as in to coincide
to be in agreement on every point
the Union and the Confederate accounts of the battle don't dovetail at all
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Recent Examples of dovetail
Zuckerberg has also started pushing Meta toward defense contracts, and Scale’s government arm could dovetail with those efforts (though as Forbes previously reported, that part of its business has previously struggled to gain traction).
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Richard Nieva, Forbes.com, 12 June 2025
Correll said the opening of the shop in late spring dovetailed nicely with the start of the barbecue season, and also pointed to the more unusual items that can be purchased at the location.
—David Sharos, Chicago Tribune, 30 May 2025
Such runs would help City stretch defences, dovetailing well with Doku, Marmoush and Savinho to create quality openings for striker Erling Haaland and runners from midfield.
—Mark Carey, New York Times, 16 May 2025
The anecdote dovetails with one of Brown’s most important moves in his eight-year mayoral tenure: persuading voters in 1998 to change Oakland’s laws so that the mayor could skip City Council meetings and run the government separately.
—Shomik Mukherjee, Mercury News, 6 June 2025
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Richard Nieva, Forbes.com, 12 June 2025
Correll said the opening of the shop in late spring dovetailed nicely with the start of the barbecue season, and also pointed to the more unusual items that can be purchased at the location.
—David Sharos, Chicago Tribune, 30 May 2025
Such runs would help City stretch defences, dovetailing well with Doku, Marmoush and Savinho to create quality openings for striker Erling Haaland and runners from midfield.
—Mark Carey, New York Times, 16 May 2025
The anecdote dovetails with one of Brown’s most important moves in his eight-year mayoral tenure: persuading voters in 1998 to change Oakland’s laws so that the mayor could skip City Council meetings and run the government separately.
—Shomik Mukherjee, Mercury News, 6 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dovetail
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The vote has coincided with efforts by Beijing to raise its military and diplomatic pressure on Taiwan.—
Jan Camenzind Broomby,
NPR,
26 July 2025
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Their presence coincides with the first-look reveal of Avatar: Seven Havens, the next sequel to follow Avatar: The Last Airbender and The Legend of Korra.—
EW.com,
EW.com,
25 July 2025
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Note: Most subscribers have some, but not all, of the puzzles that correspond to the following set of solutions for their local newspaper.—
USA TODAY,
USA Today,
31 July 2025
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Those results would correspond to earnings growth of 14.2% year over year, as well as a 14% jump in revenue when compared to the prior-year period.—
Lisa Kailai Han,
CNBC,
30 July 2025
Verb
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All must conform to rules governing how to behave and treat customers.—
Mike Hendricks,
Kansas City Star,
17 July 2025
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For the most part, though, presidents of both parties embraced and conformed to democratic norms and procedures, accepted and made use of the administrative state, and pursued power, policy ambitions, and legacies within those bounds.—
Terry M. Moe,
Harpers Magazine,
16 July 2025
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There’s a town and community to fit most people’s needs, as many of California’s 39,663,800 residents will tell you.—
Patricia Doherty,
Travel + Leisure,
20 July 2025
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The elevated mini dress is a chill, one-and-done staple for the summer, with more than one way to go about it to fit it into your own personal style lexicon: think elegant shift dresses, easy linens, lacy slips, and more sporty numbers.—
Anna Cafolla,
Vogue,
20 July 2025
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“Dovetail.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dovetail. Accessed 3 Aug. 2025.
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