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Recent Examples of sextet
All of the sextet’s albums, including this one, has hit No. 1 on the Hot Albums tally.
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Billboard Japan, Billboard, 6 June 2025
But gather this sextet — which also includes Chelsea Handler, Hasan Minhaj and Seth Meyers — around a table with a few old-fashioneds, and the mood is anything but bleak.
—Lacey Rose, HollywoodReporter, 22 May 2025
This disruption of the sextet sets the rest of the story in motion, as everyone reacts and recoils, prompted to judge one another and themselves.
—Margaret Lyons, New York Times, 1 May 2025
The resulting series is one of a sextet of Belgian shows at Canneseries, including two in main competition, and Belgian content has been a big topic of discussion during the first couple of days of the fest.
—Max Goldbart, Deadline, 25 Apr. 2025
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Billboard Japan, Billboard, 6 June 2025
But gather this sextet — which also includes Chelsea Handler, Hasan Minhaj and Seth Meyers — around a table with a few old-fashioneds, and the mood is anything but bleak.
—Lacey Rose, HollywoodReporter, 22 May 2025
This disruption of the sextet sets the rest of the story in motion, as everyone reacts and recoils, prompted to judge one another and themselves.
—Margaret Lyons, New York Times, 1 May 2025
The resulting series is one of a sextet of Belgian shows at Canneseries, including two in main competition, and Belgian content has been a big topic of discussion during the first couple of days of the fest.
—Max Goldbart, Deadline, 25 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sextet
Noun
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The novel slowly and luxuriously develops the changes that the quartet’s Italian travel brings.—
Claire Jarvis,
New Yorker,
8 July 2025
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The quartet’s popular lineup was more than the sum of its parts: Paddy McAloon’s cryptic and clever lyrics; Wendy Smith’s lush and angelic voice (arguably the secret weapon of the group); and the tight rhythm section of Martin McAloon and drummer Neil Conti.—
David Chiu,
Forbes.com,
8 July 2025
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Spanish pianist and composer Marta Sánchez and her quintet will perform on July 23, while the July 26 concert will feature composer-bandleader Darcy James Argue’s 18-piece ensemble, Secret Society, performing a set of Argue’s compositions.—
Jane Levere,
Forbes.com,
15 July 2025
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The buddy-cop angle was excised in favor of a quintet of experts bringing their own unique set of skills to the alien-hunt, and the monster…?—
Richard Edwards,
Space.com,
7 July 2025
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As Kevin mentioned, a second chance rolled around six years later, when the trio decided to give band life another shot after each pursuing solo projects.—
Hannah Dailey,
Billboard,
9 July 2025
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The trio gunned Dodson down in retaliation, police believe.—
Meredith Colias-Pete,
Chicago Tribune,
9 July 2025
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Austrian brass septet plays all kinds of music interpreted with Monty Python-level wit.—
Michael Barnes,
Austin American Statesman,
3 July 2025
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Inside Vevo Studios, JAY takes the center position (and visibly rocks out) among his band mates for this vocal-focused take on the track that see the septet perform at mic stands.—
Jeff Benjamin,
Forbes.com,
30 June 2025
Noun
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Punk duo Bob Vylan are now being investigated by police and have had their U.S. visas revoked.—
Max Goldbart,
Deadline,
14 July 2025
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The duo, Meti and Elvira Pellumbi, run the business with ambitious help from their children Klivio, 13, and Keit, 12, during the summer.—
Violet Bucaro,
AZCentral.com,
13 July 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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Hannigan, a newer recruit to the Di Bona troupe, noted that the producer’s innate kindness and consideration impressed her from the start.—
Cynthia Littleton,
Variety,
12 July 2025
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My memory flashed to a woman with this exact cut who danced with a lesbian burlesque troupe in Boston.—
Sarah Hartshorne,
Vulture,
7 July 2025
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“Sextet.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sextet. Accessed 21 Jul. 2025.
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