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 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 That mission dovetails nicely with the overarching strategy shift at Journeys, which saw the retailer expand its target audience. — Jennie Bell, Footwear News, 8 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 The Gophers quarterback established a solid foundation as a first-year starter in 2025 and the promise within his second year dovetails with his early NFL draft hype. — Andy Greder, Twin Cities, 28 Aug. 2026 The new video has nearly two million views and also dovetails with a recent TikTok trend of people recreating the original. — Katie Bain, Billboard, 27 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dovetails
  1. coincides
  2. corresponds
  3. conforms
  4. fits
Verb
  • Advertisement The rise of these groups also coincides with a long-running audiobook boom.
    — Angela Haupt, Time, 7 Oct. 2026
  • At its heart are family relationships and the choices people make when personal upheaval coincides with historic change.
    — Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 5 Oct. 2026
Definition of coincides
Verb
  • That role corresponds to public service broadcasters which do have a brief to ensure educative children’s entertainment.
    — John Hopewell, Variety, 10 Oct. 2026
  • Differentiation corresponds to the branching of a valley, and the final destinations are the mature cell types of the body.
    — Quanta Magazine, Quanta Magazine, 9 Oct. 2026
Definition of corresponds
Verb
  • Not every state conforms to the federal rules, and an investor’s residence may change over the holding period, so federal tax deferral doesn’t always produce identical state-tax treatment.
    — Fernando Jimenez, Forbes.com, 28 Sep. 2026
  • This material conforms to your body and holds up well over time.
    — BestReviews, Mercury News, 31 July 2026
Definition of conforms
Verb
  • From there, the team determines whether the dance will feature a solo performer or a duo or trio, as well as the type of character that fits best.
    — Tanya Fedak, Variety, 13 Oct. 2026
  • The shopper knows when the order will arrive and picks the shipping method that fits their needs.
    — Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 13 Oct. 2026
Definition of fits

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“Dovetails.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dovetails. Accessed 15 Oct. 2026.

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