.—
Tamim Alnuweiri,
InStyle,
14 Jan. 2026
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The trio, which combined for 102 starts at UF, was expected to anchor one of the nation’s top O-lines.—
Edgar Thompson,
The Orlando Sentinel,
13 Jan. 2026
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Noem and Lewandowski view Scott as a threat to their success atop the 260,000-person department because Scott, a federal agent of three decades, has voiced concerns about the approach the duo has taken to enforce immigration laws.—
Anna Giaritelli,
The Washington Examiner,
22 Jan. 2026
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Bryan Blake scored 17 points for the Tritons and the bench duo of Tyson Christensen and Tyson Stowell contributed to San Clemente’s comeback bid in the fourth quarter.—
Michael Huntley,
Oc Register,
22 Jan. 2026
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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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Between albums, EPs and mixtapes, the South Korean pop octet has launched seven sets onto the Billboard 200 since 2022 — and all seven of them have debuted at No. 1.—
Andrew Unterberger,
Billboard,
26 Nov. 2025
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Despite their levels of fame and notoriety, the members of this octet have yet to headline films of their own.—
Devon Ivie,
Vulture,
5 Nov. 2025
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The troupe is known for its unusual instrumentation, visual effects and humor.—
Dewayne Bevil,
The Orlando Sentinel,
8 Jan. 2026
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Baccarin is a warm addition to all the mayhem, and Davis joins the troupe with just the right sense of hope for a future in a world that has lost its way.—
Pete Hammond,
Deadline,
8 Jan. 2026
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