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Recent Examples of sextet
The sextet have hit the top five twice previously on 2022’s debut For the First Time (No. 4), and 2023’s Ants Up There (No. 3).
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Thomas Smith, Billboard, 11 Apr. 2025
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
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, 2 Apr. 2025
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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Thomas Smith, Billboard, 11 Apr. 2025
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
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, 2 Apr. 2025
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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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sextet
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Fortunately, the quartet opted against playing the old hits forever and, in early 2024, started writing what would become their eighth record, More.—
Dan Reilly,
Vulture,
20 May 2025
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The quartet of Emmanuel Clase, Cade Smith, Hunter Gaddis and Tim Herrin remains the team’s core strength.—
Zack Meisel,
New York Times,
19 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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Currently in early development, the film will retain the core dynamic of the iconic trio while exploring new genre territory.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
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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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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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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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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“Sextet.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sextet. Accessed 5 Jun. 2025.
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