as in coinciding
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 dovetailing
During a familiarly frenetic summer of incomings and outgoings (hat tip Strasbourg) at Chelsea, new recruit Joao Pedro has made a dream start to life in West London, already dovetailing well with compatriot and teenage star Estevao.
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Jack Bantock, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2025
Jack Bantock, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dovetailing
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The Skokie location is set to partially reopen in January, with a full reopening planned for late summer 2026, coinciding with the closure of the temporary location.—
Kelly Haramis,
Chicago Tribune,
3 Sep. 2025
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The new Bird on a Rock collections debut Tuesday, coinciding with the launch of the campaign across print and digital channels.—
Thomas Waller,
Footwear News,
2 Sep. 2025
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Much of the footage was silent, though there was corresponding audio, which needed to be painfully synced up, a process that took two years.—
Owen Gleiberman,
Variety,
7 Sep. 2025
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Following the success of EA’s 2024 return to college football, the company teased a corresponding basketball series this June.—
Jacob Feldman,
Sportico.com,
5 Sep. 2025
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The one on top is soft, conforming to your body, while the firmer one underneath provides support.—
Wes Siler,
Outside,
27 Aug. 2025
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When done correctly, the result should increasingly feel like working 1-1 with an instructor, but without the inconvenience of conforming to the instructor's schedule or competing for time and attention with other students.—
Ray Ravaglia,
Forbes,
16 Dec. 2024
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Eventually the pieces start fitting together and the manager becomes a generalist.—
Shivaram Rajgopal,
Forbes.com,
6 Sep. 2025
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Entropy versus enthalpy clash In their new study, Purdue University’s Babak Anasori and colleagues tested the limits of MXene construction by fitting up to nine different metals from the periodic table into a single 2D sheet.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
5 Sep. 2025
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“Dovetailing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dovetailing. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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