as in musical
having a pleasing mixture of notes
the symphonic chorus of frogs in the spring
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Recent Examples of symphonic
And Lincoln’s seeming role as a symphonic football is nothing new, either.
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Classical Music Critic, Los Angeles Times, 3 Feb. 2026
The show also will feature symphonic suites conducted by Hirofumi Kurita, performed by the Tokyo Philharmonic Orchestra and arranged by Kazunori Miyake.
—Erik Pedersen, Deadline, 28 Jan. 2026
What elevates the film into the stratosphere, though, is Murch’s symphonic manipulation of music, sound, and noise.
—The New Yorker, New Yorker, 21 Jan. 2026
Imagineering has been slowly introducing the classic Star Wars orchestral music into Galaxy’s Edge at Disneyland after largely keeping the symphonic score out of the land since its inception.
—Brady MacDonald, Oc Register, 14 Jan. 2026
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Classical Music Critic, Los Angeles Times, 3 Feb. 2026
The show also will feature symphonic suites conducted by Hirofumi Kurita, performed by the Tokyo Philharmonic Orchestra and arranged by Kazunori Miyake.
—Erik Pedersen, Deadline, 28 Jan. 2026
What elevates the film into the stratosphere, though, is Murch’s symphonic manipulation of music, sound, and noise.
—The New Yorker, New Yorker, 21 Jan. 2026
Imagineering has been slowly introducing the classic Star Wars orchestral music into Galaxy’s Edge at Disneyland after largely keeping the symphonic score out of the land since its inception.
—Brady MacDonald, Oc Register, 14 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for symphonic
Adjective
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Gosling returned the favor by making a cameo during Styles' episode to help introduce one of his musical performances.—
Brendan Morrow,
USA Today,
15 Mar. 2026
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Harry Styles returned to Saturday Night Live on Saturday (March 14) for his second turn as host and musical guest, using his monologue to address years of queerbaiting allegations with a joke that brought down the house — and made headlines before the credits rolled.—
Jessica Lynch,
Billboard,
15 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Producer Kid Harpoon uses Disco’s busy drums (often from Tom Skinner of Thom Yorke and Jonny Greenwood’s the Smile) to meet pinging bass and melodic elements that systematically stack underneath Styles’s vocals.—
Craig Jenkins,
Vulture,
6 Mar. 2026
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In the mid-2010s, Young Thug borrowed from Future’s melodic blueprint, only for Future to co-opt Thug’s avant-garde vocal tics to get even weirder in his own right.—
Serge Selenou,
Pitchfork,
3 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Produced by Haze and The Rudeboyz, the song is a modern-day reggaetón track fused with hard-hitting perreo melodies backed by Calderón and Álvarez’s melodious vocals.—
Jessica Roiz,
Billboard,
13 Mar. 2026
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Both punk anthems and melodious tunes can be played on AM/FM CD and cassette stereo.—
Jim Harrington,
Mercury News,
17 Dec. 2025
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The company’s collaborative model enables large-scale orchestral scoring alongside cross-genre experimentation—serving global franchises, prestige film, television, documentaries and multimedia experiences.—
Jazz Tangcay,
Variety,
18 Mar. 2026
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Independence Eve, a free, popular program that taps live orchestral music and a drone show to celebrate Independence Day, will not take place this year on July 3, said Eric Lazzari, executive director of the Civic Center Conservancy, which works with the city to program and maintain the park.—
John Wenzel,
Denver Post,
18 Mar. 2026
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