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
So many great composers write extraordinary symphonies about the season, inspired by its natural themes of rebirth, growth, change, warmth and sunny brightness.
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Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 30 Mar. 2025
Your workforce symphony can be enhanced with flexible talent when needed.
—Nolan Hout, Forbes.com, 28 Mar. 2025
But she’s never written a witchy house symphony quite like this.
—Kristen S. Hé, Vulture, 19 Mar. 2025
Delhi, India is one of those cities that never sleeps, where the hum of traffic and the symphony of car horns create a constant backdrop to daily life.
—Cassell Ferere, Forbes, 9 Mar. 2025
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Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 30 Mar. 2025
Your workforce symphony can be enhanced with flexible talent when needed.
—Nolan Hout, Forbes.com, 28 Mar. 2025
But she’s never written a witchy house symphony quite like this.
—Kristen S. Hé, Vulture, 19 Mar. 2025
Delhi, India is one of those cities that never sleeps, where the hum of traffic and the symphony of car horns create a constant backdrop to daily life.
—Cassell Ferere, Forbes, 9 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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Sweeping strings and layered harmonies bring richness to the track, as Erivo sends her unparalleled voice to new heights on this dizzying new song.—
Stephen Daw,
Billboard,
11 Apr. 2025
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Medium-full, with excellent harmony and varietal character.—
Tom Hyland,
Forbes.com,
9 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 white flowers also provide a balance to the golden design.—
Celeste Polanco,
Essence,
14 Apr. 2025
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Interest begins accruing the day after the tax deadline on any unpaid balance.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
14 Apr. 2025
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“Symphony.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/symphony. Accessed 25 Apr. 2025.
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