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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
All these years later, Corigliano’s symphony has outlasted those skirmishes and emerged sounding fresh and exciting and powerful.
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Justin Davidson, Vulture, 22 Sep. 2025
Our food choices are guided by environmental and social cues — integrated with an internal symphony of hormonal and neural signals — an orchestra all conducted by the brain.
—Sandee Lamotte, CNN Money, 22 Sep. 2025
Lair’s dad was a flutist in the symphony.
—George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Sep. 2025
The program traces a path from Zehetmair’s contemporary turbulence back through the romantic reconciliation of Johannes Brahms’ last orchestral work to Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s final symphony.
—Sheila Regan, Twin Cities, 13 Sep. 2025
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Justin Davidson, Vulture, 22 Sep. 2025
Our food choices are guided by environmental and social cues — integrated with an internal symphony of hormonal and neural signals — an orchestra all conducted by the brain.
—Sandee Lamotte, CNN Money, 22 Sep. 2025
Lair’s dad was a flutist in the symphony.
—George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Sep. 2025
The program traces a path from Zehetmair’s contemporary turbulence back through the romantic reconciliation of Johannes Brahms’ last orchestral work to Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s final symphony.
—Sheila Regan, Twin Cities, 13 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for symphony
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Without proper orchestration, your effective output can be zero.—
Marco Argenti,
Time,
2 Oct. 2025
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While independent reviews have dismissed claims of FBI orchestration, Patel’s criticism of Wray keeps pressure on the bureau, and his contradictory comments to Trump's regarding January 6 highlight divisions within the Republican Party over how to interpret the events at the Capitol.—
Emma Marsden,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 Sep. 2025
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There’s screaming electric guitar AND an orchestra.—
Marta Balaga,
Variety,
2 Oct. 2025
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The night before, Ellington led his own orchestra in a performance at the bandshell.—
Chris Foran,
jsonline.com,
1 Oct. 2025
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Aim for symmetry with your arms for proper circulation.—
Andee Tagle,
NPR,
2 Oct. 2025
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Libras would also appreciate a gift card for a manicure, or a piece of art, or a print that uses symmetry or paired imagery as a nod to their scale symbol.—
Jessie Quinn,
StyleCaster,
30 Sep. 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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The music cut out, leaving the three of them to deliver powerful harmonies before the band kicked back in.—
Steven J. Horowitz,
Variety,
5 Oct. 2025
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Libra is an air and cardinal sign that finds balance, harmony and peace in the law and relationships.—
Lisa Stardust,
Vogue,
2 Oct. 2025
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Their 105mm rise kept proportion taut, while the cutout ankle strap echoed the house’s ongoing exploration of tactile hardware — recently updated with T-Latch sandals and tortoiseshell-heel variations, as seen on Kylie Jenner walking into the show.—
Maggie Clancy,
Footwear News,
2 Oct. 2025
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Vitor Pereira’s side have generated a good proportion of shots inside the box at 70 per cent, but no player has attempted more than wide attacker Rodrigo Gomes (seven, level with their striker Jorgen Strand Larsen), who has featured for just 166 minutes.—
Anantaajith Raghuraman,
New York Times,
2 Oct. 2025
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This enables the whole brain system to return to a state of balance.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
7 Oct. 2025
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And this inflatable water mat makes tummy time a blast, while helping little ones develop better balance and stronger core muscles.—
Anja Webb,
Parents,
7 Oct. 2025
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“Symphony.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/symphony. Accessed 7 Oct. 2025.
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