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
The way emotions dovetail with tactical input is key to the relationship between player and coach.
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Charlie Eccleshare, New York Times, 27 Jan. 2026
The make-or-break ingredient turns out to be British actor Will Poulter, whose immersive commitment dovetails beautifully with Meeks’ unvarnished sensibility.
—Peter Debruge, Variety, 25 Jan. 2026
That growth dovetails with fresh ways golfers are presenting themselves on the course.
—Mike Dojc, Forbes.com, 21 Jan. 2026
Even as wedding registries shift and honeymoon funds replace fine china, antique case pieces and modern iterations of china cabinets are on the rise again—dovetailing with modern maximalism’s emphasis on playing up your home’s personality and the design world’s recent sweet spot for nostalgia.
—Kate McGregor, Architectural Digest, 16 Jan. 2026
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Charlie Eccleshare, New York Times, 27 Jan. 2026
The make-or-break ingredient turns out to be British actor Will Poulter, whose immersive commitment dovetails beautifully with Meeks’ unvarnished sensibility.
—Peter Debruge, Variety, 25 Jan. 2026
That growth dovetails with fresh ways golfers are presenting themselves on the course.
—Mike Dojc, Forbes.com, 21 Jan. 2026
Even as wedding registries shift and honeymoon funds replace fine china, antique case pieces and modern iterations of china cabinets are on the rise again—dovetailing with modern maximalism’s emphasis on playing up your home’s personality and the design world’s recent sweet spot for nostalgia.
—Kate McGregor, Architectural Digest, 16 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dovetail
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The first date is June 11, coinciding with the World Cup’s opening match in Mexico City.—
Blair Kerkhoff,
Kansas City Star,
17 Feb. 2026
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The announcement coincides with India's AI Impact Summit, a five-day event which got underway on Monday.—
Sam Meredith,
CNBC,
17 Feb. 2026
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Pointer states correspond to properties that are classically observable, such as position or charge.—
Quanta Magazine,
Quanta Magazine,
13 Feb. 2026
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Of course, most of the people who corresponded with Epstein were men.—
Emma Hinchliffe,
Fortune,
13 Feb. 2026
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The tension in Hines’s version lies in Bessette’s refusal to conform to the role.—
Doreen St. Félix,
New Yorker,
14 Feb. 2026
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Martin highlighted the findings, which mostly conformed to his expectations but still surprised him in the magnitude of the angst over the work situationship.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
11 Feb. 2026
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Despite her absence due to a leg injury, Centennial still gave the Trailblazers fits as Kansas commit Cydnee Bryant led the way.—
Justin Vigil Zuniga,
Daily News,
19 Feb. 2026
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Inflation, not created equal Helping drive that disconnect, Stoller and economists say, is the fact that inflation isn’t one size fits all.—
Alex Harring,
CNBC,
18 Feb. 2026
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“Dovetail.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dovetail. Accessed 19 Feb. 2026.
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