1
: a musical composition for six instruments or voices
2
: a group or set of six: such as
a
: the performers of a sextet
b
: a hockey team
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Meanwhile, the sextet of localized blazes—the Palisades fire, the Eaton fire, the Hurst fire, the Sunset fire, the Lidia fire, and the Kenneth fire—blurred in the public mind and in the sprawl of destruction into one great undifferentiated inferno.
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Jeffrey Kluger, TIME, 10 Jan. 2025
The 22-episode YouTube series whittled down 11 teenage hopefuls from the United States and Canada through challenges focused on vocals, dancing, character, and star quality before Park selected the final sextet.
—Jeff Benjamin, Forbes, 7 Dec. 2024
That feat was last achieved by the sextet of actresses featured in Pedro Almodóvar's Volver, which included Penélope Cruz, Carmen Maura, and Lola Dueñas.
—Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 12 Dec. 2024
No song was left unturned by this cheerful and nearly perfect sextet.
—Robyn Mowatt, Essence, 30 Oct. 2024
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Jeffrey Kluger, TIME, 10 Jan. 2025
The 22-episode YouTube series whittled down 11 teenage hopefuls from the United States and Canada through challenges focused on vocals, dancing, character, and star quality before Park selected the final sextet.
—Jeff Benjamin, Forbes, 7 Dec. 2024
That feat was last achieved by the sextet of actresses featured in Pedro Almodóvar's Volver, which included Penélope Cruz, Carmen Maura, and Lola Dueñas.
—Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 12 Dec. 2024
No song was left unturned by this cheerful and nearly perfect sextet.
—Robyn Mowatt, Essence, 30 Oct. 2024
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“Sextet.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sextet. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.
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sextet
noun
sex·tet
sek-ˈstet 
1
: a musical composition for six instruments or voices
2
: a group or set of six
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