as in symphony
a usually large group of musicians playing together
the orchestra will be performing a selection of Beethoven pieces tomorrow night
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Recent Examples of orchestra
Lose a tail and stem cells in the spinal cord sync up like an orchestra, accelerating their division in unison to rebuild the missing structure.
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Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 1 May 2025
That’s enough points to redeem for an orchestra seat to a Broadway show for as low as $36.
—Paul Grein, Billboard, 30 Apr. 2025
More than 300 people were inside Jet Set nightclub in the capital of Santo Domingo when the roof collapsed around 1 a.m. on the morning of April 8 during a performance of merengue artist Rubby Pérez and his orchestra, authorities said.
—CNN Money, 24 Apr. 2025
In the latest instance of a pop star venturing into musical theater, Gloria Estefan and her daughter, songwriter and singer Emily Estefan, announced today an in-the-works show about … a scrap-metal orchestra.
—David Browne, Rolling Stone, 24 Apr. 2025
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Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 1 May 2025
That’s enough points to redeem for an orchestra seat to a Broadway show for as low as $36.
—Paul Grein, Billboard, 30 Apr. 2025
More than 300 people were inside Jet Set nightclub in the capital of Santo Domingo when the roof collapsed around 1 a.m. on the morning of April 8 during a performance of merengue artist Rubby Pérez and his orchestra, authorities said.
—CNN Money, 24 Apr. 2025
In the latest instance of a pop star venturing into musical theater, Gloria Estefan and her daughter, songwriter and singer Emily Estefan, announced today an in-the-works show about … a scrap-metal orchestra.
—David Browne, Rolling Stone, 24 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for orchestra
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Stomp the gas and the flat-six crescendos while letting off releases a raspy symphony accompanied by percussive bangs and pops.—
Matthew MacConnell,
Forbes.com,
28 Apr. 2025
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Shelley will be just the third music director in the history of the symphony, beginning an initial five-year term in the 2026-27 season.—
Jessica Gelt,
Los Angeles Times,
28 Apr. 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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“Orchestra.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/orchestra. Accessed 15 May. 2025.
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