as in to manage
to work out the details and guide the doing or making of (something)
She orchestrated a brilliant publicity campaign.
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Recent Examples of orchestrate
The rapper Kid Cudi, who briefly dated Ventura in 2011, accused Combs of breaking into his house and, on a separate occasion, orchestrating an arson on his car.
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Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 2 July 2025
But Monday’s move, orchestrated by Pac-12 commissioner Teresa Gould, offers real estate where football matters, money flows and potential exists.
—Jon Wilner, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 June 2025
The most effective leaders may be those who excel at orchestrating networks of AI agents—individuals who understand how to align autonomous tools toward a coherent vision.
—Net Kohen, Forbes.com, 27 June 2025
Javier Bardem stars as the F1 team owner who orchestrates the scheme.
—Pamela McClintock, HollywoodReporter, 27 June 2025
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Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 2 July 2025
But Monday’s move, orchestrated by Pac-12 commissioner Teresa Gould, offers real estate where football matters, money flows and potential exists.
—Jon Wilner, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 June 2025
The most effective leaders may be those who excel at orchestrating networks of AI agents—individuals who understand how to align autonomous tools toward a coherent vision.
—Net Kohen, Forbes.com, 27 June 2025
Javier Bardem stars as the F1 team owner who orchestrates the scheme.
—Pamela McClintock, HollywoodReporter, 27 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for orchestrate
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Cortisol can also manage how your body fat and muscles use glucose.—
Bruce Y. Lee,
Forbes.com,
5 July 2025
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The rest of the crimes followed the same pattern: Sometime between 1:30 a.m. and 3:30 a.m., the suspects managed to break open a security gate and the front door to a store before emptying the register.—
Thomas Tracy,
New York Daily News,
5 July 2025
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The Northeastern Forest Fire Protection Compact and Northeast Coordination Center coordinated the deployment.—
Sean Krofssik,
Hartford Courant,
4 July 2025
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Last month, the Baltic governments met to coordinate a mass evacuation plan in the event of war, possibly spurred by fears over Zapad 2025, a large joint Russian-Belarusian military exercise.—
Brady Knox,
The Washington Examiner,
3 July 2025
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Grayson knew McCray from church, and had hired her to organize events before she was incarcerated.—
Tom Daykin,
jsonline.com,
14 July 2025
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There’s an artist-in-residency program organized in partnership with the Paseo Project and a gallery; its inaugural show celebrated artists whose works are found throughout the hotel and artisans who helped with renovations.—
AFAR Media,
AFAR Media,
14 July 2025
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Too many projects fail because the architects never designed a quantifiable hypothesis.—
Rick Burton,
Sportico.com,
5 July 2025
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However, this report also argued that Al chatbots have the potential to be effective extenders of therapy if designed appropriate and supervised by a qualified professional.—
Eric Wood,
Forbes.com,
5 July 2025
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Sadly for some, this signals the end for Zigbee support, as Ikea plans to replace its Zigbee gadgets with Matter devices.—
Julian Chokkattu,
Wired News,
12 July 2025
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After severe weather cancellations on Friday, Harley Davidson Homecoming events are expected to continue as planned on July 12th.—
Kylie Volavongsa,
jsonline.com,
12 July 2025
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Drink it in the sun to refresh while preparing, use it in your recipes to caramelize or sweeten and pair it to help your tongue handle when there’s a lot going on.—
Chelsea Davis,
Forbes.com,
2 July 2025
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Judge Leslie Southwick, who was appointed by George W. Bush, said the gang might not be preparing for a larger military invasion, but engaging in activities similar to the threats from enemy ships or Native Americans when the statute was written.—
Bart Jansen,
USA Today,
1 July 2025
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For example, Amazon is using generative AI to power highly personalized product recommendations, crafting descriptions and suggestions that adapt to individual browsing habits.—
Kevan Yalowitz,
Forbes.com,
11 July 2025
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Generic Modern Container Tiny Home This 20-foot-deep compact house is crafted from high-quality materials, including durable steel designed to withstand harsh weather, according to the seller.—
Toni Sutton,
People.com,
11 July 2025
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The breath-freshener smell that Marks had devised was a combination of laurel leaves—peculiar to the modern sensibility, but not off-putting—and musk.—
Margaret Talbot,
New Yorker,
10 July 2025
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This ignores a fundamental problem of innovation and inventiveness, which is that many of the innovative geniuses who devised transformative inventions failed to profit financially from their own ingenuity while more aggressive, entrepreneurial bystanders claimed credit and profit.—
Preston Fore,
Fortune,
10 July 2025
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“Orchestrate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/orchestrate. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.
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