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Popular on Variety When younger brother Donny joined up in 1970, the quartet became a quintet and the name was changed to simply the Osmonds.
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Matt Minton, Variety, 2 Jan. 2025
For all the great pitching San Francisco has gotten this millennium, the quintet of Lincecum, Bumgarner, Cain, Webb and Schmidt separated themselves from the pack.
—Justice Delos Santos, The Mercury News, 1 Jan. 2025
Hailing from Mobile, Ala., the quintet has earned a large following and is able to sell out venues across the U.S.
—Jim Asker, Billboard, 13 Dec. 2024
In photos shared online, the quintet posed with each other and with fans.
—Victoria Edel, People.com, 9 Dec. 2024
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Matt Minton, Variety, 2 Jan. 2025
For all the great pitching San Francisco has gotten this millennium, the quintet of Lincecum, Bumgarner, Cain, Webb and Schmidt separated themselves from the pack.
—Justice Delos Santos, The Mercury News, 1 Jan. 2025
Hailing from Mobile, Ala., the quintet has earned a large following and is able to sell out venues across the U.S.
—Jim Asker, Billboard, 13 Dec. 2024
In photos shared online, the quintet posed with each other and with fans.
—Victoria Edel, People.com, 9 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for quintet
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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 the living room, the string quartet tuned and sawed to life as hosts Carisa Bianca Mellado and Andrew Dalziell laid out the night’s program: four L.A. film composers leading sets of new piano and string pieces.—
August Brown,
Los Angeles Times,
22 Jan. 2025
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Meanwhile, the sextet of localized blazes—the Palisades fire, the Eaton fire, the Hurst fire, the Sunset fire, the Lidia fire, and the Kenneth fire—blurred in the public mind and in the sprawl of destruction into one great undifferentiated inferno.—
Jeffrey Kluger,
TIME,
10 Jan. 2025
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The 22-episode YouTube series whittled down 11 teenage hopefuls from the United States and Canada through challenges focused on vocals, dancing, character, and star quality before Park selected the final sextet.—
Jeff Benjamin,
Forbes,
7 Dec. 2024
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Make the pitchers happy Joe Hudson, Miguel Palma, Collin Price This trio will join Yainer Diaz, Victor Caratini, and César Salazar in the arduous task of catching countless bullpen sessions and live batting practices on back fields and Grapefruit League games.—
Chandler Rome,
The Athletic,
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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Federal prosecutors have alleged that Thao, the former mayor, had promised father-son duo David and Andy Duong to grant both a new recycling deal and another contract for affordable housing, which had become a side business for the family.—
Shomik Mukherjee,
The Mercury News,
28 Jan. 2025
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Sarah Lee, Co-CEO of Glow Recipe The other half of the Glow Recipe founding duo, Sarah Lee, says her personal MVP among the brand’s lineup is Watermelon Glow PHA + BHA Pore-Tight Toner.—
Annie Blay,
Allure,
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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The Cuban contemporary-dance troupe Malpaso Dance Company—skilled, sympathetic, but still searching for a strong identity—returns to its home away from home, the Joyce, for the tenth time.—
The New Yorker,
The New Yorker,
17 Jan. 2025
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Over the years, as many as 45,000 people have turned out to applaud marching bands, baton twirlers, dignitaries in classic cars and dance troupes.—
Mary Carole McCauley,
Baltimore Sun,
8 Jan. 2025
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“Quintet.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/quintet. Accessed 31 Jan. 2025.
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