as in to coincide
to be in agreement on every point
the Union and the Confederate accounts of the battle don't dovetail at all
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Recent Examples of dovetail
The decline dovetails with the production rollout of the second generation of its best-selling vehicle, the Model Y SUV.
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Tribune News Service, Boston Herald, 26 Apr. 2025
Capital One and Ally’s anecdotes dovetail with data from Cox Automotive, which found U.S. vehicle supply plunging as consumers rushed to purchase.
—Alex Harring, CNBC, 23 Apr. 2025
This dovetails with remarks made last May by Tom Rothman of Sony Motion Pictures Group, the film's studio.
—Randall Colburn, EW.com, 17 Apr. 2025
Such public disaffection dovetails with a growing shift in consumer attitudes—for the better.
—Michael Ashley, Forbes, 25 Mar. 2025
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Tribune News Service, Boston Herald, 26 Apr. 2025
Capital One and Ally’s anecdotes dovetail with data from Cox Automotive, which found U.S. vehicle supply plunging as consumers rushed to purchase.
—Alex Harring, CNBC, 23 Apr. 2025
This dovetails with remarks made last May by Tom Rothman of Sony Motion Pictures Group, the film's studio.
—Randall Colburn, EW.com, 17 Apr. 2025
Such public disaffection dovetails with a growing shift in consumer attitudes—for the better.
—Michael Ashley, Forbes, 25 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dovetail
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The timing coincided with the e-commerce boom, and Chinese companies like Temu and Shein were able to flood the United States with inexpensive goods.—
Agnes Chang,
New York Times,
2 May 2025
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Before last year, its most recent popularity uptick coincided with the Great Recession, when crisis-level milk surpluses made the nutrition-dense beverage extra cheap at the same time that American consumers were especially short on cash.—
HubSpot,
HubSpot,
2 May 2025
Verb
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Note: Most subscribers have some, but not all, of the puzzles that correspond to the following set of solutions for their local newspaper.—
USA TODAY,
USA Today,
8 May 2025
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And consider this: From 1969 to the present, 15 of the 20 Supreme Court appointments have been by Republican presidents, even though the Democratic nominees had won the national popular vote in a majority of the corresponding elections.—
Joel Thayer,
MSNBC Newsweek,
7 May 2025
Verb
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The concept encourages lawn owners to take pride in their natural surroundings, but without the pressure to conform to a rigid, standard lawn appearance.—
Matt Rozo,
Mercury News,
7 May 2025
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Typically, once the aid industry conforms to the whims of donor countries, the crisis is averted and business continues as usual.—
Zainab Usman,
Foreign Affairs,
5 May 2025
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Its adaptable, low-profile design fits into a variety of spaces without the bulk of traditional units.—
Jon Stojan,
USA Today,
10 May 2025
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At first, Austin either doesn't notice or doesn't care how maladroit Craig is, and that challenges us to see him in a similar light, as a sweet but goofy guy who just doesn't know how to buy pants that fit right.—
Stephanie Zacharek,
Time,
9 May 2025
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“Dovetail.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dovetail. Accessed 14 May. 2025.
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