choreograph
verb
cho·reo·graph
ˈkȯr-ē-ə-ˌgraf 
choreographed; choreographing; choreographs
1
: to compose the choreography of
choreograph a ballet
2
: to arrange or direct the movements, progress, or details of
a carefully choreographed meeting
: to engage in choreography
Examples of choreograph in a Sentence
She was hired to choreograph the ballet routines.
the advance team completely choreographed the candidate's campaign appearances
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Their shows are driven by a physicality both intricately choreographed and fizzily chaotic, tightness and looseness alternating — even somehow overlapping — in a rolling series of lazzi and dances, fistfights and slapstick routines.
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Sara Holdren, Vulture, 14 June 2026
As if the water breaks at this World Cup didn’t already make the game feel like an American sport broken down into quarters rather than halves, the attention given to carefully choreographed ‘plays’ from a standing-start only adds to it.
—James Horncastle, New York Times, 13 June 2026
Directed and choreographed by Danny Mefford (Kimberly Akimbo, Dear Evan Hansen), the award-winning revival of William Finn's hilarious comedy is playing Off-Broadway at New York's New World Stages.
—Victoria Edel, PEOPLE, 11 June 2026
Imagine combat choreographed by ants, swarms of elbows and legs scrabbling to emerge victorious.
—Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 11 June 2026
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Sara Holdren, Vulture, 14 June 2026
As if the water breaks at this World Cup didn’t already make the game feel like an American sport broken down into quarters rather than halves, the attention given to carefully choreographed ‘plays’ from a standing-start only adds to it.
—James Horncastle, New York Times, 13 June 2026
Directed and choreographed by Danny Mefford (Kimberly Akimbo, Dear Evan Hansen), the award-winning revival of William Finn's hilarious comedy is playing Off-Broadway at New York's New World Stages.
—Victoria Edel, PEOPLE, 11 June 2026
Imagine combat choreographed by ants, swarms of elbows and legs scrabbling to emerge victorious.
—Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 11 June 2026
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“Choreograph.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/choreograph. Accessed 21 Jun. 2026.
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