orchestrate
verb
or·ches·trate
ˈȯr-kə-ˌstrāt 
orchestrated; orchestrating
1
a
: to compose or arrange (music) for an orchestra
The composer orchestrated the music for the symphony orchestra.
b
: to provide with orchestration
orchestrate a ballet
2
: to arrange or combine so as to achieve a desired or maximum effect
orchestrated preparations for the banquet
a carefully orchestrated stunt
Examples of orchestrate in a Sentence
He recently orchestrated a musical.
She orchestrated the entire event.
It's still unclear who was responsible for orchestrating the attack.
A strike was orchestrated by union members.
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O'Donnell, a staunch critic of the president who moved to Ireland after Trump's 2024 election victory, accused him of orchestrating Colbert's cancellation as part of a broader effort to silence opposition voices.
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Adeola Adeosun, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 July 2025
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Authorities confirmed its authenticity in September 2023, then began orchestrating its repatriation to Italy.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 16 July 2025
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—Michael Kimmage, Foreign Affairs, 16 July 2025
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Adeola Adeosun, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 July 2025
The antifa mercenaries function as a diabolical deus ex machina, orchestrating an elaborate bomb plot and laying waste to the town with military-grade weaponry.
—Nate Jones, Vulture, 18 July 2025
Authorities confirmed its authenticity in September 2023, then began orchestrating its repatriation to Italy.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 16 July 2025
In the summer of 2023, the mercenary chief Yevgeny Prigozhin mounted a small mutiny, dispatching a convoy of tanks toward Moscow before striking a deal with Putin and, two months later, dying in a plane crash that was almost certainly orchestrated by the Kremlin.
—Michael Kimmage, Foreign Affairs, 16 July 2025
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“Orchestrate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/orchestrate. Accessed 31 Jul. 2025.
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orchestrate
verb
or·ches·trate
ˈȯr-kə-ˌstrāt
orchestrated; orchestrating
1
: to write or arrange music for an orchestra
2
: to arrange or combine so as to get the best effect
orchestration
noun
ˌȯr-kə-ˈstrā-shən
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