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
This dovetails with a modern-day strand about college kids getting abducted in the desert and subjected to horrific experiments.
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Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 5 Oct. 2025
The upcoming pact dovetails with ICAA’s objectives to expand its bilateral agreements worldwide.
—Anna Marie De La Fuente, Variety, 23 Sep. 2025
With some technologies acquired by SAP are wholly consumed into the company’s underbelly, SuccessFactors has retained its original identity and dovetails well with the company’s ERP suite of business function software.
—Adrian Bridgwater, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
That flexibility dovetails with intermittent renewable inputs, making the system especially compatible with wind and solar.
—Kapil Kajal, Interesting Engineering, 17 Sep. 2025
The probe also dovetails with their earlier legislation aimed at tightening transparency and ethics requirements for temporary government advisors.
—Mackenzie Sigalos, CNBC, 17 Sep. 2025
Parker supplies a ready solution that nicely dovetails with Kennedy’s hostility toward vaccines, and pharmaceutical interventions against disease in general.
—Tom Bartlett, The Atlantic, 9 Sep. 2025
The pop star’s Wednesday song dovetails with her cameo in the show.
—Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork, 3 Sep. 2025
That something special largely comes from a heavy, spitting topspin forehand that dovetails with an aggressive backhand slice — the result of Tjen growing up idolizing three-time Grand Slam champion Ash Barty.
—Charlie Eccleshare, New York Times, 27 Aug. 2025
Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 5 Oct. 2025
The upcoming pact dovetails with ICAA’s objectives to expand its bilateral agreements worldwide.
—Anna Marie De La Fuente, Variety, 23 Sep. 2025
With some technologies acquired by SAP are wholly consumed into the company’s underbelly, SuccessFactors has retained its original identity and dovetails well with the company’s ERP suite of business function software.
—Adrian Bridgwater, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
That flexibility dovetails with intermittent renewable inputs, making the system especially compatible with wind and solar.
—Kapil Kajal, Interesting Engineering, 17 Sep. 2025
The probe also dovetails with their earlier legislation aimed at tightening transparency and ethics requirements for temporary government advisors.
—Mackenzie Sigalos, CNBC, 17 Sep. 2025
Parker supplies a ready solution that nicely dovetails with Kennedy’s hostility toward vaccines, and pharmaceutical interventions against disease in general.
—Tom Bartlett, The Atlantic, 9 Sep. 2025
The pop star’s Wednesday song dovetails with her cameo in the show.
—Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork, 3 Sep. 2025
That something special largely comes from a heavy, spitting topspin forehand that dovetails with an aggressive backhand slice — the result of Tjen growing up idolizing three-time Grand Slam champion Ash Barty.
—Charlie Eccleshare, New York Times, 27 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dovetails
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This event coincides with Domestic Violence Awareness Month in October.—
Essence,
Essence,
6 Oct. 2025
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That coincides with higher production costs and plunging crop prices.—
Jason Ma,
Fortune,
4 Oct. 2025
Verb
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In our present-day Universe, that corresponds to a distance that’s approximately 18 billion light-years away.—
Ethan Siegel,
Big Think,
25 Sep. 2025
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Patrons select two cards from the splayed out deck, and each card corresponds with a different flavor.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
20 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The oversized chair is ideal for patios, decks, or poolside spaces, and it’s filled with high-density foam that conforms to your body position, offering comfortable support for long-term sitting and relaxing.—
Stephanie Osmanski,
Better Homes & Gardens,
23 Sep. 2025
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Built largely from carbon fiber, and weighing just under 158 kilograms, the Helix conforms with the FAA’s rules for ultralight aircraft.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
11 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Perhaps the best of all, after going through the wash for three months, this bra fits the same and hasn't started to show any wear and tear.—
Sabrina Rojas Weiss,
Parents,
8 Oct. 2025
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The brutal, provocative opening scene featuring Xavier Dolan depicting the realism of bigotry and hate is stomach-churning, but fits into the dark atmosphere of the source material.—
Samantha Allen,
Them.,
7 Oct. 2025
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“Dovetails.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dovetails. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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