dovetails

verb

present tense third-person singular of dovetail
as in coincides
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 dovetails Thurston said the effort dovetails with work at the Visual Effects Society’s Technology Committee and at MovieLabs. — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 6 Nov. 2026 The concept came to fruition when the two moved to Kennedy, Nelson said, noting that cycling dovetails nicely with the junior high cohort by teaching advanced skills. — Marni Pyke, Chicago Tribune, 29 Oct. 2026 Cartier’s approach dovetails with a growing interest in vintage models and designs with a strong identity, rather than focusing only on movement specifications. — Lily Templeton, Footwear News, 27 Oct. 2026 Ayad’s account of recuperation dovetails with a campus scandal. — Zain Khalid, Vulture, 1 Oct. 2026 The freight push dovetails with Gulf governments’ longer-running ambition to link the peninsula’s cities by passenger rail, a plan the war has made more urgent. — semafor.com, 24 Sep. 2026 That demand dovetails with a larger push at Christie’s to use auctions to attract collectors who might not initially think of themselves as traditional art buyers. — Daniel Cassady, ARTnews.com, 23 Sep. 2026 The footwork inconsistency dovetails with another weakness, which was Dart’s sack rate. — Dan Duggan, New York Times, 10 Sep. 2026 This dovetails with Enzo’s desire to emulate classic French movie star style, his favorite being Jean Gabin. — David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 4 Sep. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dovetails
  1. coincides
  2. corresponds
  3. conforms
  4. fits
Verb
  • The 19-point decline coincides with the Iran War and broader debates over military policy, though the polling does not establish what drove the shift in opinion.
    — Oliver Trapnell, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Nov. 2026
  • The winter blend switch coincides with a drop in fuel demand, as people take fewer road trips and vacations later in the year.
    — Kris Van Cleave, CBS News, 10 Nov. 2026
Definition of coincides
Verb
  • The award corresponds with Cartoon Saloon’s 25th anniversary.
    — John Hopewell, Variety, 6 Nov. 2026
  • According to the team, this corresponds to more than 3,500 hours of continuous operation.
    — Muskan Bhatia, Interesting Engineering, 4 Nov. 2026
Definition of corresponds
Verb
  • What’s happened conforms to a classic pattern of far-left and far-right politics in France, and in Europe generally.
    — Caroline Mimbs Nyce, New Yorker, 21 Oct. 2026
  • Related Stories InCheck reports summarize how a factory’s chemical inventory conforms to ZDHC’s Manufacturing Restricted Substances List, or MRSL.
    — Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 20 Oct. 2026
Definition of conforms
Verb
  • There’s no telling how long these discounts will last, so be sure to find the one that fits your cleaning needs before prices return to normal.
    — Toni Sutton, PEOPLE, 7 Nov. 2026
  • The third stage fits within an interstage, preserving the full fairing volume for customer payloads.
    — Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 6 Nov. 2026
Definition of fits

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“Dovetails.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dovetails. Accessed 14 Nov. 2026.

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