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Recent Examples of sextet
In Stamford, the BackCountry jazz sextet will perform live in between the dances as well as following the main performance.
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Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 8 Feb. 2026
But the sextet of Brown, Ronnie DeVoe, Ricky Bell, Michael Bivins, Ralph Tresvant and Johnny Gill remained a force in R&B, selling tens of millions of records over the last four decades.
—Travis Pinson, Dallas Morning News, 5 Feb. 2026
With their album, ARIRANG, set to release on March 20, the sextet – RM, Jin, SUGA, j-hope, Jimin, V, and Jung Kook – will hold a free comeback concert to promote the album in Seoul’s Gwanghwamun Square on March 21.
—Laura Sirikul, Forbes.com, 26 Jan. 2026
The sextet enjoyed a few minutes of weightlessness and saw Earth against the blackness of space.
—Mike Wall, Space.com, 22 Jan. 2026
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Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 8 Feb. 2026
But the sextet of Brown, Ronnie DeVoe, Ricky Bell, Michael Bivins, Ralph Tresvant and Johnny Gill remained a force in R&B, selling tens of millions of records over the last four decades.
—Travis Pinson, Dallas Morning News, 5 Feb. 2026
With their album, ARIRANG, set to release on March 20, the sextet – RM, Jin, SUGA, j-hope, Jimin, V, and Jung Kook – will hold a free comeback concert to promote the album in Seoul’s Gwanghwamun Square on March 21.
—Laura Sirikul, Forbes.com, 26 Jan. 2026
The sextet enjoyed a few minutes of weightlessness and saw Earth against the blackness of space.
—Mike Wall, Space.com, 22 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sextet
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With beginnings such as those, the Red Sox needed a miracle to take the second game of the long-weekend quartet.—
Gabrielle Starr,
Boston Herald,
18 Apr. 2026
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Soon enough, the show had their central quartet.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
17 Apr. 2026
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Four stories make music visceral—two accomplished pianists, a girl constantly plugged into her earphones, and a quintet with five young Native American voices.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
14 Apr. 2026
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In 2024, the group reconstituted around original member Keena, who was joined by Chanelle, Yewon, Athena and Hana to form the current quintet.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
10 Apr. 2026
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The trio, and others in their intellectual circle, share a few radical views.—
Emma Green,
New Yorker,
17 Apr. 2026
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But even if the Rockets are a tad bit disjointed, facing the trio of Thompson, Sengun and Durant without the star quality to match feels like too much of a challenge.—
Benjamin Royer,
Oc Register,
17 Apr. 2026
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While there, the duo is accused of going into another hotel room, then stealing cash and designer bags worth tens of thousands of dollars, one Hermes bag valued at $32,000.—
Jermont Terry,
CBS News,
15 Apr. 2026
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Bieber stood beside her in a coordinating casual look as the duo enjoyed the desert performances.—
Danielle Minnetian,
FOXNews.com,
15 Apr. 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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The only member of this octet who hasn’t looked like a lock for the playoff rotation, Gonzalez saw meaningful playing time in just one of Boston’s final seven games.—
Zack Cox,
Boston Herald,
12 Apr. 2026
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Stephen Uhl will accompany the octet.—
Myrna Petlicki,
Chicago Tribune,
2 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Because of this, their usual nightly troupe of dog walkers turned into a neighborhood watch party.—
Zach Boetto,
CBS News,
20 Apr. 2026
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Introduced through the Groundlings comedy troupe, the two immediately connected.—
Kennedy French,
Variety,
19 Apr. 2026
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