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Recent Examples of sextet
The sextet have hit the top five twice previously on 2022’s debut For the First Time (No. 4), and 2023’s Ants Up There (No. 3).
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Thomas Smith, Billboard, 11 Apr. 2025
Inside Blue Origin's New Shepard capsule, Aisha Bowe strapped in alongside her five crewmates for a quick, 10.5-minute suborbital ride to space and back.
New Shepard's rocket lifted off with the sextet on Monday at 9:30 a.m. EDT (1330 GMT) from Blue Origin's Launch Site One in West Texas.
—Josh Dinner, Space.com, 15 Apr. 2025
When tenor saxophonist Gene Ammons and his sextet appeared as guests on WTTW in 1970, most members of the band generally hewed to the backing progressions.
—Chicago Tribune, 2 Apr. 2025
With 12 total Mainstream Rock Airplay No. 1s, the sextet ties Disturbed for the eighth-most leaders in the chart’s history (which dates to 1981).
—Kevin Rutherford, Billboard, 7 Feb. 2025
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Thomas Smith, Billboard, 11 Apr. 2025
Inside Blue Origin's New Shepard capsule, Aisha Bowe strapped in alongside her five crewmates for a quick, 10.5-minute suborbital ride to space and back.
New Shepard's rocket lifted off with the sextet on Monday at 9:30 a.m. EDT (1330 GMT) from Blue Origin's Launch Site One in West Texas.
—Josh Dinner, Space.com, 15 Apr. 2025
When tenor saxophonist Gene Ammons and his sextet appeared as guests on WTTW in 1970, most members of the band generally hewed to the backing progressions.
—Chicago Tribune, 2 Apr. 2025
With 12 total Mainstream Rock Airplay No. 1s, the sextet ties Disturbed for the eighth-most leaders in the chart’s history (which dates to 1981).
—Kevin Rutherford, Billboard, 7 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sextet
Noun
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The quartet played just six games together in 2024-25.—
Jason Beede,
The Orlando Sentinel,
10 May 2025
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The quartet used the opportunity to discuss an end to the Russia-Ukraine war.—
Naomi Lim,
The Washington Examiner,
10 May 2025
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That elite quintet consisted of domestic policy advisor Bruce Reed, chief strategist Mike Donilon, legislative affairs guru Steve Ricchetti and chief of staff Ron Klain, each of whom had deep ties to Biden.—
Leigh Haber,
Los Angeles Times,
17 May 2025
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Incomparable Leadership: The victory was achieved in part by the efforts of an historically exceptional quintet of leaders: Churchill, Roosevelt, Eisenhower, Marshall and, yes, Stalin.—
Michael Peregrine,
Forbes.com,
7 May 2025
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Lady Gaga claims a trio of hits in the United Kingdom this week.—
Hugh McIntyre,
Forbes.com,
22 May 2025
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After revealing earlier this month that there were three top contenders for the most powerful creative job in British television, audio, and streaming, Deadline hears one of the trio is now not in the running.—
Jake Kanter,
Deadline,
22 May 2025
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The major-label debut single by the septet born from the No No Girls audition show dropped digitally on April 2 and debuted at No. 1 on the chart dated April 9.—
Billboard Japan,
Billboard,
1 May 2025
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Two other members of the same septet have also managed double-digit smashes.—
Hugh McIntyre,
Forbes,
17 Mar. 2025
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Take the story of a mother and daughter duo who started with a folding table and buckets of blooms for sale from the local farmer’s market in Detroit.—
Lenwood V. Long,
Forbes.com,
16 May 2025
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Bindi shared a series of snaps, alternating between photos of the family of three, individual shots of the 4-year-old and an image of the mother-daughter duo.—
Hannah Sacks,
People.com,
16 May 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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And a troupe of dancers celebrated the upcoming 2026 FIFA World Cup to be broadcast on Telemundo.—
Howard Homonoff,
Forbes.com,
15 May 2025
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Kenney-Silver is a member of the iconic Nineties sketch comedy troupe the State, logged two decades as the dunderheaded Trudy Wiegel on Reno 911!, and has had recurring roles on Superstore, 2 Broke Girls, Love, and countless other sitcoms and cartoons.—
Andy Greene,
Rolling Stone,
15 May 2025
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“Sextet.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sextet. Accessed 25 May. 2025.
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