choreograph

verb

ˈkȯr-ē-ə-ˌgraf How to pronounce choreograph (audio)
Definition of choreographnext
as in to plan
to work out the details of (something) in advance the advance team completely choreographed the candidate's campaign appearances

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Recent Examples of choreograph One that stands out forever will be the piece that Val and I got to choreograph for Len Goodman, for his tribute. — Mckinley Franklin, HollywoodReporter, 29 Sep. 2026 That was the hardest part for me, getting out those science terms or choreographing movement with blocking. — Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 23 Sep. 2026 The capable Christopher Gattelli directs and choreographs a cast that includes Ruthie Ann Miles, Leslie Rodriguez Kritzer and Zane Phillips, making his Broadway debut as the swashbuckling narrator, El Gallo. — Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune, 23 Sep. 2026 In recent years, however, between the endless paid-for invites and choreographed step and repeats, going out can feel like clocking into another job. — Amy Francombe, Vogue, 22 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for choreograph
Recent Examples of Synonyms for choreograph
  1. plan
  2. prepare
  3. organize
  4. arrange
  5. design
  6. calculate
  7. devise
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  • Of that, $2 billion will fund a new Miami campus, which plans to enroll its first students in 2028.
    — Catherina Gioino, Fortune, 3 Oct. 2026
  • Toyota plans to provide research access through the University of Michigan Electric Vehicle Center, allowing other research partners to use its battery testing and evaluation capabilities.
    — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 3 Oct. 2026
Definition of plan
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  • Tehran is preparing a more forceful response if Washington resumes large-scale strikes, Reuters reported.
    — Nicholas Wu, semafor.com, 2 Oct. 2026
  • Next, Meyer is preparing to introduce new love bird designs while continuing to build on the brand’s core collection.
    — Ryma Chikhoune, Footwear News, 1 Oct. 2026
Definition of prepare
Verb
  • Centuries before officers appeared in uniform, posing as neutral criminologists, policing developed as a method of organizing society.
    — Sophie Landres, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2026
  • Contact centers had spent decades organizing high volumes of work into queues, tracking outcomes, and building a body of past interactions.
    — David Pralong, Fortune, 1 Oct. 2026
Definition of organize
Verb
  • An intelligence report seen by The Associated Press about the meeting identified Kandahar's governor, Mullah Shireen, as the host and claimed that Afghan and Indian intelligence officials helped arrange the meeting.
    — MUNIR AHMED, Arkansas Online, 2 Oct. 2026
  • Rivera and Nuhfer later helped arrange for Sessions to travel to Caracas in 2018 to meet Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores.
    — Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of arrange
Verb
  • For decades, the European Union has led the world in implementing policies designed to cut emissions, creating the world’s most important price on carbon and crafting the rules of the road for a wide range of regulatory efforts.
    — Justin Worland, Time, 3 Oct. 2026
  • Two tiny satellites have joined an orbital fleet designed to measure greenhouse gas emissions from hundreds of miles above Earth.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 3 Oct. 2026
Definition of design
Verb
  • Disappearance of one observer to another can occur between two surveyors in the process of calculating the dimensions of a large area of terrain.
    — Jeffrey Weiss, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2026
  • The team calculates that doubling the battery capacity and deploying next-generation solar coatings could transform the drone’s operational footprint.
    — Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 30 Sep. 2026
Definition of calculate
Verb
  • Costume designer Colleen Atwood devised the ensemble, while Ed Cubberly created the famous fiberglass muzzle, deliberately leaving it uncoated to evoke the look of dried, taut skin.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 25 Sep. 2026
  • Researchers typically devise decoding algorithms that run either on CPU’s, Graphics Processing Units (GPUs), or a field-programmable gate array to analyze these syndromes and then apply a correction to the computation.
    — Ameya Paleja, Interesting Engineering, 23 Sep. 2026
Definition of devise

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“Choreograph.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/choreograph. Accessed 4 Oct. 2026.

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