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also quartette
as in trio
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Recent Examples of quartet
That’s pretty good for a short, dark British TV drama in four, one-hour quartets filmed in the North of England.
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Avivah Wittenberg-Cox, Forbes.com, 5 Apr. 2025
By Juan Velasquez April 4, 2025 Indie orchestral-pop quartet The Ophelias have a penchant for the classical.
—Juan Velasquez, Them., 4 Apr. 2025
Each of Forest’s attacking quartet brings something different to the table, but their skill sets complement each other effectively to provide a vital creative edge — particularly during attacking transitions, which have been a consistent source of goals against ‘Big Six’ opposition.
—Conor O'Neill, New York Times, 3 Apr. 2025
Sadly, Linda Lavin, who stood out with her elderly Jewish shtick, passed away suddenly after filming just eight episodes of Mid-Century Modern, so the quartet is now reduced to three.
—Marc Berman, Forbes.com, 2 Apr. 2025
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Avivah Wittenberg-Cox, Forbes.com, 5 Apr. 2025
By Juan Velasquez April 4, 2025 Indie orchestral-pop quartet The Ophelias have a penchant for the classical.
—Juan Velasquez, Them., 4 Apr. 2025
Each of Forest’s attacking quartet brings something different to the table, but their skill sets complement each other effectively to provide a vital creative edge — particularly during attacking transitions, which have been a consistent source of goals against ‘Big Six’ opposition.
—Conor O'Neill, New York Times, 3 Apr. 2025
Sadly, Linda Lavin, who stood out with her elderly Jewish shtick, passed away suddenly after filming just eight episodes of Mid-Century Modern, so the quartet is now reduced to three.
—Marc Berman, Forbes.com, 2 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for quartet
Noun
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When faced with one of the better midfield trios in the land, Manchester United retreated into strange spurts of self-preservation.—
Carl Anka,
New York Times,
14 Apr. 2025
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Later on, Weekend Update featured a trio of guest appearances from Bowen Yang who resurrected his recurring Chinese trade minister Chen Biao, Emil Wakim and his notes on American patriotism and Sarah Sherman as Jost’s fictitious accountant Dawn Altman.—
Natalie Oganesyan,
Deadline,
12 Apr. 2025
Noun
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For about six months, Phish was a quintet—then Holdsworth quit.—
Amanda Petrusich,
New Yorker,
14 Apr. 2025
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Backstreet Boys Dates: July 11-13; July 18-20; July 25-27; Aug. 1-3; Aug. 8-10; Aug. 15-17 Time: 8 p.m. What to expect: Another first for the Sphere in 2025 is the debut of its first pop act, the ’90s quintet whose popularity has aged well and with a multigenerational fan base.—
Melissa Ruggieri,
USA Today,
4 Apr. 2025
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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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In addition, Nav is offering a sextet of digital albums as exclusives through his webstore, each of with comes with the core 11-song set and a consistent trio of bonus tracks — and then three additional bonus tracks, which are different on each edition.—
Andrew Unterberger,
Billboard,
2 Apr. 2025
Noun
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The duo have an ease, often finishing each other’s sentences.—
Thessaly La Force,
Vogue,
22 Apr. 2025
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The duo's service to the community extended beyond schools and older people.—
Sophia Veneziano,
USA Today,
22 Apr. 2025
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Despite this pause, the band’s devoted fanbase has continued to consume the septet’s music.—
Hugh McIntyre,
Forbes.com,
11 Apr. 2025
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Now, Jimin has surpassed the poppy tune that helped introduce his group to an even wider Western audience – even beating that septet’s best showing.—
Hugh McIntyre,
Forbes,
20 Mar. 2025
Noun
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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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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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There are two performances planned a day during the festival, including a local dance troupe, a Ballet Folklorico group and the Philharmonic Society.—
Heather McRea,
Oc Register,
17 Apr. 2025
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Within this abstract framing, the troupe’s renowned gymnastic ingenuity soars.—
Karen D'Souza,
Mercury News,
15 Apr. 2025
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“Quartet.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/quartet. Accessed 28 Apr. 2025.
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