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
The Cavaliers offense has been a symphony of cuts and jumpers.
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James L. Edwards Iii, The Athletic, 23 Jan. 2025
These buildings, which are so simple and featureless on the outside, inside are a symphony of activity and constantly moving parts.
—Kerry Brown, Newsweek, 22 Jan. 2025
If an ultra-aged expression is like a symphony, with each eaux-de-vie representing a single note, then artisan bottlings are more like a string quartet or a solo performance.
—Joseph V Micallef, Forbes, 18 Jan. 2025
But for every unique wrinkle or clever bit — a spider’s crawl becomes a thunderous symphony once his hearing becomes sharper — there’s a jump-scare or fake-out cliché that’s less shudder-inducing than checklist-ticking.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 15 Jan. 2025
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James L. Edwards Iii, The Athletic, 23 Jan. 2025
These buildings, which are so simple and featureless on the outside, inside are a symphony of activity and constantly moving parts.
—Kerry Brown, Newsweek, 22 Jan. 2025
If an ultra-aged expression is like a symphony, with each eaux-de-vie representing a single note, then artisan bottlings are more like a string quartet or a solo performance.
—Joseph V Micallef, Forbes, 18 Jan. 2025
But for every unique wrinkle or clever bit — a spider’s crawl becomes a thunderous symphony once his hearing becomes sharper — there’s a jump-scare or fake-out cliché that’s less shudder-inducing than checklist-ticking.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 15 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for symphony
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Despite lovely vocal arrangements (by Dionne McClain-Freeney) and surprisingly rich orchestrations (by Dan Schlosberg) for a band of just six players, little of that registers here.—
Jesse Green,
New York Times,
16 Jan. 2025
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He was captivated by the score, which Park and Aronson describe as a stew of indie music, modern classical orchestration, jazz chords, film scores, and minimalist motor rhythms, with a few jazz-standard pastiche songs mixed in.—
Lisa Wong Macabasco,
Vogue,
23 Jan. 2025
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There was this orchestra playing Handel’s ‘Messiah’ in schools.—
Marta Balaga,
Variety,
1 Feb. 2025
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As music bubbled through the city’s wards, Black orchestras performed for Black audiences and tweaked classical tunes in early antecedents of jazz.—
Eli Wizevich,
Smithsonian Magazine,
31 Jan. 2025
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There should be mirror symmetry in the universe, and that includes the gravitational waves coming from black hole mergers.—
Robert Lea,
Space.com,
7 Feb. 2025
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One study examined levels of asymmetry (a lack or absence of symmetry/sameness on both sides) in different body types.—
Laura Schober,
Health,
4 Feb. 2025
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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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An emotional high point was the film’s six-minute segment of Cooper at England’s Ely Cathedral conducting the finale of Mahler’s Second Symphony — a work Bernstein led 19 times at Lincoln Center from 1963-89, including his 1,000th performance with the philharmonic in 1971.—
Ronald Blum,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
15 Feb. 2024
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As one Heat official said during the recent back-and-forth, plenty of teams win without absolute harmony, including plenty of Heat teams in the past, including a Heat championship team.—
Ira Winderman,
Sun Sentinel,
8 Feb. 2025
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Venus is considered to be in detriment in Aries per traditional astrology — Aries’ impulse and desire for assertion clashes with Venus’ desire for harmony and cooperation, which can make relationships feel more competitive and overwhelmingly passionate than usual.—
Valerie Mesa,
People.com,
4 Feb. 2025
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The study shows that the Palisades fire area has the highest proportion of LEP Asians, followed by those living in the Eaton evacuation zone, where a large segment of the Asian population is located.—
Ruben Vives,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Feb. 2025
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The increase in gross margin is attributed to the higher proportion of direct-to-consumer sales.—
Quartz Intelligence Newsroom,
Quartz,
7 Feb. 2025
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But there’s another, more promising option for budget goals: structural balance targets that tie the spending and revenue trends together.—
Kurt Couchman,
National Review,
11 Feb. 2025
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While markers of bone growth improved in both groups, only the vest set gained better balance.—
Jolene Edgar,
Allure,
11 Feb. 2025
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“Symphony.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/symphony. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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