as in symphony
a usually large group of musicians playing together
the orchestra will be performing a selection of Beethoven pieces tomorrow night
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Recent Examples of orchestra
Our food choices are guided by environmental and social cues — integrated with an internal symphony of hormonal and neural signals — an orchestra all conducted by the brain.
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Sandee Lamotte, CNN Money, 22 Sep. 2025
The readings will feature Spanish-speaking actors-singers at music stands, a full orchestra and some costume and staging elements.
—Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Sep. 2025
But most of the laughs here are character-based, with performers neatly pitching their contributions for complementary contrast, like individual players in an orchestra.
—Dennis Harvey, Variety, 20 Sep. 2025
Ross performed with an orchestra of exclusively Black musicians.
—Mankaprr Conteh, Rolling Stone, 19 Sep. 2025
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Sandee Lamotte, CNN Money, 22 Sep. 2025
The readings will feature Spanish-speaking actors-singers at music stands, a full orchestra and some costume and staging elements.
—Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Sep. 2025
But most of the laughs here are character-based, with performers neatly pitching their contributions for complementary contrast, like individual players in an orchestra.
—Dennis Harvey, Variety, 20 Sep. 2025
Ross performed with an orchestra of exclusively Black musicians.
—Mankaprr Conteh, Rolling Stone, 19 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for orchestra
Noun
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Weeping delights in the exalted, the sublime, the magnificent — a symphony, a vista, megafauna, even a brilliant dissertation.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
23 Sep. 2025
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Our food choices are guided by environmental and social cues — integrated with an internal symphony of hormonal and neural signals — an orchestra all conducted by the brain.—
Sandee LaMotte,
CNN Money,
22 Sep. 2025
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Gabe is an active member of the symphonic band, Green Hill philharmonic winds, the Green Hill brass quintet and the Spirit of Green Hill Marching Band, leading by example through hard work and dedication.—
Andy Humbles,
Nashville Tennessean,
26 Sep. 2025
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Back in New York their evenings were spent at the ballet, the philharmonic, the opera.—
Irina Aleksander,
Vogue,
11 Dec. 2024
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“Orchestra.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/orchestra. Accessed 30 Sep. 2025.
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