coordinates 1 of 2

present tense third-person singular of coordinate

coordinates

2 of 2

noun

plural of coordinate
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
Verb
The group is a loose organization that coordinates dialogue between the four nations for security purposes, including join military exercises. Peter Aitken, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Aug. 2025 Adams emphasized that the New York Police Department already coordinates with federal agencies daily. ABC News, 26 Aug. 2025 For vendors, the shift could lead to new business models in which ERP functions less as a monolithic platform and more as an orchestration layer that coordinates a network of specialized agents and services. Robert Kramer, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2025 Melissa Beeson Dixon, director of operations, lives on-site and spearheads the animal husbandry, manages volunteers and coordinates the various programs. Regina Elling, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Aug. 2025 State public safety Deputy Commissioner Brenda Bergeron, whose office coordinates with FEMA on emergency issues in the state, said officials try to prepare as best as possible to avoid severe impacts from unexpected flooding. Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 19 Aug. 2025 The region administrator coordinates the federal response and is often the first to hit the ground in an affected area. Emily Goodin, Miami Herald, 14 Aug. 2025 The company coordinates with the Sky’s personal security team and the Chicago Police Department during Sky games. Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 8 Aug. 2025
Noun
However things shake out on the entertainment front, the NFL has no plans to play a Week 1 Friday game at any of the earth’s coordinates next season. Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 5 Sep. 2025 Shock the public with your metamorphosis as Uranus coordinates with Neptune. Usa Today, USA Today, 28 Aug. 2025 Internal teams must onboard suppliers, chase down documentation, harmonize supplier data, verify origin coordinates and cross-check information against evolving regulatory requirements—all of which they may not be trained to handle. Florent Bouguin, Forbes.com, 27 Aug. 2025 Following the discovery, the nonprofit sent the coordinates to state police so a boat could be sent to recover the remains. Sam Gillette, People.com, 26 Aug. 2025 Denim coordinates continue to be a go-to for red carpet moments. Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 18 Aug. 2025 As an avid sailor himself, Díaz and his friends set out to find this mythical island one summer, heading towards Kent Island which has similar geolocation coordinates. Anna Marie De La Fuente, Variety, 18 Aug. 2025 The practice began to make communication about storms clearer and faster, instead of using long latitude/longitude coordinates. Amanda Castro hannah Parry, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Aug. 2025 The spacious cabin does feature special orange accents along with sill plates and rocker trim inscribed with the geographical coordinates for Pebble Beach. Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 15 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for coordinates
Verb
  • Corvic's platform reconciles data from documents, graphs, tables, and images to solve the problem of fragmented enterprise data, a common bottleneck in AI adoption.
    Steve McDowell, Forbes.com, 31 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Guerrero’s leadership blends sociological insight with technical empathy.
    Malana VanTyler, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2025
  • Visit the Naschmarkt—offering everything from sauerkraut to Syrian falafel—while the MuseumsQuartier blends baroque courtyards with contemporary installations.
    Lewis Nunn, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • The International Energy Agency has reported that two-thirds of fully electric cars in China are now cheaper to buy than their gasoline equivalents.
    Jack Barkenbus, The Conversation, 3 Sep. 2025
  • Americans live shorter lives than their European equivalents, McClatchy News reported in April, but the trend of stagnant life expectancy appears to be afflicting European nations the same, according to the study.
    Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 2 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The discount corresponds with the company’s slower top-line growth, mixed brand reputation, a prior FY 2019 impairment that damaged investor confidence, and ongoing debt concerns.
    Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
  • Each of the four houses at Hogwarts corresponds to a natural element — as do each of the twelve zodiac signs.
    Lisa Stardust, People.com, 1 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Delivered to a high standard by Thales’s international team, in close collaboration with industry partners, this achievement showcases the quality, openness, and technical expertise that have defined Thales’s approach to the Type 31 delivery – earning praise from the Royal Navy.
    Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 7 Sep. 2025
  • Betting/odds, ticketing and streaming links in this article are provided by partners of The Athletic.
    Data Skrive, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • In aerospace, where downtime directly correlates to revenue loss, this translates to a quantifiable competitive advantage.
    Dan Sorensen, Forbes.com, 27 Aug. 2025
  • Researchers have extensively mapped the motor cortex, so there's plenty of information about how general neuronal activity there correlates with movements of the hand as a whole, and each finger individually.
    Chad Bouton, IEEE Spectrum, 26 Jan. 2021
Noun
  • The state legislature began its special session on Wednesday, and state Democrats have little power to stop their Republican counterparts from pushing out a new congressional map.
    Rachel Schilke, The Washington Examiner, 5 Sep. 2025
  • As of 2025, Gen Z travelers are likely to take longer trips than their millennial counterparts, despite being younger and statistically earning less.
    Acacia Gabriel, Travel + Leisure, 4 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • This has led Alonso to give him playing time in all three La Liga matches so far, but a total of 22 minutes (and that coming at a time when Bellingham and Camavinga aren’t available) doesn’t seem to promise much for the season ahead.
    Mario Cortegana, New York Times, 5 Sep. 2025
  • The one who matches Wade’s description right down to his wavy brown hair and pure blue eyes.
    Bjorn Dihle, Outdoor Life, 4 Sep. 2025

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“Coordinates.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/coordinates. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.

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