1
as in reconciles
to bring to a state free of conflicts, inconsistencies, or differences
coordinating the plans for the surprise party
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2
as in blends
to form a pleasing relationship
a very meticulous wedding planner, who makes sure that every aspect of the reception—table settings, food, flowers, music, attire—coordinates right down to the last detail
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as in equivalents
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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Recent Examples of coordinates
Robert Daniels, Time, 10 Oct. 2025
Matt Daniels, who coordinates Room in the Inn, says that number includes two families who showed up for the first time the night before the program closed, on Wednesday.
—Taylor Batten, Charlotte Observer, 9 Oct. 2025
Swift clarified that she was never formally offered the role, although her management did receive informal outreach from Roc Nation, the company founded by Jay-Z that coordinates the Super Bowl's entertainment acts.
—Megan Cartwright, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Oct. 2025
Along the Sinai, Israel coordinates that control with Egypt.
—Brittney Melton, NPR, 7 Oct. 2025
Shut down from the world today as the Scorpio moon coordinates with solitary Saturn.
—Usa Today, USA Today, 26 Sep. 2025
Like every school in Ukraine, this one now also has a police officer based in the building who coordinates the evacuations.
—Daria Tarasova-Markina, CNN Money, 25 Sep. 2025
In terms of pure design, the monochromatic swoop of fabric (wool, cashmere, or some blend of the two) swathed around your neck, that coordinates perfectly with your outerwear, is a siren call to streamlined style lovers who like their minimalism with a little wink.
—Kerry Pieri, Vogue, 23 Sep. 2025
In reality, the FTC said, Ticketmaster coordinates with ticket brokers who bypass those ticket limits.
—Nino Paoli, Fortune, 19 Sep. 2025
Aman Kidwai, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Oct. 2025
Pahlawan also worked with Shahab and Yunus to prepare the vessel for multiple smuggling missions, obtained coordinates from them for ship-to-ship transfers and was paid for his role in the operation.
—Greg Wehner, FOXNews.com, 23 Oct. 2025
Mocha brown made no shortage of appearances on fall 2025 runways, in the form of suit coordinates from Fendi, pajama-style blouses from Prada, and more.
—Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 21 Oct. 2025
To ensure compliance, their technology digs deeper than basic IP address recognition to monitor the exact place someone tries to place a wager, sifting through real-time data from sources such as GPS coordinates, cell phone towers, WiFi access points and Bluetooth beacons.
—Dan Bernstein, Sportico.com, 16 Oct. 2025
After her divorce from Billy Bob Thornton in 2003, Angelina Jolie removed the tattoo of his name from her left arm, replacing it with the coordinates of her globe-spanning family's birthplaces.
—Grace Gavilanes, PEOPLE, 8 Oct. 2025
The coordinates of Winni’s voyage marked a nearly straight east-to-west line.
—Ganesh Marín, The Dial, 7 Oct. 2025
By listing the numbers in all these vectors as one set of coordinates, Galashin was able to define a point in a high-dimensional space.
—Kevin Hartnett, Quanta Magazine, 6 Oct. 2025
Use her map app to get the precise coordinates on the west side of the lagoon.
—Neal Rubin, Freep.com, 1 Oct. 2025
Verb
While Bob struggles to charge the low-tech phone that’ll connect him with the French 75, Sensei coordinates skateboarders as messengers and directs his relatives and employees to evacuate the dozens of migrants his family is sheltering to a nearby church.
—Robert Daniels, Time, 10 Oct. 2025
Matt Daniels, who coordinates Room in the Inn, says that number includes two families who showed up for the first time the night before the program closed, on Wednesday.
—Taylor Batten, Charlotte Observer, 9 Oct. 2025
Swift clarified that she was never formally offered the role, although her management did receive informal outreach from Roc Nation, the company founded by Jay-Z that coordinates the Super Bowl's entertainment acts.
—Megan Cartwright, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Oct. 2025
Along the Sinai, Israel coordinates that control with Egypt.
—Brittney Melton, NPR, 7 Oct. 2025
Shut down from the world today as the Scorpio moon coordinates with solitary Saturn.
—Usa Today, USA Today, 26 Sep. 2025
Like every school in Ukraine, this one now also has a police officer based in the building who coordinates the evacuations.
—Daria Tarasova-Markina, CNN Money, 25 Sep. 2025
In terms of pure design, the monochromatic swoop of fabric (wool, cashmere, or some blend of the two) swathed around your neck, that coordinates perfectly with your outerwear, is a siren call to streamlined style lovers who like their minimalism with a little wink.
—Kerry Pieri, Vogue, 23 Sep. 2025
In reality, the FTC said, Ticketmaster coordinates with ticket brokers who bypass those ticket limits.
