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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
It is widely considered the greatest recording of the symphony.
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David Denby, The Atlantic, 1 Apr. 2025
One hundred thousand voices meet the thunder of engines, a symphony of speed and spectacle.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 19 Mar. 2025
In the world of winemaking, blending vineyard sites and barrels is a delicate art, akin to a symphony where nature and human expertise work together to create something extraordinary.
—Rachel King, Forbes, 16 Mar. 2025
As concerts started to reappear, Steven Schick, the symphony’s music director at the time, asked him to become the group’s principal cellist.
—Beth Wood, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Mar. 2025
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David Denby, The Atlantic, 1 Apr. 2025
One hundred thousand voices meet the thunder of engines, a symphony of speed and spectacle.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 19 Mar. 2025
In the world of winemaking, blending vineyard sites and barrels is a delicate art, akin to a symphony where nature and human expertise work together to create something extraordinary.
—Rachel King, Forbes, 16 Mar. 2025
As concerts started to reappear, Steven Schick, the symphony’s music director at the time, asked him to become the group’s principal cellist.
—Beth Wood, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for symphony
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Good abstraction: Standardizing data contracts, cross-domain orchestration and common services that support evolution without breaking existing functionality and dependent systems.—
Elliott Cordo,
Forbes.com,
17 Apr. 2025
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By simplifying procurement and enabling seamless data orchestration, Ivalua empowers organizations to operate with greater efficiency, accuracy and agility while elevating procurement teams from a back-office function to a strategic enterprise service.—
Sarah Jones,
Sourcing Journal,
10 Apr. 2025
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Second, an orchestra from the Americas has never been invited to participate until this year — a distinction reserved for our very own Chicago Symphony.—
Hannah Edgar,
Chicago Tribune,
14 Apr. 2025
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On Saturday, it will be staged in Salzburg, with the same conductor and orchestra, and directed by McBurney’s brother, Simon.—
Jeffrey Arlo Brown,
New York Times,
12 Apr. 2025
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On a day that had long been in the books as a tribute to Kevin Keegan, the manager who saved the club from oblivion, dragged it into the Premier League and opened up a world of possibilities, there was a discordant kind of symmetry.—
Chris Waugh,
New York Times,
14 Apr. 2025
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However, there could be some symmetry if the Diamondbacks signed Martinez to nearly bookend his career.—
Dan Freedman,
Forbes,
9 Mar. 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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His neighborhood was similar to my childhood South Shore neighborhood—homeowners, working class and poor people living among each other in harmony and hijinks.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 Apr. 2025
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Runaway June explored harmonies as the members shaped the melody, pointedly emphasizing the trio’s signature.—
Tom Roland,
Billboard,
22 Apr. 2025
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Regardless of China’s choice, a greater proportion of U.S. conventional forces would be left to respond.—
ANDREW S. LIM,
Foreign Affairs,
22 Apr. 2025
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Most of the apartment’s large prewar proportions remain the same, though the galley kitchen has been updated.—
Nick Caruso,
TVLine,
21 Apr. 2025
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The soon-to-be 23-year-old displayed impressive contact balance and routinely churned out additional yards after being hit, but his workload in college (879 carries in five years) raises questions about his long-term outlook in the NFL. 191.—
James Boyd,
New York Times,
26 Apr. 2025
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On balance this leads to a more stable, efficient, cheaper, and cleaner power grid.—
Umair Irfan,
Wired News,
26 Apr. 2025
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“Symphony.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/symphony. Accessed 29 Apr. 2025.
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