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Definitions

symphony orchestra

NOUN

large orchestra

Synonyms

STRONGEST

chamber orchestra

WEAK

philharmonic

Example Sentences

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It’s a grand work operating on the largest scale, with a symphony orchestra, choirs and odes to saints rendered in many languages.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 25, 2025

An actual symphony orchestra rerecorded “Oz’s” mono score on the very same MGM stage used in 1939, allegedly with some of the same instruments.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 3, 2025

Phil president and chief executive last summer, and with it she proposes a possible rethink of the very nature of how a symphony orchestra might operate in the future.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 2, 2025

Next year, he will become the first Latin American to lead the New York Philharmonic, the oldest symphony orchestra in the US.

From BBC • Aug. 22, 2025

Someone’s arm was coming out from under a bed, moving like they were conducting a symphony orchestra.

From "Feed" by M.T. Anderson