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
Amahl Pellegrino, a late-season acquisition from San Jose, replaced Lozano on the left wing and helped orchestrate a four-goal second half for a 4-2 victory with a goal and two assists.
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Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Oct. 2025
Silver also stated that Barbara Ozer had orchestrated their whole appearance on the show hoping to harm Korn politically and personally.
—Steve Belanger, HollywoodReporter, 23 Oct. 2025
Jonathan even orchestrates the circumstances of his own death, following Alison’s suggestion before her accidental demise.
—Isabella Wandermurem, Time, 22 Oct. 2025
Manjinder Singh Sirsa, Delhi’s environment minister, blamed the state government of the adjacent state, and showed videos of stubble burning allegedly orchestrated by their political rival Aam Aadmi Party.
—Rajeev Tyagi, ABC News, 22 Oct. 2025
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Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Oct. 2025
Silver also stated that Barbara Ozer had orchestrated their whole appearance on the show hoping to harm Korn politically and personally.
—Steve Belanger, HollywoodReporter, 23 Oct. 2025
Jonathan even orchestrates the circumstances of his own death, following Alison’s suggestion before her accidental demise.
—Isabella Wandermurem, Time, 22 Oct. 2025
Manjinder Singh Sirsa, Delhi’s environment minister, blamed the state government of the adjacent state, and showed videos of stubble burning allegedly orchestrated by their political rival Aam Aadmi Party.
—Rajeev Tyagi, ABC News, 22 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for orchestrate
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So are the county administrators who manage their benefits.—
JR Radcliffe,
jsonline.com,
24 Oct. 2025
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The dispute began when Nicklaus sold GBI Investors—which had licensed his intellectual property and managed his golf course design business—to Milstein in 2007.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
23 Oct. 2025
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She was elegantly dressed in a cream coat dress adorned with delicate embroidery, paired with matching heels and a coordinating clutch bag.—
Stephanie Giang-Paunon , Ashley Papa,
FOXNews.com,
23 Oct. 2025
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Gerber kept the pastel color theme going with her outfit, slipping into a coordinating pink pleated skirt.—
Kelsey Stewart,
Footwear News,
23 Oct. 2025
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Bessent, who specialized in foreign exchange in a decades-long hedge fund career, organized a $20 billion foreign-exchange swap with Argentina’s central bank earlier this month — an unusual structure that bypassed the US Federal Reserve, which is typically the lead party in such arrangements.—
Daniel Flatley,
Fortune,
27 Oct. 2025
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Alani organized a letter signed by more than 300 former IDS staffers asking for the IU Student Publications Alumni Board to be included in conversations about the IDS's future.—
Cate Charron,
IndyStar,
27 Oct. 2025
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And rather than being designed in a Top Secret military facility—literally, Area 51, used for the U-2—at the expense of billions of taxpayer dollars, Planet’s doing it with around six hundred employees and hardly a security clearance in sight.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 Oct. 2025
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Malladi said Qualcomm would also sell its AI chips and other parts separately, especially for clients such as hyperscalers that prefer to design their own racks.—
Kif Leswing,
CNBC,
27 Oct. 2025
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In conclusion, my careful gameplay doesn’t personally lend itself to reversing transfers, even when planned, but there is occasionally a time and a place for it.—
Holly Shand,
New York Times,
23 Oct. 2025
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The Coast Guard told the outlet that the family had planned to remain anchored between Cape Cod and Martha’s Vineyard throughout the weekend.—
Madison E. Goldberg,
PEOPLE,
23 Oct. 2025
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At the beginning of the week, prepare foods like bean burritos or steamed vegetables to add to salads.—
Merve Ceylan,
Health,
29 Oct. 2025
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Graduates complete the program prepared to join the workforce of intelligence professionals.—
Foreign Affairs,
Foreign Affairs,
29 Oct. 2025
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The attackers begin with highly convincing phishing emails, carefully crafted to appeal to individual staff members.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
25 Oct. 2025
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Each of the figurines are made by artisans in Mexico, who grind cow bones into a paste to craft into the shape of skeletons, Medina said.—
Alyssa N. Salcedo,
jsonline.com,
25 Oct. 2025
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The British military historian John Keegan revealed the hazards of this kind of planning in his anatomy of the Schlieffen Plan, the German strategy for fighting a two-front continental war that was devised, in 1905, by the chief of the army’s general staff, Alfred von Schlieffen.—
Elizabeth D. Samet,
Foreign Affairs,
29 Oct. 2025
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Anime giant Crunchyroll has partnered with Luminopia, a digital health company that devises new treatments for significant neuro-visual disorders, for a new VR treatment for kids with lazy eye (amblyopia).—
Tony Maglio,
HollywoodReporter,
28 Oct. 2025
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“Orchestrate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/orchestrate. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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