Verb
the Union and the Confederate accounts of the battle don't dovetail at all
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Her takeover dovetails with the gallery’s upcoming 50th anniversary and the debut of a new 5,000-square-foot extension wing in October.—Phillip Valys, Sun Sentinel, 20 May 2025 Shira Efron, research director of the nonpartisan Israel Policy Forum, says the Israeli government's return to war dovetails with Netanyahu's need to appease his far-right political partners to maintain his coalition.—Daniel Estrin, NPR, 25 Mar. 2025
Verb
The increase of athletes like Johnson being more open to breathwork has dovetailed with two long-term trends.—Rustin Dodd, New York Times, 1 May 2025 Aeterna means everlasting or perpetual, which dovetails with the lore behind the serpent, which is said to represent eternity.—Justin Fenner, Robb Report, 1 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for dovetail
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