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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 choreographed
Directed and choreographed by John Vaughan with musical direction by Lyndon Pugeda, the pop-rock musical especially shines in its full-cast dance scenes.
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Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 June 2026
This year’s opening number with Pink, featuring over 170 Broadway performers, is choreographed by Sarah O’Gleby and written by Benj Pasek, Justin Paul, and Mark Sonnenblick.
—Greg Evans, Deadline, 4 June 2026
Although the sequence is meticulously choreographed, Levinson said most of that work is done on set rather than in prep.
—Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 2 June 2026
In addition to performing regionally and off-Broadway, Verheul has directed and choreographed over 10 musicals for middle and high school theater programs.
—Emily Blackwood, PEOPLE, 27 May 2026
Across the race calendar, from a trackside hotel at Silverstone to a luxury address on the Singapore Marina Bay Street Circuit, the work happening inside the kitchens is as choreographed and as high-stakes as anything happening on the track.
—Rachel Dube, Forbes.com, 27 May 2026
The production, directed and choreographed by Katie Spelman, saves its most assertive interventions for its female characters.
—Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 20 May 2026
The sale actually revealed more about the market below $20 million, which experienced a depth of bidding that has been missing from the highly choreographed and overestimated auctions of recent years.
—Julie Brener Davich, ARTnews.com, 19 May 2026
Back in the ‘80s, Breitling’s then-owner Ernest Schneider teamed up with the Frecce Tricolori, the Italian Air Force squad who execute precise, choreographed routines in the sky, to create a timepiece that could perform in the cockpit and look good back down on earth, too.
—Nicole Hoey, Robb Report, 19 May 2026
Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 June 2026
This year’s opening number with Pink, featuring over 170 Broadway performers, is choreographed by Sarah O’Gleby and written by Benj Pasek, Justin Paul, and Mark Sonnenblick.
—Greg Evans, Deadline, 4 June 2026
Although the sequence is meticulously choreographed, Levinson said most of that work is done on set rather than in prep.
—Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 2 June 2026
In addition to performing regionally and off-Broadway, Verheul has directed and choreographed over 10 musicals for middle and high school theater programs.
—Emily Blackwood, PEOPLE, 27 May 2026
Across the race calendar, from a trackside hotel at Silverstone to a luxury address on the Singapore Marina Bay Street Circuit, the work happening inside the kitchens is as choreographed and as high-stakes as anything happening on the track.
—Rachel Dube, Forbes.com, 27 May 2026
The production, directed and choreographed by Katie Spelman, saves its most assertive interventions for its female characters.
—Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 20 May 2026
The sale actually revealed more about the market below $20 million, which experienced a depth of bidding that has been missing from the highly choreographed and overestimated auctions of recent years.
—Julie Brener Davich, ARTnews.com, 19 May 2026
Back in the ‘80s, Breitling’s then-owner Ernest Schneider teamed up with the Frecce Tricolori, the Italian Air Force squad who execute precise, choreographed routines in the sky, to create a timepiece that could perform in the cockpit and look good back down on earth, too.
—Nicole Hoey, Robb Report, 19 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for choreographed
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The program was always planned to become stricter as the years unfolded, to give businesses more time to make the stronger reductions in their emissions.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
30 May 2026
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Serna had planned to go out for a celebratory dinner with his girlfriend, her sister and the sister’s boyfriend on the way back to Anaheim from Orange County after the 1975 State meet.—
Scott M. Reid,
Oc Register,
30 May 2026
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Larry designed the colorful courts and revamped scoring system that helped popularize the sport.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
30 May 2026
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The Environmental Protection Agency’s Risk Management Program, or RMP, is the main federal program designed to prevent hazardous chemical incidents and spell out emergency procedures.—
Evan Bush,
NBC news,
30 May 2026
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Saturday’s protest was organized by groups such as San Jose Against War, the Democratic Socialists of America, Community Service Organization San Jose, and the Community Agency for Resources, Advocacy & Services.—
Molly Gibbs,
Mercury News,
31 May 2026
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Whoever organized this screening was smart enough to keep the aftermath out of the paper.—
Peter Hessler,
New Yorker,
31 May 2026
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And in-room, a Thuoc Nam (traditional Southern Vietnamese herbal medicine) herbal bath or sleep tea prepared from folk remedies to finish the night off.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
3 June 2026
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As Sacramento prepared for Election Day, voters had already begun Monday to return ballots at early voting and vote-by-mail ballot drop-off locations, such as the California Museum in downtown Sacramento.—
Velvet Wu
June 1,
Sacbee.com,
2 June 2026
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Decisions also have to be made quickly, and the logistics for sending power from one company have to be arranged before the blackout begins.—
Sufan Jiang,
Fortune,
30 May 2026
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Over email, van der Sloot arranged to provide the Holloway family with information about Natalee in exchange for $250,000.—
Lynsey Eidell,
PEOPLE,
30 May 2026
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In performance and direction, and in the small ways in which Caswell and Wills have plotted out this isolated love story, there’s a level of great richness and detail.—
Jackson McHenry,
Vulture,
3 June 2026
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Nearly all the tracks are rigorously plotted within the modal grammar of Hindustani classical music.—
Arman Khan,
Pitchfork,
1 June 2026
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In a marketplace where team values are often calculated by multiples of revenue, the bump could pad the bottom line—if Dolan were looking to sell.—
Matt Craig,
Forbes.com,
30 May 2026
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His projections were calculated based on the 2025 tax year.—
Susannah Bryan,
Sun Sentinel,
29 May 2026
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