quartet

variants also quartette

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Recent Examples of quartet Nonnas, a Netflix movie starring Vince Vaughn and a quartet of older actresses who should get more work. Joe Reid, Vulture, 12 Sep. 2025 This free concert will fuse Western and Indian music, with a quartet featuring guest Anjan Shah on the bansuri flute. Virginia Brown, Charlotte Observer, 11 Sep. 2025 All four players won the Tewaaraton Award for the most outstanding player in college lacrosse, and the quartet was a primary motivation for Law to return to the team in ’25. Kyle Newman, Denver Post, 7 Sep. 2025 The quartet swapped stories about Malone’s exploits and dealmaking, as audience members that included James Dolan, Robert Kraft, Ken Lowe, Jennifer Witz, Roger Lynch, Paul Gould and other boldface names listened intently. Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 4 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for quartet
Recent Examples of Synonyms for quartet
Noun
  • The trio hit the Spiderman meme pose after.
    Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
  • Similar to an in-office treatment, step one is a trio of extra-strength exfoliating acids (lactic, glycolic, and mandelic), and step two is a clay mask to simultaneously neutralize the acids and deep clean the skin.
    Sophia Panych, Allure, 16 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • The quintet would be the first — and only — five to audition for the gig.
    Abbey White, HollywoodReporter, 6 Sep. 2025
  • Throughout the 90 minute show, the quintet made their disparate sounds flow into a cohesive setlist, with Lewis’ strong vocals stunning the already-rapt crowd.
    William Earl, Variety, 2 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • The young alto player convened a sextet of young powerhouses at the WDCB stage before linking up with trumpeter Victor Garcia’s septet at the Von Freeman stage later in the afternoon.
    Hannah Edgar, Chicago Tribune, 1 Sep. 2025
  • After that group disintegrated, the pair linked up with the guitarist and drummer of another band, Mythology — Iommi and Bill Ward — in late 1968 and formed a sextet called the Polka Tulk Blues Band.
    Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 22 July 2025
Noun
  • However, the duo still doesn't rule a ring out as a possibility.
    Nola Taylor Tillman, Space.com, 10 Sep. 2025
  • The duo at Bulldog Pottery also plays with pattern to personalize their stunning collection of decorative, functional wares.
    Jennifer Prince, Southern Living, 10 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • The young alto player convened a sextet of young powerhouses at the WDCB stage before linking up with trumpeter Victor Garcia’s septet at the Von Freeman stage later in the afternoon.
    Hannah Edgar, Chicago Tribune, 1 Sep. 2025
  • The septet has thus far claimed 10 top 10 wins on the songs tally — more than twice as many as both Saja Boys and Huntr/x combined.
    Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • 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
  • 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
Noun
  • According to literary scholar Elaine Jordan, the play was dangerous material for a wild troupe of unsupervised youngsters to take on, and the results were predictable.
    Emily Zarevich, JSTOR Daily, 11 Sep. 2025
  • Linkin Park became the first to do so when the group’s comeback album From Zero arrived last November, as the Grammy-winning troupe filled the entire top 10 at once.
    Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 7 Sep. 2025

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“Quartet.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/quartet. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.

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