—Nino Paoli, Fortune, 19 Sep. 2025
Noun
Her department coordinates with Dayforce account management and product development teams to help shape their decisions.
—Aman Kidwai, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Oct. 2025
Pahlawan also worked with Shahab and Yunus to prepare the vessel for multiple smuggling missions, obtained coordinates from them for ship-to-ship transfers and was paid for his role in the operation.
—Greg Wehner, FOXNews.com, 23 Oct. 2025
Mocha brown made no shortage of appearances on fall 2025 runways, in the form of suit coordinates from Fendi, pajama-style blouses from Prada, and more.
—Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 21 Oct. 2025
To ensure compliance, their technology digs deeper than basic IP address recognition to monitor the exact place someone tries to place a wager, sifting through real-time data from sources such as GPS coordinates, cell phone towers, WiFi access points and Bluetooth beacons.
—Dan Bernstein, Sportico.com, 16 Oct. 2025
After her divorce from Billy Bob Thornton in 2003, Angelina Jolie removed the tattoo of his name from her left arm, replacing it with the coordinates of her globe-spanning family's birthplaces.
—Grace Gavilanes, PEOPLE, 8 Oct. 2025
The coordinates of Winni’s voyage marked a nearly straight east-to-west line.
—Ganesh Marín, The Dial, 7 Oct. 2025
By listing the numbers in all these vectors as one set of coordinates, Galashin was able to define a point in a high-dimensional space.
—Kevin Hartnett, Quanta Magazine, 6 Oct. 2025
Use her map app to get the precise coordinates on the west side of the lagoon.
—Neal Rubin, Freep.com, 1 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for coordinates
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Aligning fast joints with slow jets The paper’s central innovation is a multirate MPC design that reconciles the different response speeds of a humanoid’s joint actuators and jet engines.—
Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
1 Oct. 2025
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And not unlike that earlier film, this one takes its tale of debauchery and rectitude and reconciles everything with a fiery third act.—
Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
19 Sep. 2025
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The project plays a key role in SomeraRoad’s transformation of Paseo South Gulch—a five-acre pocket of downtown that blends historic architecture with a new wave of design, dining, and wellness destinations, including an Equinox gym, the Catbird Seat, Maiz de la Vida, and Carter Vintage Guitars.—
Abby Montanez,
Robb Report,
22 Oct. 2025
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That emotional flow is especially evident in The World’s First Tooth Fairy…Ever series that blends lighthearted plots with consistent emotional depth.—
William Jones,
USA Today,
22 Oct. 2025
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Most pilot programs limit stablecoin holdings to no more than 5% of total cash equivalents.—
Matthew Kayser,
USA Today,
24 Oct. 2025
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Using employees – the number of people – rather than full-time equivalents makes these numbers difficult to compare directly with EPA’s budget proposals.—
Chris Sellers,
The Conversation,
29 Sep. 2025
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JPMorgan reiterates neutral rating, lowers price objective to $1,275 from $1,300 JPMorgan’s forecast corresponds to upside of around 3%.—
Lisa Kailai Han,
CNBC,
22 Oct. 2025
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Argentina’s western border with Chile corresponds to the boundary between the Nazca Plate, which subducts beneath the South American Plate.—
Hollie Silverman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
21 Oct. 2025
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The festival's institutional partners are Brown-Forman, the Owsley Brown II Family Foundation and the Owsley Brown II Philanthropic Foundation.—
Maggie Menderski,
Louisville Courier Journal,
26 Oct. 2025
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Streaming links in this article are provided by partners of The Athletic.—
Steven Louis Goldstein,
New York Times,
25 Oct. 2025
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This also correlates with an increase in the number of Americans who hold a positive view of religion.—
Jasmine Laws,
MSNBC Newsweek,
22 Oct. 2025
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Justice represents the Sun in Libra, and the Two of Swords correlates to the Moon in Libra.—
Lisa Stardust,
Refinery29,
20 Oct. 2025
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Manchester City have not spread the load in the same way as some of their counterparts.—
Anantaajith Raghuraman,
New York Times,
23 Oct. 2025
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Burros need to consume much more plant material than their native grazing counterparts, like bighorn sheep or mule deer, due to their less efficient digestive systems.—
John Leos,
AZCentral.com,
23 Oct. 2025
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The display area matches the size of a human pupil and achieves a resolution beyond 25,000 pixels per inch (ppi), which is about 150 times denser than most smartphone screens.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
24 Oct. 2025
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For streamers, the issue of local investment is becoming more and more pressing, with most countries now working on some form of levy or quota that matches, at least in part, the content obligations placed on local broadcasters.—
Jesse Whittock,
Deadline,
23 Oct. 2025
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“Coordinates.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/coordinates. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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