as in musical
having a pleasing mixture of notes
the symphonic chorus of frogs in the spring
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Recent Examples of symphonic
This philosophy is reflected in the season’s programming, which balances symphonic masterworks with contemporary voices.
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Amy Carleton, Charlotte Observer, 11 Mar. 2025
On the record, audiophiles can hear celestial and gentle percussion, thumping bass, hypnotic synths, Gray’s own vocals, a buildup that crescendos into a drop that sparks pure elation, symphonic sounds and more.
—Lisa Kocay, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2025
Beck will bring his symphonic reinvention back to North American stages this summer, with nine concerts across eight cities backed by local orchestras.
—Brian Hiatt, Rolling Stone, 3 Mar. 2025
Blumberg similarly eschewed typical symphonic tools in favor of a Brutalist score built around field recordings.
—Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 27 Feb. 2025
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Amy Carleton, Charlotte Observer, 11 Mar. 2025
On the record, audiophiles can hear celestial and gentle percussion, thumping bass, hypnotic synths, Gray’s own vocals, a buildup that crescendos into a drop that sparks pure elation, symphonic sounds and more.
—Lisa Kocay, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2025
Beck will bring his symphonic reinvention back to North American stages this summer, with nine concerts across eight cities backed by local orchestras.
—Brian Hiatt, Rolling Stone, 3 Mar. 2025
Blumberg similarly eschewed typical symphonic tools in favor of a Brutalist score built around field recordings.
—Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 27 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for symphonic
Adjective
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The singer-songwriter is certainly gearing up for her next major musical chapter, and work on another collection of some kind seems to have already started – at least, if a recent comment from a Swedish DJ is to be believed.—
Hugh McIntyre,
Forbes.com,
14 Apr. 2025
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That would be the Mahler Festival, a musical G20 summit of sorts celebrating the life and legacy of Gustav Mahler.—
Hannah Edgar,
Chicago Tribune,
14 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Queen may have started as a four-piece rock band but their ambitions and grandiose stage shows led to lavish studio productions that took them in orchestral and operatic directions.—
Christopher Arnott,
Hartford Courant,
10 Apr. 2025
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The album version shifts from what could at first be mistaken for a pastoral, pleasant crooner about country life into a four-alarm fire, crackling with impatient riffs by the first refrain, when horns pile insistently on top of each other only to strip back, again, to an orchestral piano hymn.—
Shana Naomi Krochmal,
Vulture,
4 Apr. 2025
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Zambrano’s sweet, melodious voice is beautifully complemented by Noreh’s velvety tones.—
Tere Aguilera,
Billboard,
28 Feb. 2025
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People hurrying by spoke in melodious foreign languages.—
New York Times,
New York Times,
9 Feb. 2025
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“Symphonic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/symphonic. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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