as in to manage
to work out the details and guide the doing or making of (something)
She orchestrated a brilliant publicity campaign.
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Recent Examples of orchestrate
The document was under seal for years in connection with the case of Epstein’s onetime cellmate, Nicholas Tartaglione, a former cop who would go on to be sentenced to life in prison in connection with orchestrating a quadruple murder.
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USA Today, 7 May 2026
Workloads need to be orchestrated so that expensive frontier models aren’t being deployed to answer questions a cheaper model could handle.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 6 May 2026
But really, every performance, both the bigguns and the littluns, works in service of the whole, and Munden orchestrates their interactions in a way that suggests structured chaos.
—Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 4 May 2026
The Raptors’ championship season was fueled by the trade Ujiri orchestrated for then-San Antonio Spurs superstar Kawhi Leonard, who earned 2019 NBA Finals MVP for Toronto.
—Jim Barnes, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 May 2026
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USA Today, 7 May 2026
Workloads need to be orchestrated so that expensive frontier models aren’t being deployed to answer questions a cheaper model could handle.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 6 May 2026
But really, every performance, both the bigguns and the littluns, works in service of the whole, and Munden orchestrates their interactions in a way that suggests structured chaos.
—Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 4 May 2026
The Raptors’ championship season was fueled by the trade Ujiri orchestrated for then-San Antonio Spurs superstar Kawhi Leonard, who earned 2019 NBA Finals MVP for Toronto.
—Jim Barnes, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for orchestrate
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The casting has always managed to feel diverse, but in a guileless, incidental way, giving the appearance of multicultural inclusion without espousing any explicitly progressive viewpoints.—
Hua Hsu,
New Yorker,
29 Apr. 2026
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The Bruins managed to keep it tight through the end of the first, with the Sabres taking that 1-0 lead into the first intermission.—
Matt Reigle OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
29 Apr. 2026
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The campaign also noted that Pratt had separately accused Bass of coordinating with Raman.—
Teresa Liu,
Daily News,
8 May 2026
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The organization also pointed to evidence that a jailhouse informant attempted to coordinate false testimony and that investigators did not follow up on another potential suspect.—
Stepheny Price,
FOXNews.com,
7 May 2026
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Wilson met his particular mawmaws through a support group organized by West Virginia State University.—
Casey Cep,
New Yorker,
9 May 2026
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The club was organized, assertive and dangerous in possession.—
Eddie Brown,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
9 May 2026
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TikTok followers watched along as Jessica Kayll, who designs colorful silk robes, finished painting her dress in the days leading up to the gala.—
Beatrice Dupuy,
Chicago Tribune,
5 May 2026
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Roth's look last year, which was designed by LaQuan Smith, was a black suit with beaded detailing.—
Dalila Muata,
NBC news,
5 May 2026
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Plus, Karla Subero Pittol‘s popular Venezuelan cafe Chainsaw on Melrose Hill is expanding to the space next door where dinner service is planned.—
Laurie Ochoa,
Los Angeles Times,
4 May 2026
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Anthony Edwards, listed as questionable, is planning to give it a go, per multiple reports.—
Jace Frederick,
Twin Cities,
4 May 2026
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Cybele Mayes-Osterman Britain is deploying a warship to the Middle East to prepare for a joint operation to open the Strait of Hormuz, the country's defense ministry confirmed on May 9.—
Cybele Mayes-Osterman,
USA Today,
10 May 2026
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The judges face a ticking clock as local election clerks prepare to finalize ballots for the August primaries by May 26 and decisions in the three cases are likely to come quickly.—
Kacen Bayless,
Kansas City Star,
10 May 2026
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The chef Eric Ripert and his partner, Maguy Le Coze, understand that space and time are as much luxuries as the commitment to craft and decades of dedication that give each plate here a consummate gleam.—
Ligaya Mishan,
New York Times,
11 May 2026
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For example, Anthropic on Tuesday announced new AI agents built for financial work, like building pitchbooks and crafting credit memos.—
Lisa Eadicicco,
CNN Money,
10 May 2026
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For instance, in 2020, Hendon’s lab helped devise a mathematical model for brewing the perfect cup of espresso, over and over, while minimizing waste.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
28 Apr. 2026
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The Oak Park community united earlier this month to devise a plan to address public health in the absence of the hospital.—
Cam'ron Hardy,
Chicago Tribune,
28 Apr. 2026
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“Orchestrate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/orchestrate. Accessed 11 May. 2026.
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