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 visit was organized by After-School All-Stars New York, which coordinates programs for underserved students. Hannah Kliger, CBS News, 8 Sep. 2026 Chris Bamidele, a research associate who coordinates studies on colorectal cancer for ARGO, says many patients are reluctant to seek help. Caleb Hellerman, CNN Money, 4 Sep. 2026 Hybrid trials require an execution model that coordinates workflows across settings and applies protocol logic consistently. Avik Pal, Forbes.com, 4 Sep. 2026 The effort, which had major bipartisan support, was abandoned in favor of vote pairing, an informal arrangement where an absent lawmaker coordinates with an opposing lawmaker who agrees to abstain or withhold their vote. Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy, USA Today, 31 Aug. 2026 Here, Varghese coordinates their physical therapy, builds their braces, fabricates their prostheses, and operates on their limbs, should things come to that. Eli Cahan, Rolling Stone, 21 Aug. 2026 The team used MedUSA, a manufacturing platform that coordinates three robotic arms. Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 21 Aug. 2026 The executive also coordinates and supervises county departments and is responsible for submitting an annual balanced budget to the Legislature. Ben Wheeler, Kansas City Star, 19 Aug. 2026 The Coalition for Open Democracy coordinates voter registration and outreach efforts across New Hampshire and filed suit to block the Secretary of State’s Office from impacting the voting rights of students. Zach Laird, ABC News, 17 Aug. 2026
Noun
In early September 2026, Oasis started tweeting video that featured a series of numbers that fans clocked as coordinates for various venues. Steven J. Horowitz, Variety, 14 Sep. 2026 After having received coordinates for a survivor, White altered their course to look for Parker and prepared supplies to keep him warm. Steven Romo, NBC news, 10 Sep. 2026 After recording his coordinates and dropping a glass bottle in the water to mark the spot, Lang called his longtime friend and dock neighbor, Yohei Yamada. Evgenia Anastasakos, Chicago Tribune, 8 Sep. 2026 Users submit coordinates of rat sightings (dead or alive), alongside a short report on the setting. Mark Dee, Idaho Statesman, 6 Sep. 2026 Particle movement depends on several moving parts at once, including energy levels, speed, spatial coordinates, and angles of travel. Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 4 Sep. 2026 However, the agency did provide GPS coordinates, which matched federal pipeline maps to identify it as Enbridge’s Lakehead System Line 5. Laura Schulte, jsonline.com, 27 Aug. 2026 Google says this will display the location's coordinates on both Android and iPhone. Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 26 Aug. 2026 The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs) stated in its file that the last message Kovrizhynkh sent to her mother on July 5 contained a photograph of a letter along with GPS coordinates in Potrero. Charlotte Phillipp, PEOPLE, 25 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for coordinates
Verb
  • Ted shares an emotional reunion with Roy Kent (Brett Goldstein), reconciles with Coach Beard (Brendan Hunt) and gets ready to work again with Higgins (Jeremy Swift), Rebecca (Hannah Waddingham) and Keeley (Juno Temple).
    Shania Russell, Entertainment Weekly, 12 Aug. 2026
  • So is a sales, inventory, and operations planning cadence that continuously reconciles demand, inventory, capacity, and constraints across tiers.
    Jean-Louis Rassineux, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026
Verb
  • Inside, the property blends ancient artifacts with contemporary furnishings.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 18 Sep. 2026
  • The vibe blends everything that makes a darty a darty with wellness stuff that puts movement and recovery at the center.
    Ashley Lynch, Charlotte Observer, 17 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • Confitex said Intertek testing found its washable products matched or exceeded the absorbency of disposable equivalents.
    Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 17 Sep. 2026
  • That remains true in the 21st century, but today major militaries are looking for robotic platforms to replace their equine equivalents.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 13 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • The beneficial ownership disclosure corresponds to the corporate registry filing, the formation documents and the source-of-funds statement.
    Alberto Gimeno, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2026
  • To construct this curve, experts formed a cross section of objects in higher dimensions, the boundary of which corresponds to the elliptic curve.
    Manon Bischoff, Scientific American, 16 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • Ukraine is also seeking security guarantees from partners for a deal.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 18 Sep. 2026
  • In a pair of lawsuits filed in Manhattan federal court this week, one by states and the other by cities, New York State and New York City and their partners are asking independent judges to say no.
    New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 18 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • This correlates with a spike in measles cases recorded in August, according to health department data.
    Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 16 Sep. 2026
  • Operationally excellent businesses close this gap and ensure that activity correlates to customer value.
    Rick Elliott, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • Unlike its ghost and black cat pillow counterparts, the pumpkin works as Halloween décor but is still neutral enough to keep out past October 31.
    Maggie Horton, PEOPLE, 18 Sep. 2026
  • Because of the boldness of their political positions and doctrines, progressives can be seen as more charismatic than their more centrist counterparts.
    Tracy Grant, Encyclopedia Britannica, 18 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Finally, scrutinize whether your current spending mix matches your stated goal.
    Jason Fass, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2026
  • Arsenal have won each of their first four Premier League matches this season, with Chelsea on seven points from their opening fixtures.
    Colin Millar, New York Times, 16 Sep. 2026

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“Coordinates.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/coordinates. Accessed 20 Sep. 2026.

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