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
Think of it less like a sprint and more like warming up an orchestra after intermission.
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Scott Hutcheson, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2025
The best way to think about all of this is that your circadian clocks are an orchestra.
—Aislyn Greene, AFAR Media, 31 July 2025
The latter song will feature a pre-filmed 40-piece orchestra and 20-piece choir that will play alongside the band’s live performance.
—Scott Huver, People.com, 24 July 2025
Beck with the Westville Philharmonic Westville Music Bowl, 45 Yale Ave., New Haven
The ever-changing pop chameleon Beck is on tour, and Westville Music Bowl is one of the stops where he will be backed by an orchestra.
—Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 12 July 2025
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Scott Hutcheson, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2025
The best way to think about all of this is that your circadian clocks are an orchestra.
—Aislyn Greene, AFAR Media, 31 July 2025
The latter song will feature a pre-filmed 40-piece orchestra and 20-piece choir that will play alongside the band’s live performance.
—Scott Huver, People.com, 24 July 2025
Beck with the Westville Philharmonic Westville Music Bowl, 45 Yale Ave., New Haven
The ever-changing pop chameleon Beck is on tour, and Westville Music Bowl is one of the stops where he will be backed by an orchestra.
—Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 12 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for orchestra
Noun
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Well over a hundred sets of the Beethoven symphonies are now available.—
David Denby,
New Yorker,
20 July 2025
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Renamed the Evanston Symphony Orchestra in 1961, the year it was officially incorporated as an Illinois not-for-profit organization, the symphony is celebrating 80 years of bringing music to the Evanston area.—
Myrna Petlicki,
Chicago Tribune,
5 July 2025
Noun
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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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The philharmonic then contracted with Tracey Levy of Levy Employment Law to conduct an independent second investigation.—
Theresa Braine,
New York Daily News,
6 Nov. 2024
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“Orchestra.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/orchestra. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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