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also quartette
as in trio
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Recent Examples of quartet
Not coincidentally, the quartet has collectively trended more Democratic than anywhere else in the state in recent years, backing Obama by 10 points in 2012 and Biden by 19 points in 2020, even as the state as a whole moved to the right over that time span.
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Geoffrey Skelley, ABC News, 29 Oct. 2024
Polls show the rival candidates are neck-and-neck in the Rust Belt trio of Michigan, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin and the Sun Belt quartet of Arizona, Georgia, Nevada, and North Carolina.
—Terry Moseley, USA TODAY, 28 Oct. 2024
Just four years later, the company would launch the Lange 1—as part of a heavy-hitting quartet alongside the Saxonia, the Arkade, and the Tourbillon Pour le Mérite—which, three decades on, remains a pillar in the company’s lineup.
—Allen Farmelo, Robb Report, 24 Oct. 2024
The show was among a quartet of projects taking part in MIA’s Co-Production Market and Pitching Forum to be awarded by juries of international industry professionals.
—Christopher Vourlias, Variety, 18 Oct. 2024
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Geoffrey Skelley, ABC News, 29 Oct. 2024
Polls show the rival candidates are neck-and-neck in the Rust Belt trio of Michigan, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin and the Sun Belt quartet of Arizona, Georgia, Nevada, and North Carolina.
—Terry Moseley, USA TODAY, 28 Oct. 2024
Just four years later, the company would launch the Lange 1—as part of a heavy-hitting quartet alongside the Saxonia, the Arkade, and the Tourbillon Pour le Mérite—which, three decades on, remains a pillar in the company’s lineup.
—Allen Farmelo, Robb Report, 24 Oct. 2024
The show was among a quartet of projects taking part in MIA’s Co-Production Market and Pitching Forum to be awarded by juries of international industry professionals.
—Christopher Vourlias, Variety, 18 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for quartet
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TobyMac, MercyMe and Zach Williams — a trio of chart-topping, platinum-selling concert headliners — will share the bill on Saturday at Oakland Arena.Randy McMullen, The Mercury News, 13 Nov. 2024
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The camera floats around the room like an invisible spider, circling and circling, weaving this trio into a diabolical web.Katie Walsh, Twin Cities, 7 Nov. 2024
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The pieces were scored for his quintet of violin (viola), piano, electric guitar, double bass and bandoneón.Anne Gelhaus, The Mercury News, 10 Nov. 2024
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And their highest-leverage quintet — Treinen, Phillips, Kopech, Hudson and Banda — has been virtually flawless, combining for a staggering 23 ⅔ scoreless innings.Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 19 Oct. 2024
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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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Silverbacks also expanded to a sextet, welcoming old friend Paul Leamy in on bass, so Emma Hanlon could focus on keys and take on a more prominent role as vocalist.Ryan Leas, SPIN, 3 Oct. 2024
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Then, the duo sailed for ten days up the Alaskan Panhandle, before trekking 20 more miles to reach the peak.Jayme Moye, Outside Online, 8 Nov. 2024
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Rehearsing My Choir places the duo’s skewed indie-pop in communion with their grandma’s fascinating, fast-moving, and sometimes inscrutable recollections of American life between the 1920s and ’60s.Zach Schonfeld, Vulture, 5 Nov. 2024
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Who’s to say otherwise? Co-directed by the Canadian iconoclast with his collaborators Evan and Galen Johnson (the former of whom wrote the script), Rumours quickly introduces its international septet in broad, character-tic-heavy sketches.David Fear, Rolling Stone, 10 Oct. 2024
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During the 2018-2024 seasons, there have only been seven second basemen who have surpassed 5,000 innings played at the position and Torres has the worst UZR among the septet of ball players.Wayne G. McDonnell, Jr., Forbes, 5 Oct. 2024
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The octet of Mary J. Blige, Cher, Dave Matthews Band, Foreigner, Peter Frampton, Kool & the Gang, Ozzy Osbourne, and A Tribe Called Quest will be recognized as the main group of achievers.Devon Ivie, Vulture, 25 Sep. 2024
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The octet must race around to bash open crates, carry bombs back to their homebase and launch them at Bowser before time runs out.Jordan Moreau, Variety, 9 Sep. 2024
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This is the ultimate dysfunctional family story, about a circus troupe whose members abhor normalcy to such a degree that the parents intentionally breed a family of sideshow freaks.The Week US, theweek, 5 Nov. 2024
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This is evident in its dance troupes, which incorporate traditional elements into their costumes.Arath Zumaya Muñoz, Vogue, 2 Nov. 2024
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“Quartet.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/quartet. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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