choreograph

cho·reo·graph | \ ˈkȯr-ē-ə-ˌgraf

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choreographed; choreographing; choreographs

Definition of choreograph

transitive verb

1 : to compose the choreography of choreograph a ballet

2 : to arrange or direct the movements, progress, or details of a carefully choreographed meeting

intransitive verb

: to engage in choreography

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Examples of choreograph in a Sentence

She was hired to choreograph the ballet routines. the advance team completely choreographed the candidate's campaign appearances

Recent Examples on the Web Co-Artistic Directors Renée Jaworski and Matt Kent will choreograph three, five-minute pieces for 15 USJ students throughout the USJ campus. — courant.com, "Community News For The West Hartford Edition," 24 Sep. 2020 Who among us did not choreograph a full interpretive dance to this song in the second grade? — Andrea Wurzburger, PEOPLE.com, "Dancing with the Stars Predictions: Here's What Every Contestant Should Dance to on Night One," 2 Sep. 2020 Milwaukee Ballet artistic director Michael Pink will choreograph the show. — Jim Higgins, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "Skylight Music Theatre revamps 2020-'21 season, plans small-cast shows for limited-capacity audiences," 1 Sep. 2020 The goal: choreograph a sharp contrast with the Democratic National Convention that's set to take place one week earlier, Aug. 17-20, in Milwaukee. — Joey Garrison, USA TODAY, "GOP, Democratic leaders rush to overhaul convention plans in era of COVID-19," 14 June 2020 As businesses reopen, signs can choreograph pedestrian flow, remind customers to keep six feet apart, and help coworkers navigate new social greetings. — Anne Quito, Quartz at Work, "The sophisticated design behind a simple coronavirus sign," 3 June 2020 The huge and highly choreographed set piece of the Chinese political calendar got underway Friday with around 3,000 Communist Party officials and military delegates descending on Beijing. — NBC News, "Next round of virus relief, early prison releases and a cautious holiday weekend," 22 May 2020 The call, which was moderated by Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin, was choreographed. — Shawn Donnan, Bloomberg.com, "Committee to Save World Is a No-Show, Pushing Economy to Brink," 5 May 2020 In China’s carefully choreographed diplomatic calendar, the itinerary of the president’s first overseas trip can send signals about his long-term strategic goals. — Philip Heijmans, Bloomberg.com, "Xi Courts an Isolated Myanmar in First State Visit of the Year," 8 May 2020

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“Choreograph.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/choreograph. Accessed 29 Oct. 2020.

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