as in orchestra
a usually large group of musicians playing together
plays oboe in the local symphony orchestra
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Recent Examples of symphony orchestra
The date is part of a short-run of gigs where the chart-topping band will be performing with symphony orchestras.
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Jim Harrington, Mercury News, 1 Oct. 2025
The seven-city tour will also feature full symphony orchestras.
—Thania Garcia, Variety, 16 Sep. 2025
Every sizable American city has its symphony orchestra, but will this always be true?
—David Denby, New Yorker, 20 July 2025
While the virtuoso has performed with symphony orchestras and legends like Wynton Marsalis and Harry Belafonte, her gig in Montreal was an acoustic set.
—Joanne Shurvell, Forbes.com, 11 July 2025
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Jim Harrington, Mercury News, 1 Oct. 2025
The seven-city tour will also feature full symphony orchestras.
—Thania Garcia, Variety, 16 Sep. 2025
Every sizable American city has its symphony orchestra, but will this always be true?
—David Denby, New Yorker, 20 July 2025
While the virtuoso has performed with symphony orchestras and legends like Wynton Marsalis and Harry Belafonte, her gig in Montreal was an acoustic set.
—Joanne Shurvell, Forbes.com, 11 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for symphony orchestra
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Conducting an orchestra Imagine a large language model ensemble as an orchestra where each musician – an individual large language model – comes in at certain times based on the cues received from the conductor.—
Ricky J. Sethi,
The Conversation,
26 Jan. 2026
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Being an official performer in an orchestra is valuable for musicians, Suwandi said.—
Joseph States,
Chicago Tribune,
26 Jan. 2026
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The name of the hall was quietly changed last fall to the Miller Family Theater at Jacobs Music Center, following a generous behest to the symphony by donors who do not want their full names disclosed or publicized.—
George Varga,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
30 Jan. 2026
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Philip Glass has withdrawn the premiere of his symphony from the center, and Stephen Schwartz, Issa Rae, Renee Fleming, Hamilton and many more artists have canceled their engagements there.—
Caitlin Huston,
HollywoodReporter,
29 Jan. 2026
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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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“Symphony orchestra.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/symphony%20orchestra. Accessed 1 Feb. 2026.
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