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Plaintiffs’ counsel offered a brief rationale in their motion to approve the deal, asserting that the CFP is an affiliated entity of the defendants, which include the NCAA and the quintet of athletic conferences formerly known as the Power Five.
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Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 11 Apr. 2025
With Buck and his fellow R.E.M. bandmates Mike Mills and Bill Berry alongside musician Bryan Cook, the quintet recorded a few demos and went on to play a one-off gig with Michael Stipe.
—Devon Ivie, Vulture, 11 Apr. 2025
Under Final Five voting, the quintet of top finishers from June would compete in November using ranked choice.
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 4 Apr. 2025
For about six months, Phish was a quintet—then Holdsworth quit.
—Amanda Petrusich, New Yorker, 14 Apr. 2025
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Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 11 Apr. 2025
With Buck and his fellow R.E.M. bandmates Mike Mills and Bill Berry alongside musician Bryan Cook, the quintet recorded a few demos and went on to play a one-off gig with Michael Stipe.
—Devon Ivie, Vulture, 11 Apr. 2025
Under Final Five voting, the quintet of top finishers from June would compete in November using ranked choice.
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 4 Apr. 2025
For about six months, Phish was a quintet—then Holdsworth quit.
—Amanda Petrusich, New Yorker, 14 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for quintet
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This fine mist spray is powered by a quartet of skin-loving ingredients: aloe leaf extract to calm irritation, hyaluronic acid for deep hydration, red algae extract to support the skin barrier, and glycerin to lock in lasting moisture.—
Conçetta Ciarlo,
Vogue,
28 Apr. 2025
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The veteran quartet was given a break, as expected, as Miami was coming off a 2-0 loss on the road against the Vancouver Whitecaps late Thursday night in the first leg of the Concacaf Champions Cup semifinal.—
Michelle Kaufman,
Miami Herald,
28 Apr. 2025
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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
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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,
Chicago Tribune,
2 Apr. 2025
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Sharing several videos from the red carpet to her Instagram Story, Lively praised director Paul Feig and costar Anna Kendrick in a sweet caption underneath a clip of the trio.—
Jen Juneau,
People.com,
28 Apr. 2025
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So for now anyhow, the Packers are all in on the trio of Nixon, Hobbs and Valentine.—
Rob Reischel,
Forbes.com,
28 Apr. 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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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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The duo are spotted walking together on a rainy day in NYC.—
Glamour,
Glamour,
4 May 2025
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Having finished atop a field of 73 duos to win the City Section pairs title three days earlier, Samantha Lortie and Savannah Rozell were seeking an even bigger prize Friday afternoon in Santa Monica.—
Steve Galluzzo,
Los Angeles Times,
3 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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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 show was recently performed by the New York performance troupe Elevator Repair Service and presented by Center for the Art of Performance at UCLA’s Little Theatre.—
Jessica Gelt,
Los Angeles Times,
14 Apr. 2025
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This frame, one of the outfit’s most successful compilations hits a particularly special milestone, one which the pioneering troupe has only reached a few times before.—
Hugh McIntyre,
Forbes.com,
8 Apr. 2025
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“Quintet.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/quintet. Accessed 10 May. 2025.
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