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Recent Examples of sextet
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.
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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
The sextet has modeled for Korea’s most prominent brand, Samsung, but is also the face of Japan’s popular casual clothing brand, WEGO, and has competed for best new artist recognitions at the MAMA Awards, iHeartRadio Music Awards, Asian Pop Music Awards and beyond.
—Jeff Benjamin, Billboard, 18 Oct. 2024
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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
The sextet has modeled for Korea’s most prominent brand, Samsung, but is also the face of Japan’s popular casual clothing brand, WEGO, and has competed for best new artist recognitions at the MAMA Awards, iHeartRadio Music Awards, Asian Pop Music Awards and beyond.
—Jeff Benjamin, Billboard, 18 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sextet
Noun
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The quartet at the center of Steven Soderbergh‘s ghost story Presence has refined their own particular brand of dysfunction to perfection.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
22 Jan. 2025
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Jennie, a founding member of K-pop quartet BLACKPINK, has officially announced her debut solo album, Ruby.—
Jessica Lynch,
Billboard,
22 Jan. 2025
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In his perpetual search for a winning quintet, Heat coach Erik Spoelstra has continued to spin the lineup wheel for a third consecutive season, looking for a starting group with long-term sustainability amid the ongoing Jimmy Butler saga.—
Barry Jackson,
Miami Herald,
27 Jan. 2025
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The quintet will be joined by the Belgium Grand Prix, which will host its first sprint race since 2023.—
Dan Cancian,
Forbes,
31 Dec. 2024
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The trio spent the past three years working together, as both Piñeiro and Hekker arrived in 2022.—
Mike Kaye,
Charlotte Observer,
22 Jan. 2025
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This spring, the New York trio has headlining shows in Europe, the United Kingdom, the United States, and Canada.—
Matthew Strauss,
Pitchfork,
22 Jan. 2025
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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
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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
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After noticing Clark was attending the game alongside Swift, longtime sports commentator Skip Bayless shared his thoughts on the duo.—
Chantz Martin,
Fox News,
28 Jan. 2025
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Here, being replaceable is a relief, as Pasqual struggles to balance his career as half of a successful directing duo with the demands of impending parenthood.—
Katie Rife,
IndieWire,
28 Jan. 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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That is also the reason this final show is taking place in winter instead of spring when most previous stop/time shows happened, so members of the troupe can spend time with their families around graduation time.—
Christopher Arnott,
Hartford Courant,
26 Jan. 2025
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Among the most successful and socially complicated acts in Black vaudeville was the Whitman Sisters: a troupe composed of Mabel, Essie, Alberta, and Alice Whitman.—
The Editors,
JSTOR Daily,
22 Jan. 2025
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“Sextet.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sextet. Accessed 1 Feb. 2025.
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