as in plans
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 choreographs
The documents, leaked to USA TODAY by a source inside Patriot Front, show how the group finds new recruits, choreographs its rallies and events, and obscures its true mission behind language stressing patriotism and plausible deniability.
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Phaedra Trethan, USA Today, 3 June 2026
Michael Mayer directs and David Neumann choreographs.
—Greg Evans, Deadline, 18 May 2026
The 27-year-old is part of the national iconography, right up there with Veuve Clicquot and workers’ strikes, and this swirling support system around him choreographs his every step.
—Aidan McLaughlin, Vanity Fair, 12 May 2026
As someone who choreographs for a living, Richaud wants to move freely and without a schedule for a while.
—Brittany Ghiroli, New York Times, 17 Feb. 2026
Theta Noir, launched in 2020, choreographs performance-art rituals around a speculative AGI named MENA, describing it as a superorganism that unites carbon- and silicon-based life.
—Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 15 Aug. 2025
Phaedra Trethan, USA Today, 3 June 2026
Michael Mayer directs and David Neumann choreographs.
—Greg Evans, Deadline, 18 May 2026
The 27-year-old is part of the national iconography, right up there with Veuve Clicquot and workers’ strikes, and this swirling support system around him choreographs his every step.
—Aidan McLaughlin, Vanity Fair, 12 May 2026
As someone who choreographs for a living, Richaud wants to move freely and without a schedule for a while.
—Brittany Ghiroli, New York Times, 17 Feb. 2026
Theta Noir, launched in 2020, choreographs performance-art rituals around a speculative AGI named MENA, describing it as a superorganism that unites carbon- and silicon-based life.
—Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 15 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for choreographs
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Kemp said the union was told that the carriage owner has suspended the driver indefinitely and plans to retire the horse involved in the accident.—
Thao Nguyen,
USA Today,
19 June 2026
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Opening dates for the new locations are still to be announced, but a representative for the brand told PEOPLE over email that the nine locations are included in 21 stores across 13 states that the chain plans to open over the next six months.—
Chiara Kim,
PEOPLE,
18 June 2026
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Whether those assurances will ease concerns among some fans remains to be seen as South Florida prepares to welcome thousands of international visitors for the tournament.—
Ivan Taylor,
CBS News,
13 June 2026
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However, this time, Ouahbi insists Morocco is no underdog, with the pressure to perform even greater as the nation prepares to co-host the 2030 tournament.—
Reuters,
NBC news,
13 June 2026
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And then someone arranges logistics and provides the weapon.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
12 June 2026
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Aria even has a musical director, who arranges performances and special events and compiles soundtracks for individual stays.—
Catherine Garcia,
TheWeek,
4 June 2026
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Oversized kitchen islands can disrupt flow and functionality, making right-sized designs a better choice.—
Kristin Hohenadel,
The Spruce,
15 June 2026
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Laverne Cox spun one of Thierry Mugler’s rare archival designs back onto the carpet Saturday, attending the Lifelong Pride Gala at The Sanctuary in Seattle in the fall 2001 Spider dress.—
Maggie Clancy,
Footwear News,
14 June 2026
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An engineer plots a well’s falling output, fits a curve, and projects it forward.—
Dara-Abasi Ita,
Forbes.com,
14 June 2026
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The same teenager who drafts op-eds to send to places like the Times plots his next battle attack.—
Liana Handler
Follow,
Los Angeles Times,
11 June 2026
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The hospital association calculates that SEIU-UHW has spent nearly $125 million on local and statewide initiatives since 2012.—
Kff Health News,
Oc Register,
10 June 2026
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In Europe, according to McKinsey’s 2025 HR Monitor survey, overall hiring success (which McKinsey calculates by multiplying a company’s offer-acceptance rate by the retention rate of new hires during their probation period) stands at just 46%.—
Francesca Cassidy,
Fortune,
8 June 2026
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Carganilla, meanwhile, is uniformly astonishing, a bright beam of feeling who charts Emily’s arc from hopeful to anguished with a conviction beyond her years.—
Natalia Winkelman,
Variety,
16 June 2026
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Beginning at Italia ’90, when Team USA was unceremoniously dumped out of its first World Cup with three consecutive defeats, this slice of stars-and-stripes nostalgia then charts the buildup to its first time as host.—
Jon O'Brien,
Vulture,
10 June 2026
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