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duet

[doo-et, dyoo-] / duˈɛt, dju- /
NOUN
two performers or items
Synonyms
STRONGEST
STRONG


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Recorded shortly before Dolly Parton’s death in August, it’s a stirring yet unflowery duet between her and Bono about a mother who has no idea how to get her warring sons to reconcile.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 13, 2026

Ashton’s marvelous suite of solo, duet and group dances to melodious selections of orchestral music by Alexander Glazunov—here lush, there tinkling—presented the company’s two different casts of seven couples with formidable opportunities.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 2, 2026

Sam Fender and Olivia Dean's duet Rein Me In recently made UK chart history, spending a record-breaking 23 non-consecutive weeks at number one.

From BBC ● Oct. 24, 2026

And if you wanted to do a duet with him, he’d be happy to do it.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026

As if on cue, the howling duet in the distance resumed.

From "The Interrupted Tale" by Maryrose Wood

Wynonna Judd gets to double up, on “Woman to Woman” and, with Randy Houser, “We’re Gonna Hold On,” which was the first of several hit duets by Wynette and one-time husband George Jones.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 22, 2026

And drummer Billy Higgins, whose friendship with Mr. Lloyd began in the 1950s and culminated in a remarkable album of duets, “Which Way Is East,” recorded in 2001, four months before Higgins’s death.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 5, 2026

In February, she released her third album in less than three years, “Cloud 9,” which features chart-topper “6 Months Later,” and duets with Kacey Musgraves and Ed Sheeran.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 30, 2026

A musician and former X Factor finalist has released videos in which he duets with recordings of himself from before his transition from being female.

From BBC ● Jun. 2, 2026

She played the guitar and other instruments in duets with her husband, a passionate violinist.

From "In the Shadow of Liberty" by Kenneth C. Davis


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