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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
Someone will look back on 2025 and pick through the mountain of symphonies and movies and novels and museum exhibits that were being offered this fall and will deduce this was what America and Chicago were thinking in 2025.
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Chicago Tribune, 5 Sep. 2025
The man with the famously euphonious voice narrated a video about blues music while the musicians played classic blues songs backed by the symphony.
—Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 4 Sep. 2025
Beethoven’s most popular symphony.
—Liz Rothaus Bertrand, Charlotte Observer, 2 Sep. 2025
The symphony of all those emotions has been the greatest soundtrack and most consequential companion.
—Raechal Shewfelt, EW.com, 25 Aug. 2025
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Chicago Tribune, 5 Sep. 2025
The man with the famously euphonious voice narrated a video about blues music while the musicians played classic blues songs backed by the symphony.
—Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 4 Sep. 2025
Beethoven’s most popular symphony.
—Liz Rothaus Bertrand, Charlotte Observer, 2 Sep. 2025
The symphony of all those emotions has been the greatest soundtrack and most consequential companion.
—Raechal Shewfelt, EW.com, 25 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for symphony
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Schiff's book will be complemented by music and lyrics from Gwendolyn Sanford and Brandon Jay, while Karla Garcia will choreograph and Keith Harrison Dworkin will handle music supervision, arrangements and orchestrations.—
Jen Juneau,
PEOPLE,
4 Sep. 2025
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At the same time, demand for AI infrastructure — from orchestration to observability to memory — will drive strategic acquisitions of the building blocks of the AI-native stack.—
Bessemer Venture Partners,
Forbes.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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Ticketholders can enjoy a pre-concert festival including storytelling, musical games and hands-on activities in the lobby of Knight Theater as well as a more relaxed atmosphere than a typical orchestra concert.—
Virginia Brown,
Charlotte Observer,
3 Sep. 2025
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This reveals microglia as unexpected conductors in the brain's blood pressure orchestra, fine-tuning neuron-glia interactions through astrocyte pruning.—
Pranjal Malewar,
New Atlas,
3 Sep. 2025
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In another section, male nudes celebrate the body with an ode to classic perfection, enhancing strength and symmetry through a refined use of light and composition.—
Andrea Onate,
Footwear News,
3 Sep. 2025
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Unlike piezoelectricity, flexoelectricity can occur in materials of any symmetry.—
Sujita Sinha,
Interesting Engineering,
3 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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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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Ruthlessly exiling those players sent a clear message about the importance of squad harmony, but arguably handed the leverage in negotiations to buying clubs, driving down their prices and delaying their departures.—
James McNicholas,
New York Times,
8 Sep. 2025
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An award-winning La Jolla ensemble is gearing up for a show full of sublime harmonies and a cappella tunes.—
Noah Lyons,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
5 Sep. 2025
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To put it in different terms, between 2015-16 and 2019-20, the proportion of ‘Big Six’ signings that were from the rest of the Premier League hovered between 11 and 14 per cent.—
Oliver Kay,
New York Times,
4 Sep. 2025
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The new collection introduces a new base size, standardized waist and leg lengths, and refined proportions to deliver more consistent, flattering fits.—
Angela Velasquez,
Sourcing Journal,
4 Sep. 2025
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At the same time, concern is growing about how certain food additives and preservatives may disrupt the gut’s delicate balance.—
Abby Norman,
Verywell Health,
9 Sep. 2025
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Late in the second quarter, facing second-and-10 from the Pittsburgh 35, Rodgers led receiver Calvin Austin III perfectly with one of those off-balance wrist-flick throws 14 yards past the line of scrimmage from the far hash, for a 30-yard gain.—
Mike Sando,
New York Times,
8 Sep. 2025
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“Symphony.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/symphony. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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