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
As the couples separate to argue in private or individuals retreat to lick their wounds, the writer-director periodically cuts between them, so that their conversations or coping mechanisms become a single symphony of hurt and anger and misunderstanding.
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Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 10 June 2025
As commuters unload from carpools passing through the parking lot of a Tri-Rail station on a recent weekday morning, they’re greeted by a symphony of construction while waiting for their trains.
—Cd Goette-Luciak, Miami Herald, 23 June 2025
Some of these are symphony bookings, some are venue rentals by the world’s two largest concert promoters, Live Nation and AEG/Goldenvoice.
—George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 June 2025
The song has 57 musicians, a mix between mariachi and a symphony.
—Isabela Raygoza, Billboard, 20 June 2025
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Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 10 June 2025
As commuters unload from carpools passing through the parking lot of a Tri-Rail station on a recent weekday morning, they’re greeted by a symphony of construction while waiting for their trains.
—Cd Goette-Luciak, Miami Herald, 23 June 2025
Some of these are symphony bookings, some are venue rentals by the world’s two largest concert promoters, Live Nation and AEG/Goldenvoice.
—George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 June 2025
The song has 57 musicians, a mix between mariachi and a symphony.
—Isabela Raygoza, Billboard, 20 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for symphony
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These strategies could shift the union’s role from opposition to orchestration, crafting frameworks for introducing AI and ensuring that human capital remains central to corporate strategy.—
Michelle Mbekeani,
Forbes.com,
29 June 2025
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Price's original orchestration was among the scores rediscovered in that Illinois attic.—
Eric E. Harrison,
Arkansas Online,
28 June 2025
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Board member Josh Gertz, concerned about costs, wondered if the band and orchestra could perhaps share the same room but was told that was not realistic.—
Bob Skolnik,
Chicago Tribune,
7 July 2025
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Folds will also be touring solo and accompanied by orchestras across the U.S., with more information available here.—
Mankaprr Conteh,
Rolling Stone,
4 July 2025
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Those sides beat West Germany and Spain in their finals, providing a symmetry to Carsley’s finals that seemed almost too good to be true.—
Art de Roché,
New York Times,
28 June 2025
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There's a tragic kind of symmetry in the way Carmen Berzatto, a guy who grew up in household devoid of nurturing, later devotes his life to caring for strangers.—
EW.com,
EW.com,
26 June 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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The Light On White design aesthetic celebrates nature’s inspirations in a search for harmony, simplicity, and raw beauty.—
Dan Howarth,
Architectural Digest,
7 July 2025
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That’s because this light, crisp and refreshing style is all about balance, and striking the right harmony among the ingredients.—
Erik Ofgang,
Forbes.com,
7 July 2025
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Of the 10 colleges and universities in North Carolina with the highest proportion of students getting Pell grants, six are community colleges, according to data from the National Center for Education Statistics.—
Rebecca Noel,
Charlotte Observer,
1 July 2025
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The new species was identified by its DNA, size, body proportions, texture, coloring and other subtle physical features, the study said.—
Aspen Pflughoeft,
Miami Herald,
30 June 2025
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The full menu features ten alcoholic and ten no-low ABV serves, each carefully modernized using advanced techniques, refined ingredients, and a fresh approach to balance and presentation.—
Amber Love Bond,
Forbes.com,
7 July 2025
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By the late 1800s, in one of their many acts of unsettling America’s natural balance, white men had hunted wolves and mountain lions to extinction in the East.—
Helen Whybrow
July 7,
Literary Hub,
7 July 2025
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“Symphony.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/symphony. Accessed 12 Jul. 2025.
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