1
as in orchestration
a balanced, pleasing, or suitable arrangement of parts
the satisfying symphony of color in Renoir's canvases
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as in orchestra
a usually large group of musicians playing together
a performance of a Bach concerto by the San Antonio Symphony
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Recent Examples of symphony
It is widely considered the greatest recording of the symphony.
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David Denby, The Atlantic, 1 Apr. 2025
One hundred thousand voices meet the thunder of engines, a symphony of speed and spectacle.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 19 Mar. 2025
In the world of winemaking, blending vineyard sites and barrels is a delicate art, akin to a symphony where nature and human expertise work together to create something extraordinary.
—Rachel King, Forbes, 16 Mar. 2025
As concerts started to reappear, Steven Schick, the symphony’s music director at the time, asked him to become the group’s principal cellist.
—Beth Wood, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Mar. 2025
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David Denby, The Atlantic, 1 Apr. 2025
One hundred thousand voices meet the thunder of engines, a symphony of speed and spectacle.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 19 Mar. 2025
In the world of winemaking, blending vineyard sites and barrels is a delicate art, akin to a symphony where nature and human expertise work together to create something extraordinary.
—Rachel King, Forbes, 16 Mar. 2025
As concerts started to reappear, Steven Schick, the symphony’s music director at the time, asked him to become the group’s principal cellist.
—Beth Wood, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for symphony
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Two-time Tony winners Christopher Wheeldon will handle direction and choreography with Tom Kitt (Next To Normal) on music supervision, arrangements, and orchestrations.—
Greg Evans,
Deadline,
23 Apr. 2025
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Christopher Wheeldon is directing and choreographing, and music supervision, arrangements, and orchestrations are in the two-time Tony-winning hands of Tom Kitt.—
Jazz Monroe,
Pitchfork,
23 Apr. 2025
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How Mark Morris showed the way April 15, 2025 The top orchestras in Berlin, Vienna, New York, Munich and elsewhere play popular concerts in parks, often awaking new audiences to their wares.—
Mark Swed,
Los Angeles Times,
24 Apr. 2025
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Watch Desplat conduct the Jurassic World Rebirth orchestra in EW's exclusive preview video at the top of this post before the film releases July 2 in theaters.—
Joey Nolfi,
EW.com,
22 Apr. 2025
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The eyebrow trend embraces their natural growth and invites us to leave behind the obsession with symmetry.—
Dulce Moncada,
Glamour,
7 Apr. 2025
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At a memorial service held by Vincent’s old schoolmates in California, his friends brought slices of apples to share and reminisced about the apple slices in his lunchbox, cut with absolute symmetry.—
Yiyun Li,
The New Yorker,
23 Mar. 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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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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His neighborhood was similar to my childhood South Shore neighborhood—homeowners, working class and poor people living among each other in harmony and hijinks.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 Apr. 2025
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Runaway June explored harmonies as the members shaped the melody, pointedly emphasizing the trio’s signature.—
Tom Roland,
Billboard,
22 Apr. 2025
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Regardless of China’s choice, a greater proportion of U.S. conventional forces would be left to respond.—
ANDREW S. LIM,
Foreign Affairs,
22 Apr. 2025
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Most of the apartment’s large prewar proportions remain the same, though the galley kitchen has been updated.—
Nick Caruso,
TVLine,
21 Apr. 2025
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The soon-to-be 23-year-old displayed impressive contact balance and routinely churned out additional yards after being hit, but his workload in college (879 carries in five years) raises questions about his long-term outlook in the NFL. 191.—
James Boyd,
New York Times,
26 Apr. 2025
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On balance this leads to a more stable, efficient, cheaper, and cleaner power grid.—
Umair Irfan,
Wired News,
26 Apr. 2025
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“Symphony.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/symphony. Accessed 4 May. 2025.
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