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Recent Examples of sextet
No song was left unturned by this cheerful and nearly perfect sextet.
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Robyn Mowatt, Essence, 30 Oct. 2024
And that quartet of power right-handers could still become a sextet, with Topa close to returning from a season-long knee injury and Varland on call for a second straight September shift to relief.
—Aaron Gleeman, The Athletic, 8 Aug. 2024
The King's Singers The long-running English vocal sextet, founded in the 1960s by choral scholars of King's College, Cambridge, bring their holiday program to the Bradley Symphony Center, 212 W. Wisconsin Ave.
—Jim Higgins, Journal Sentinel, 12 Nov. 2024
The sextet’s energy was palpable inside the Barclays from beginning to end, as the excited crowd with arms waving saw Dickinson roam the stage and twirl the mike stand; the intensity in his wicked singing had not diminished over the decades.
—David Chiu, Forbes, 3 Nov. 2024
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Robyn Mowatt, Essence, 30 Oct. 2024
And that quartet of power right-handers could still become a sextet, with Topa close to returning from a season-long knee injury and Varland on call for a second straight September shift to relief.
—Aaron Gleeman, The Athletic, 8 Aug. 2024
The King's Singers The long-running English vocal sextet, founded in the 1960s by choral scholars of King's College, Cambridge, bring their holiday program to the Bradley Symphony Center, 212 W. Wisconsin Ave.
—Jim Higgins, Journal Sentinel, 12 Nov. 2024
The sextet’s energy was palpable inside the Barclays from beginning to end, as the excited crowd with arms waving saw Dickinson roam the stage and twirl the mike stand; the intensity in his wicked singing had not diminished over the decades.
—David Chiu, Forbes, 3 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sextet
Noun
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That quartet started the season as arguably the top four attacking options in the squad.—
Amy Lawrence,
The Athletic,
13 Feb. 2025
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An arrestingly versatile quartet of musicians led by percussionist Tlale Makhene (joined by Nathan Koci on accordion and banjo, Marika Hughes on cello and Thandi Ntuli on piano) seems to hold the whole world of music in their hands.—
Mark Swed,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Feb. 2025
Noun
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The quintet’s new EP drew inspiration from their debut album—which turns 20 this year.—
Mya Abraham,
VIBE.com,
24 Jan. 2025
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The iconic quintet that recorded the 1977 blockbuster Rumours remained intact for over a decade, but eventually there was more drama, including Buckingham’s contentious removal from the band in 2018.—
Al Shipley,
SPIN,
9 Jan. 2025
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And while the defense welcomed back a trio of defenders in senior Sophie Halus and juniors Neve O’Ferrall (Glenelg Country) and Kennedy Major (Gerstell), the unit also had to find a new goalkeeper to succeed four-year starter Emily Sterling.—
Edward Lee,
Baltimore Sun,
15 Feb. 2025
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The trio can be seen sitting together on an airplane as Gabrys and Hall both pet Frankie.—
Natalia Senanayake,
People.com,
15 Feb. 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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Building on her long-running septet, the New York City flutist and composer started setting poetry to music.—
Andrew Gilbert,
The Mercury News,
21 Jan. 2025
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When a compulsive shopper makes eyes with a naïve salesgirl, the duo must kindle their spark in secret, especially once their bond begins to raise suspicions.—
Ben Croll,
Variety,
9 Feb. 2025
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The mother-daughter duo also opted for a black-and-white color scheme at the California film festival, with Jolie rocking a silky black halter gown and her daughter wearing another white dress, this time an A-line gown with lace detailing and white fabric flowing down one shoulder.—
Bailey Richards,
People.com,
8 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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Equally uproarious are the members of the amateur theater troupe, spearheaded by Remy Auberjonois’ overly-sure-of-himself Bottom.—
Rob Hubbard,
Twin Cities,
7 Feb. 2025
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This is when the theater troupe comes up with a plan.—
Nina Metz,
Chicago Tribune,
5 Feb. 2025
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“Sextet.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sextet. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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