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
Clearly choreographed sequences with Melania and her fashion designer, Melania and her architects, Melania and her staff, Melania talking via Zoom to the French first lady Brigitte Macron and on and on.
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Pete Hammond, Deadline, 30 Jan. 2026
There’s a car chase through the countryside that’s all straining steel and revving engines and a sequence in a London nightclub — every action movie apparently needs one — that shows off close-quarter murder beautifully choreographed as clueless dancers sway.
—Mark Kennedy, Boston Herald, 29 Jan. 2026
For her 23rd birthday, Maxwell shared a mood board that included the 2005 Japanese comedy Linda Linda Linda, Nicole Kidman smoking a cigarette at Cannes in 2003, and the pas de deux from the ballet Le Parc (1994), choreographed by Angelin Preljocaj.
—P. Claire Dodson, Vogue, 28 Jan. 2026
Directed and choreographed by Kenny Ortega (Hocus Pocus, Newsies), High School Musical centers around basketball player Troy Bolton (Zac Efron), as the captain of the basketball team.
—Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 24 Jan. 2026
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Pete Hammond, Deadline, 30 Jan. 2026
There’s a car chase through the countryside that’s all straining steel and revving engines and a sequence in a London nightclub — every action movie apparently needs one — that shows off close-quarter murder beautifully choreographed as clueless dancers sway.
—Mark Kennedy, Boston Herald, 29 Jan. 2026
For her 23rd birthday, Maxwell shared a mood board that included the 2005 Japanese comedy Linda Linda Linda, Nicole Kidman smoking a cigarette at Cannes in 2003, and the pas de deux from the ballet Le Parc (1994), choreographed by Angelin Preljocaj.
—P. Claire Dodson, Vogue, 28 Jan. 2026
Directed and choreographed by Kenny Ortega (Hocus Pocus, Newsies), High School Musical centers around basketball player Troy Bolton (Zac Efron), as the captain of the basketball team.
—Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 24 Jan. 2026
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The project was planned to clear the area of outdated and dilapidated buildings, to attract new businesses and promote economic revitalization.—
Jessica Alvarado Gamez,
Denver Post,
27 Jan. 2026
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Set personal check‑ins on your calendar at the end of each week to review progress, plan adjustments and reflect on what worked and what didn’t.—
Sho Dewan,
Forbes.com,
27 Jan. 2026
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Egyptian authorities said roughly 150 hospitals across the country are prepared to receive patients evacuated from Gaza, while the Egyptian Red Crescent has set up support areas on the Egyptian side of the crossing.—
Bradford Betz,
FOXNews.com,
2 Feb. 2026
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That spelling error was made by a young designer who prepared the mechanical, the art which includes instructions for the printer.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
2 Feb. 2026
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Mountbatten-Windsor's name appears at least several hundred times in the documents, sometimes in news clippings, sometimes in Epstein's private email correspondence and in guest lists for dinners organized by Epstein.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
31 Jan. 2026
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Early cash is seen as important for advertising and organizing ahead of the general election.—
Joseph Morton,
Dallas Morning News,
30 Jan. 2026
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The company has also arranged software escrow agreements in the US and Germany.—
Sujita Sinha,
Interesting Engineering,
29 Jan. 2026
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Her shining brown curls are carefully arranged each morning, tied up with pink ribbon, festooned with flowers.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 Jan. 2026
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Weissman said this bill was designed to stand alone.—
Nick Coltrain,
Denver Post,
27 Jan. 2026
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Arvest fund awarded $70M in tax credits A total of $70 million in New Market Tax Credits, designed to help banks support affordable housing, small businesses, growth development, manufacturing and essential community infrastructure, has been awarded to the Arvest Opportunity Fund.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
27 Jan. 2026
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While black holes represent the theory's most extreme manifestation, the same mathematics is essential for calculating the subtle but measurable time differences experienced by satellites orbiting Earth.—
Sharmila Kuthunur,
Space.com,
29 Jan. 2026
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Surprised, the team performed a sanity check—the researchers calculated heritability in the traditional way for twins born between 1900 and 1935, an era when rapid medical advances steadily curtailed premature death.—
Cody Cottier,
Scientific American,
29 Jan. 2026
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So that problematic defense has come around, thanks to whatever Mike Brown, his coaching staff and the players have devised or re-emphasized together.—
Zach Harper,
New York Times,
2 Feb. 2026
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As the child incessantly cries day and night, Henry begins to have surreal visions that only an innovative mind like Lynch's could devise.—
Kevin Jacobsen,
Entertainment Weekly,
31 Jan. 2026
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