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coordinate

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noun

as in equivalent
one that is equal to another in status, achievement, or value the Nobel Memorial Award for Economic Science is universally regarded as the coordinate of the original Nobel Prizes for peace, literature, medicine, physics, and chemistry

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coordinate

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adjective

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Recent Examples of coordinate
Verb
The recommendations focus principally on expanding the security perimeter of events; withholding the details of events and vetting attendees; and coordinating with law enforcement or hiring security guards. Andrew Lapin, Sun Sentinel, 27 May 2025 Those looking to coordinate their light show to music can find fairy lights that can flash to the beat. Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 27 May 2025
Noun
Several decades later, in 1901, another French mathematician, Henri Poincaré, realized that points with rational coordinates—that is, points with coordinates that can be represented as fractions on the graph of an elliptic curve—composed a group. Richard Jensen, Scientific American, 28 Apr. 2025 Air traffic controllers prepared new coordinates and attempted to send a low altitude alert three times to the pilot, who did not respond. Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 14 Apr. 2025
Adjective
The initial rollout of coronavirus vaccines in the US has been slow and messy, as states have tried coordinate plans for appointments with little federal guidance. Kim Lyons, The Verge, 25 Jan. 2021 The x-axis and y-axis show the two dimensions of a coordinate plane. Dave Linkletter, Popular Mechanics, 22 July 2022 See All Example Sentences for coordinate
Recent Examples of Synonyms for coordinate
Verb
  • Whitten reconciled creative impulses that often seemed diametrically opposed.
    Julian Lucas, New Yorker, 29 May 2025
  • In June 2013, Tish filed for divorce, but a month later, the couple had once again reconciled.
    Stephanie Sengwe, People.com, 28 May 2025
Verb
  • The company blends sales and streaming data as well as total audience impressions at radio to paint a picture of which hard rock tracks are the most popular in the U.S.
    Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 21 May 2025
  • Vishal Kothari, the founder of VAK, a jewelry brand in Mumbai, has tried to blend his Indian heritage with a modern, skin-aware sensuality.
    Nazanin Lankarani, New York Times, 20 May 2025
Adjective
  • In a corresponding move, the Royals recalled Nick Loftin from Triple-A Omaha.
    Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 24 May 2025
  • Moments Example of the hidden picture puzzles in the black/white images on the left; the corresponding real-world picture on the right.
    Sam Walters, Discover Magazine, 16 May 2025
Verb
  • The photograph corresponds, complements, or even dissolves the sculptural object’s manual and artisanal production procedures, functioning not as document but as its dialectical technological counterpart.
    Benjamin H. D. Buchloh, Artforum, 1 June 2025
  • By contrast, the total income in their domestic league in 2022 was just €16m (note that Sheriff’s European income was split across their 2021 and 2022 financial years, so doesn’t correspond to the single-season income from UEFA).
    Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 31 May 2025
Noun
  • Officials started making calls to counterparts Wednesday night to emphasize that, in their minds, nothing had changed and that process and urgency should be maintained.
    David Goldman, CNN Money, 29 May 2025
  • These organizations serve about 30 million Americans across all 50 states but are typically under-resourced compared to their counterparts at major health systems.
    Alexis Kayser, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 May 2025
Adjective
  • Rope sandals and a matching bracelet add nautical charm.
    Christina Holevas, Vogue, 30 May 2025
  • Whether or not the speaker received matching funds was a key question heading into Friday’s board meeting.
    Josephine Stratman, New York Daily News, 30 May 2025
Verb
  • Going back to the housing crisis, stocks and bonds and have been tightly correlated.
    JJ Kinahan, Forbes.com, 28 May 2025
  • However, alcohol use typically isn’t correlated with frontotemporal dementia specifically, Etienne points out.
    Mara Santilli, Flow Space, 26 May 2025
Noun
  • Ticketing links in this article are provided by partners of The Athletic.
    Chris Branch, New York Times, 30 May 2025
  • Amazon’s representative also told Ars that Amazon works with industry partners to break up piracy networks and has assisted law enforcement efforts, including the Police Intellectual Property Crime Unit in London and UK IP Crime Group.
    ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 30 May 2025

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“Coordinate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/coordinate. Accessed 5 Jun. 2025.

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