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symphony orchestra

NOUN
large orchestra
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She has two children in the program, her 8-year-old son who was a Sprouts percussionist, and her 13-year-old daughter, Romina Sanchez, a cellist in the symphony orchestra.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 25, 2025

That same year, Life magazine quoted an unnamed member of a symphony orchestra griping that Sinatra actually had the temerity to tell them what tempos he wanted his arrangements played in.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 20, 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

For the intro, I wanted to create maybe a Stanley Kubrick movie soundscape, but of course I didn’t have a symphony orchestra or synthesizers or any of that kind of stuff.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 3, 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



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