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 producing credit on Lucky may be new, but the instinct to orchestrate isn’t.
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Seth Abramovitch, HollywoodReporter, 17 June 2026
And then came last summer, when, again with Heat interest, Durant instead helped orchestrate a trade to his current team (for now), the Houston Rockets.
—Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 17 June 2026
Reporting showed political operatives with ties to FPL helped orchestrate the scheme.
—Nate Monroe, The Orlando Sentinel, 16 June 2026
Hormones act as conductors, orchestrating how long each phase lasts.
—Ascend Agency, New York Daily News, 16 June 2026
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Seth Abramovitch, HollywoodReporter, 17 June 2026
And then came last summer, when, again with Heat interest, Durant instead helped orchestrate a trade to his current team (for now), the Houston Rockets.
—Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 17 June 2026
Reporting showed political operatives with ties to FPL helped orchestrate the scheme.
—Nate Monroe, The Orlando Sentinel, 16 June 2026
Hormones act as conductors, orchestrating how long each phase lasts.
—Ascend Agency, New York Daily News, 16 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for orchestrate
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Interim manager Chad Tracy has now managed against every AL East team.—
Jen McCaffrey,
New York Times,
17 June 2026
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Hydrotherapy is the main draw and is especially helpful for active travelers or anyone managing chronic pain.—
Hanna Wickes,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
16 June 2026
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The company aims to reduce operator workload while enabling larger groups of unmanned systems to coordinate actions during missions.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
18 June 2026
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Malia and Sasha coordinated with their mom’s color palette, arriving at the opening of the center in white and gray looks.—
Karla Rodriguez,
Footwear News,
18 June 2026
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Let your mind wander and organize itself naturally during the Virgo moon.—
USA TODAY,
USA Today,
20 June 2026
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Talent agencies are organizing around the same principle.—
Cerys Davies,
Los Angeles Times,
19 June 2026
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Another important technique cited by several panelists is designing systems that are effectively able to regulate each other.—
Alexei Oreskovic,
Fortune,
16 June 2026
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The bill is designed to ensure oversight agencies share information with each other.—
Daniel Lempres,
Sacbee.com,
16 June 2026
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So badly did the team miss Yamal that De la Fuente decided to accelerate the 18-year-old’s return to the side, bringing the Barcelona star on for Gavi in the 71st minute, earlier than planned.—
Pol Ballús,
New York Times,
16 June 2026
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Iranian Americans are torn over Iran’s participation in the World Cup, as some community members plan to watch today’s match and others plan to protest outside the stadium where the team will play.—
Andrew Greif,
NBC news,
16 June 2026
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Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said Islamabad was preparing for an electronic signing, to be followed by technical-level talks in the coming week.—
Mike Snider,
USA Today,
15 June 2026
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Because Simon’s already got this prepared.—
Carita Rizzo,
Deadline,
14 June 2026
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In reality, the characters are on a soundstage in the Canary Islands in a space crafted by production designer Denise Pizzini using translucent panels and Styrofoam blocks.—
Beatrice Verhoeven,
HollywoodReporter,
14 June 2026
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Infiniti’s slingbacks were crafted from glossy red patent leather and balanced on 100mm stiletto heels.—
Maggie Clancy,
Footwear News,
14 June 2026
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Security firm Varonis devised an exploit chain that was able to catapult over these guardrails.—
Dan Goodin,
ArsTechnica,
16 June 2026
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The researchers were Stanford psychologists carrying out an experiment on impulse control devised by Walter Mischel.—
Ian Bogost,
The Atlantic,
16 June 2026
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“Orchestrate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/orchestrate. Accessed 21 Jun. 2026.
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