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duet

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


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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

Brown’s backstory of writing, and then recording, what would become his 2025 duet with Parton came off as sweet and genuine.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 22, 2026

In an eye-catching debut, the impressively schooled and wonderfully animated corps de ballet dancer Kloe Walker, ably supported by an elegant Preston Chamblee, made fine work of the ballet’s “Serenata” duet.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 13, 2026

The evening also saw Jones and Corden reunited for a rendition of Islands In the Stream, a duet they did on the show, while Corden performed Me and Mrs Jones by Billy Paul.

From BBC ● Sep. 24, 2026

She left a message asking if we planned on doing a love poem duet for assembly in a few weeks.

From "Bronx Masquerade" by Nikki Grimes

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

Kelly Guerra was an affecting, complex Macaria, her luminous mezzo making an eloquent contrast with the high, bright soprano of Maia Aramburú as Pina; their duets were among the score’s best moments.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 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 duets with Ekaterina Migunova, her deputy chief of staff and an old friend from the Zhukovsky Academy.

From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein


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