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 The composer, who was born and raised in Buenos Aires, Argentina, in a Jewish-Argentine family, grew up surrounded by a diverse orchestra of musical inspiration. Madison E. Goldberg, People.com, 27 June 2025 Features film montage of iconic scenes from over 200 episodes, synchronized to live orchestra performing Toshio Masuda's original score. Luann Gibbs, The Enquirer, 26 June 2025 Board member Josh Gertz, concerned about costs, wondered if the band and orchestra could perhaps share the same room but was told that was not realistic. Bob Skolnik, Chicago Tribune, 7 July 2025 Folds will also be touring solo and accompanied by orchestras across the U.S., with more information available here. Mankaprr Conteh, Rolling Stone, 4 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for orchestra
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Noun
  • The symphony’s parts for the Sphere show were recorded on the Sphere stage and will be incorporated into the visuals, Brown says.
    Melinda Newman, Billboard, 15 July 2025
  • There were still a few lots of uncleared rubble on the commercial strip, like frozen images from a lingering nightmare, but there was music as well — a buzz-saw symphony of new construction.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 12 July 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
  • 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 30 Jul. 2025.

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