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
The company warmly invites clients to witness the process firsthand, a symphony of specialized skills that begins long before final assembly.
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Robb Report Studio, Robb Report, 10 Oct. 2025
Corigliano wrote his symphony in the late nineteen-eighties, to lament friends who had died of AIDS and to decry indifference to those deaths.
—Alex Ross, New Yorker, 6 Oct. 2025
The underlying technology was supposed to be a sophisticated symphony of AI, sensors, visual data and RFID technologies to achieve that experience.
—Brian Moore, Fortune, 1 Oct. 2025
The symphony isn’t sharing details on which candidates are on the shortlist.
—Ed Masley, AZCentral.com, 29 Sep. 2025
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Robb Report Studio, Robb Report, 10 Oct. 2025
Corigliano wrote his symphony in the late nineteen-eighties, to lament friends who had died of AIDS and to decry indifference to those deaths.
—Alex Ross, New Yorker, 6 Oct. 2025
The underlying technology was supposed to be a sophisticated symphony of AI, sensors, visual data and RFID technologies to achieve that experience.
—Brian Moore, Fortune, 1 Oct. 2025
The symphony isn’t sharing details on which candidates are on the shortlist.
—Ed Masley, AZCentral.com, 29 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for symphony
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Special mention, too, goes to William David B John’s lush orchestrations and the show’s gorgeous choral work.—
Frank Rizzo,
Variety,
17 Oct. 2025
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The group’s follow-up, Music from ‘The Elder,’ was a 1982 concept album that added orchestration to the Kiss sound.—
Erik Pedersen,
Deadline,
16 Oct. 2025
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Many of his children and grandchildren created multiple orchestras after his death, all still playing his golden repertoire.—
NPR,
NPR,
13 Oct. 2025
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Sprott, with the Black Orchestral Network, which reached out to Jones shortly after his tenure was denied, said many Black musicians feel isolated in an orchestra setting.—
Matti Gellman,
Kansas City Star,
13 Oct. 2025
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However organized Smith’s images might appear to be in their composition and symmetry, spontaneity was essential and his work was very much like improv, his wife said.—
Rosemary Feitelberg,
Footwear News,
16 Oct. 2025
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This breaks the mirror symmetry, and the weak force is the only force to do it.—
Paul Sutter,
Space.com,
14 Oct. 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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Now, trend forecasts show that design professionals will favor more tone-on-tone, cohesive palettes that tend to offer a sense of calm, visual harmony, and longevity.—
Shivani Vyas,
Better Homes & Gardens,
18 Oct. 2025
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The group remains committed to intricate harmonies, which are a source of the album’s unique pleasures.—
Hanif Abdurraqib,
New Yorker,
18 Oct. 2025
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The magnitude of his passing is of epic proportions, and beyond comprehension.—
Marlene Lenthang,
NBC news,
17 Oct. 2025
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The numbers fluctuate over the years, but, as a broad trend, the improvement in pass completion and the number of passes made per game over the past decade was accompanied by a significant rise in goals scored and, in particular, the proportion of goals scored from open play.—
Oliver Kay,
New York Times,
16 Oct. 2025
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Its improved flexibility, joint control, and mechanical balance enable it to mimic human movement more closely than ever before.—
Georgina Jedikovska,
Interesting Engineering,
20 Oct. 2025
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Warm yet breathable, polo sweaters strike the ideal balance for fall weather.—
Nicol Natale,
PEOPLE,
20 Oct. 2025
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“Symphony.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/symphony. Accessed 23 Oct. 2025.
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