as in to coincide
to be in agreement on every point
the Union and the Confederate accounts of the battle don't dovetail at all
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Recent Examples of dovetail
According to Chainalysis data, the recent flurry of crypto attacks dovetails with the rising price of bitcoin, which recently traded as high as $120,000 and is up more than 90% in the last 12 months.
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Julie Goldenberg, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2025
This dovetails with mounting evidence from investment banks and surveys of layoff announcements, as Goldman Sachs has calculated a shrinking premium from a college degree, implying that entry-level workers are struggling to differentiate themselves in this hiring climate.
—Jason Ma, Fortune, 26 Aug. 2025
Grand said more sidewalk cafes would dovetail with other recent Old Town improvements, including a new gateway sign on San Diego Avenue and upgrades to Heritage Park.
—David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Aug. 2025
And its high-riding, good-visibility seating position dovetails with the current craze for high-riding SUVs.
—The Detroit News, Chicago Tribune, 6 Aug. 2025
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Julie Goldenberg, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2025
This dovetails with mounting evidence from investment banks and surveys of layoff announcements, as Goldman Sachs has calculated a shrinking premium from a college degree, implying that entry-level workers are struggling to differentiate themselves in this hiring climate.
—Jason Ma, Fortune, 26 Aug. 2025
Grand said more sidewalk cafes would dovetail with other recent Old Town improvements, including a new gateway sign on San Diego Avenue and upgrades to Heritage Park.
—David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Aug. 2025
And its high-riding, good-visibility seating position dovetails with the current craze for high-riding SUVs.
—The Detroit News, Chicago Tribune, 6 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dovetail
Verb
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That sentiment has coincided with plummeting sales of Teslas, particularly in Europe.—
Liz Hoffman,
semafor.com,
16 Sep. 2025
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Williams, 92, is a Jamaican immigrant with end-stage kidney disease whose roof, parts of which are nine and 19 years old, began to leak after a period of heavy weather in late September that coincided with the passage of Hurricane Helene.—
Mario Ariza,
ProPublica,
15 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The entity lists an address that corresponds to a San Francisco office of the Jordan Park Group, a financial investment company.—
Sara B. Hansen,
Denver Post,
13 Sep. 2025
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Similarly, Whitehouse is not yet the ranking member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, a title that tends to correspond, roughly, to tenure.—
Jeremy Lott,
The Washington Examiner,
12 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Women are gaining ground not by conforming to traditional leadership norms but by reshaping them.—
Roger Sands,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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The memory foam conforms to your head to relieve pressure, and the cooling case helps with temperature.—
Nora Colomer
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FOXNews.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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With a cozy cottage feel, the Allwood Claudia Tiny Home Kit fits in anywhere from the woods, to the waterside, or even in your backyard (depending on your HOA).—
Gabriela Izquierdo,
Southern Living,
12 Sep. 2025
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That means having to cut jokes that don't fit his do-no-harm MO.—
Erin Jensen,
USA Today,
11 Sep. 2025
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“Dovetail.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dovetail. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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