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also quartette
as in trio
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Recent Examples of quartet
The quartet of pals walked triumphantly through Times Square and hugged — and SpongeBob and Patrick even exchanged a kiss!
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Dave Nemetz, TVLine, 29 Mar. 2025
Bunny, George, former Vogue fashion columnist Arthur (Nathan Lee Graham) and flight attendant and lapsed Mormon Jerry (Matt Bomer) used to be an inseparable quartet, but time, distance and now George’s death have pulled them apart.
—Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 27 Mar. 2025
So on most days when Mike Shildt makes out the lineup, Padres fans stand to see no less than an entertaining quartet of position players —Merrill, Tatis Jr., Machado and Arraez — and a starting pitcher with a high strikeout rate.
—Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Mar. 2025
The quartet even took their show to the big screen with Impractical Jokers: The Movie before Gatto's departure.
—Shania Russell, EW.com, 23 Mar. 2025
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Dave Nemetz, TVLine, 29 Mar. 2025
Bunny, George, former Vogue fashion columnist Arthur (Nathan Lee Graham) and flight attendant and lapsed Mormon Jerry (Matt Bomer) used to be an inseparable quartet, but time, distance and now George’s death have pulled them apart.
—Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 27 Mar. 2025
So on most days when Mike Shildt makes out the lineup, Padres fans stand to see no less than an entertaining quartet of position players —Merrill, Tatis Jr., Machado and Arraez — and a starting pitcher with a high strikeout rate.
—Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Mar. 2025
The quartet even took their show to the big screen with Impractical Jokers: The Movie before Gatto's departure.
—Shania Russell, EW.com, 23 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for quartet
Noun
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That position is well-stocked for the Bills for both 2025 and the long term with the trio of Ed Oliver, Larry Ogunjobi and DeWayne Carter.—
Joe Buscaglia,
New York Times,
4 Apr. 2025
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The trio combined to score 47 points, led by Bonham's 23.—
Lee Habeeb,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Apr. 2025
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On their second album, Illuminator, the Brooklyn quintet plays trembling space rock with airy, psych-pop hooks that recall the Cure, Spiritualized, and Spacemen 3.—
Kory Grow,
Rolling Stone,
4 Apr. 2025
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The quintet performs works by Bernstein, Bach, Vivaldi, Shostakovich and others on April 1 at 7:30 p.m. at UConn’s Jorgensen Center.—
Christopher Arnott,
Hartford Courant,
29 Mar. 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
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The musical — which is a high-energy concert-style homage to the sextet of wives of Henry VIII — won 23 awards in the 2021-22 Broadway season, including the Tony for best original score and the Outer Critics Circle Award for best musical.—
Jim Harrington,
The Mercury News,
14 Jan. 2025
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The duo have teamed with Smartless Media, the company founded by Smartless hosts Jason Bateman, Sean Hayes, and Will Arnett, and SiriusXM for a new podcast – Staying Alive.—
Peter White,
Deadline,
10 Apr. 2025
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The Judd family — mother-daughter singing duo Naomi and Wynonna and actress Ashley — will be the focus of an upcoming Lifetime docuseries arriving next month.—
Daniel Kreps,
Rolling Stone,
10 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
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These people found one another at the civil rights movement’s apogee, and their septet — Black and white, men and women — was a union that advertised integration’s frictionless possibility.—
Wesley Morris,
New York Times,
13 Feb. 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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Ever since her husband died from a bee sting, the matriarch has smoothly guided her octet of rapscallions through proposals, scandals, and balloon disasters.—
Devon Ivie,
Vulture,
14 June 2024
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The Hartford Improv Festival concludes with six performances comprising of dozens of improv troupes plus several workshops in a single day.—
Christopher Arnott,
Hartford Courant,
5 Apr. 2025
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Just as screen legend Buster Keaton got his start as a child on the vaudeville stage as part of his family’s traveling troupe, so too has Kenan Thompson molded and expanded on his comedy from a very young age.—
Harrison Richlin,
IndieWire,
5 Apr. 2025
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“Quartet.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/quartet. Accessed 15 Apr. 2025.
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