dovetail
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Synonyms & Antonyms for dovetail
Synonyms: Verb
accord, agree, answer, check, chord, cohere, coincide, comport, conform, consist, correspond, fit, go, harmonize, jibe, rhyme (also rime), sort, square, tally
Antonyms: Verb
differ (from), disagree (with)
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Examples of dovetail in a Sentence
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the Union and the Confederate accounts of the battle don't dovetail at allRecent Examples on the Web: Noun
The Malabar House’s reputation as Fort Kochi’s leading art hotel dovetails with the enclave’s emergence as one of India’s artistic hotbeds, thanks in part to the Kochi-Muziris Biennale, now South Asia’s largest art show. — Alexandra Kirkman, Fortune, "Why You Should Visit Southern India on Your Next Vacation," 22 June 2019 That the present and past dovetail so harmoniously illustrates one of Saban’s most defining characteristics: Consistency. — Rainer Sabin | Rsabin@al.com, al.com, "The genius of Alabama coach Nick Saban found in YouTube classic videos," 5 June 2019 His decision to eliminate bleach dovetails with J Brand’s own commitment to more sustainable practices. — Emily Farra, Vogue, "Kozaburo Akasaka, Last Year’s LVMH Special Prize Winner, Is Launching His First-Ever Women’s Jeans," 21 Mar. 2019 This method of collecting dovetails nicely with Rennell’s work, which involves creating and curating clothing and home goods for her online shop, Beklina. — Marley Marius, Vogue, "No Corners or Closets: What It’s Like to Live in a California “Spaceship House”," 27 Aug. 2018 The norms promoted at Friday’s meeting dovetail with EU laws and rules used by organizations like the World Bank, which don’t always apply in counties where China has been active. — James T. Areddy, WSJ, "European and Asian Nations Join U.S.’s Economic Pushback Against China," 19 Oct. 2018 The ending of your book dovetails with the arrival of social media. — Nicole Phelps, Vogue, "Inside Marc Jacobs: Unseen, a Book of Backstage Photography by Robert Fairer, Who Shot the Designer’s Earliest Shows," 12 Sep. 2018 Storr argues that this uncompassionate edge of self-esteemery dovetails with the economic ideas of Ayn Rand and the competitive individualism of her followers in neoliberal politics. — Anthony Gottlieb, New York Times, "How We Got to Be So Self-Absorbed: The Long Story," 21 June 2018 Using dovetails and other old-fashioned woodcuts, Sebastian Errazuriz makes furniture that seems fresh, new, and even a bit on this side of living and breathing. — John Wenz, Popular Mechanics, "Transforming Cabinets Move in Ways That Boggle the Mind," 22 June 2015Recent Examples on the Web: Verb
The merchandise strategy for Galaxy’s Edge, which opened late last month in Disneyland, dovetails with Walt Disney Co.’s overall theming of the land, working the immersion angle to the nth degree. — Dewayne Bevil, orlandosentinel.com, "Disney: Star Wars land’s souvenirs are from out of this galaxy," 7 June 2019 Downstairs, two adjacent exhibits dovetail significantly. — Lori Waxman, chicagotribune.com, "Inaugural National Veterans Art Museum Triennial offers veterans a welcoming home," 5 June 2019 The proposal to trash Obama-era transgender reforms dovetails with other administration efforts to weaken protections for transgender Americans, according to the Post. — Alfred Lubrano, https://www.inquirer.com, "Proposed Trump administration rule change could lead to homeless LGBTQ people being turned away from shelters," 5 June 2019 That sentiment dovetails with his longtime political identity as a champion of ordinary working people who were his neighbors in Scranton, Pennsylvania. — Michael Scherer, The Seattle Times, "Biden tests assumptions about what Democratic voters want in Trump era," 20 May 2019 Shanahan appears less inclined to fight for robust counter-insurgent deployments and has taken a business-minded approach to the military that dovetails with the president’s. — Missy Ryan, The Seattle Times, "White House action on Pentagon nomination to await conclusion of ethics probe," 12 Apr. 2019 Despite its recent growth in residential development, the area, with its rambling streets and historic buildings, retains a certain spookiness after hours that dovetails with de Vera's love of off-kilter antiquity. — Nancy Hass, ELLE Decor, "The Perfect Setting," 6 Mar. 2012 That dovetails with the work of expert analytics departments. — Rory Smith, New York Times, "When the World’s Greatest Soccer Players Gather, Scouts Stay Away," 5 July 2018 The group's aims, supposedly directed against extremism, dovetailed with the ideas of the country's growing far-right culture — a potent mix of nationalism, anti-Muslim prejudice and conspiracy theories that thrives online. — Fox News, "A dream of uniting UK soccer fans swerves to the far right," 3 June 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'dovetail.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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