octet

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Recent Examples of octet But the English-language track does act as an introduction to the octet's latest artistic foray. Olivia Munson, USA TODAY, 20 May 2024 While that octet encompasses the standard Performers category, the class doubles in size due to the inclusion of various backdoor inductees. Devon Ivie, Vulture, 21 Apr. 2024 Fortuitously for Puth and K-pop octet, the song’s poppy beat and uplifting melody keep reviving them, and, in the video, Stray Kids even pull off some impressive dance moves on a floor covered in about four inches of water. Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 10 May 2024 Grammy-winning rock revivalists the Black Keys, soulful octet Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats and Grammy-winning R&B star Leon Bridges will kick off the day’s event. Ed Masley, The Arizona Republic, 31 Mar. 2024 See all Example Sentences for octet 
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Noun
  • Scott is referring to the quartet of Beatles biopics that will be directed by Sam Mendes for Sony Pictures.
    Gil Macias, People.com, 11 Dec. 2024
  • Lipton exactly titrates condescension and concern as the front man for a robot quartet performing to a humanity that mistrusts its own machines.
    The New Yorker, The New Yorker, 29 Nov. 2024
Noun
  • An evil queen, a charming prince, the titular princess, a magic mirror and a septet of characters named Bashful, Doc, Dopey, Grumpy, Happy, Sleepy and Sneezy all can be seen in the new trailer for Disney’s Snow White (due in theaters March 21, 2025).
    Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 3 Dec. 2024
  • Eastern, the margin between Vice President Kamala Harris and Trump in 538's polling averages is smaller than 4 points in seven states: the familiar septet of Arizona, Georgia, Michigan, Nevada, North Carolina, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin.
    G. Elliott Morris, ABC News, 30 Oct. 2024
Noun
  • 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
Noun
  • The quintet opened the show on a nostalgic note, and not only because the two songs Antonoff performed with the group showed his Springsteen influence even more than Bleachers.
    Jem Aswad, Variety, 18 Dec. 2024
  • As a quintet of ball clubs have put maximum effort into their pursuit of Soto, only one will be victorious leaving four with feelings of bitterness but with money to spend on other talent in free agency.
    Wayne G. McDonnell, Jr., Forbes, 7 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • Tucker and Valdez are dominating discussion for obvious reasons, but Pressly still profiles as the most expendable player among the Astros’ available trio.
    Chandler Rome, The Athletic, 12 Dec. 2024
  • The show earned a consecutive trio of Golden Globe nominations, from 1970 to 1972, for best TV drama during its five-year run.
    Edward Segarra, USA TODAY, 11 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • One of the newest entertainment offerings onboard is a traveling duo named Sage and Coriander, who do pop-up entertainment, games, and more in a streetmosphere style.
    Megan duBois, Forbes, 17 Dec. 2024
  • In one photo, the lookalike mother-daughter duo poses together, with Watts in an off-the-shoulder white dress and Kai in a black halter-top dress.
    Hannah Sacks, People.com, 16 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • He couldn’t be trusted and had flipped more times than a Cirque du Soleil troupe on a Ferris wheel.
    Brian Moylan, Vulture, 11 Dec. 2024
  • Besides producing a four-show season of its own, Ground Floor hosts other troupes such as the Austin Rainbow Theatre.
    Michael Barnes, Austin American-Statesman, 10 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • For dinner, our signature Bow Tie Pump with sparkling crystal details is the perfect addition to any evening ensemble.
    Felicity Carter, Forbes, 6 Dec. 2024
  • Chorus Austin joins a chamber ensemble to perform holiday songs first, then the orchestra will take over with some wonderland soundscapes.
    Mars Salazar, Austin American-Statesman, 6 Dec. 2024

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“Octet.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/octet. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.

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