dovetailing

present participle of dovetail

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of dovetailing Its Coastersaurus roller coaster is scheduled to reopen Sunday, dovetailing with National Roller Coaster Day. — Dewayne Bevil, The Orlando Sentinel, 12 Aug. 2026 The pattern has been identical on the right flank, with Porro’s clinching goal against France being a perfect example of the dovetailing wide players working to full effect. — Mark Carey, New York Times, 18 July 2026 Others including Messika, Repossi and Graff, dovetailing their high jewelry with a broader selection of their offerings. — Lily Templeton, Footwear News, 20 Feb. 2026 The clever live production finds cool cat bassist Rick Savage thrumming out a solo before dovetailing into the song’s familiar opening riff, which gives Elliott enough time to dash to the top level of the theater to belt the evocative anthem. — Melissa Ruggieri, USA Today, 4 Feb. 2026 The vision is primed to keep expanding, dovetailing with a number of upcoming events. — Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 1 Feb. 2026 Season 1 had an ideal structure in the trio of obstacles engineered by Alexandre, dovetailing with Camille and Issei’s dawning acceptance of each other as allies instead of enemies. — Alison Herman, Variety, 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 But after a beaming Wilkins stood beside Patel at his swearing-in ceremony in February, that number skyrocketed to 105,300 streams, dovetailing to 17,400 and 10,600 streams in the following two weeks. — Cheyenne Roundtree, Rolling Stone, 11 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dovetailing
Verb
  • Shares of the coffee chain are still up about 11% this year, but have fallen 14% since late August, coinciding with a broader sell-off in consumer stocks as higher gas prices raise concerns about household spending.
    — Alexa LoMonaco, CNBC, 24 Sep. 2026
  • The city of London is back in action, its famous gray clouds have returned to the city’s skyline for fall coinciding with the London Design Festival and London Fashion Week this month and Frieze Week in October.
    — Hikmat Mohammed, ARTnews.com, 24 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • In corresponding moves, the Dodgers optioned right-hander Emmet Sheehan and catcher Eliézer Alfonzo to triple-A Oklahoma City.
    — Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 23 Sep. 2026
  • Such stocks can be issued and managed natively on a blockchain, or by means of special purpose vehicles that hold traditional stocks and issue corresponding tokens that have a claim on the shares.
    — Jeff John Roberts, Fortune, 23 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Are my thoughts and actions consistently conforming to the wisdom and guidance in the Scriptures?
    — The Christian Science Monitor, Christian Science Monitor, 23 Sep. 2026
  • The key lesson for personal branding is to embrace distinctiveness, substance, and a unique voice, rather than conforming to generic professionalism.
    — William Arruda, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Lume That said, fitting a toilet room inside one's smallest, most affordable floor plan is a win in itself, particularly for buyers looking to stray from organized campgrounds with central bathrooms.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 26 Sep. 2026
  • Well before his alter ego materialized, and well before Hollywood found him, MacLachlan was prone to anxiety and fears of never fitting in.
    — Rachel Brodsky, Los Angeles Times, 25 Sep. 2026

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“Dovetailing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dovetailing. Accessed 29 Sep. 2026.

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