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also quartette
as in trio
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Recent Examples of quartet
That quartet will be led by record-setting former NASA astronaut Peggy Whitson, who currently serves as Axiom's director of human spaceflight.
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Mike Wall, Space.com, 15 May 2025
In one video shared by the pop star, Justin films Hailey while sitting next to her at an outdoor poolside dinner table decked out with flowers, candles and a bowl of tortilla chips as a mariachi quartet enters the frame.
—Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 12 May 2025
One member of the quartet, Reed, who is entering his third season with the Green Bay Packers, is already playing in the NFL.
—Matt Le Cren, Chicago Tribune, 8 May 2025
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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Mike Wall, Space.com, 15 May 2025
In one video shared by the pop star, Justin films Hailey while sitting next to her at an outdoor poolside dinner table decked out with flowers, candles and a bowl of tortilla chips as a mariachi quartet enters the frame.
—Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 12 May 2025
One member of the quartet, Reed, who is entering his third season with the Green Bay Packers, is already playing in the NFL.
—Matt Le Cren, Chicago Tribune, 8 May 2025
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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Recent Examples of Synonyms for quartet
Noun
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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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Rather than finding another player to fill out the quintet, keyboardist Adam Benjamin, trumpeter Shane Endsley and saxophonist Ben Wendel turned to bandmate Nate Wood, who became Kneebody’s double-jointed rhythm section.—
Andrew Gilbert,
Mercury News,
23 May 2025
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The quintet of victories includes the final two regular season games, when Minnesota needed every available point just to qualify for the four-team postseason field.—
Jess Myers,
Twin Cities,
19 May 2025
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But gather this sextet — which also includes Chelsea Handler, Hasan Minhaj and Seth Meyers — around a table with a few old-fashioneds, and the mood is anything but bleak.—
Lacey Rose,
HollywoodReporter,
22 May 2025
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This disruption of the sextet sets the rest of the story in motion, as everyone reacts and recoils, prompted to judge one another and themselves.—
Margaret Lyons,
New York Times,
1 May 2025
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Produced by Bryant, a Nashville guitar hero and solo artist, Airline Highway features cameos by McBryde, Blackberry Smoke’s Charlie Starr, Lukas Nelson, and the country-rock sibling duo Larkin Poe — making for a particularly high-octane album.—
Joseph Hudak,
Rolling Stone,
28 May 2025
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The duo have quickly forged one of the most formidable partnerships in the Premier League.—
Paul Taylor,
New York Times,
28 May 2025
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The star went on to reveal that the septet’s reunion will be speedy once the final five members finish their enlistments.—
Hannah Dailey,
Billboard,
28 Apr. 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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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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Minty Fresh Circus: This Black circus troupe conceived by producer Monique Martin uses circus routines to inform about African American history and culture.—
Christopher Arnott,
Hartford Courant,
25 May 2025
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The couple met in Chicago at Second City, the famed comedy troupe, and married in 1978.—
Tahar Rajab,
MSNBC Newsweek,
21 May 2025
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“Quartet.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/quartet. Accessed 1 Jun. 2025.
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