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verb

past tense of orchestrate

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Recent Examples of orchestrated
Adjective
On move in day, Gates’ team delivers a complete room for the girls to walk into for their big reveal—an orchestrated social media moment that is very much part of the process. — Stephanie Ganz, Parents, 24 Sep. 2026 China, the world’s largest crude importer, also made a large, orchestrated adjustment that resulted in its seaborne imports’ dropping from over 11 million barrels a day before the war to just over seven million in August. — Richard Haass, Foreign Affairs, 23 Sep. 2026 Almost 3,000 victims would die in the orchestrated airborne homeland attacks by extremist group al-Qaeda led by Osama bin Laden. — Miami Herald, 11 Sep. 2026 The grand jury report validates that this was an orchestrated scheme to steal public money from sick kids to use for political benefit. — Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 27 Aug. 2026 Close Encounters was a different sort of dream, happily and wordlessly mysterious to the end, an orchestrated trance. — Geoffrey O’Brien, The New York Review of Books, 14 July 2026 Instead of relying on a single, all-purpose model, adopt orchestrated architectures and create entire systems that separate understanding from execution. — Jerry Haywood, Forbes.com, 1 June 2026 It was premeditated, orchestrated and inspired by one of the deadliest anti-Muslim terror attacks in modern history. — Zainab Chaudry, Baltimore Sun, 22 May 2026 Prosecutors said Chkhikvishvili led the Maniac Murder Cult and orchestrated plots including recruiting someone to pose as Santa Claus and poison minority children. — Los Angeles Times, 14 May 2026
Verb
The Obama Administration needed more than two years to negotiate the terms of the 2015 nuclear accord—and it was jointly orchestrated by the world’s six major powers. — Robin Wright, New Yorker, 26 Sep. 2026 Raz, in his MDA talk, said the backlash against Israel was a campaign orchestrated by radical activists and Israel’s enemies. — Stewart Ain, Sun Sentinel, 23 Sep. 2026 Badio was one of two Haitians who remained imprisoned in Haiti in connection with the assassination after armed gangs orchestrated a mass jailbreak in 2024. — Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 22 Sep. 2026 The deal was originally orchestrated in 2019 by then Paramount motion picture studio chief Jim Gianopulos. — Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 21 Sep. 2026 The attack was orchestrated by agents of the Chilean secret police, DINA, as part of Operation Condor, and it was confirmed that Pinochet ordered the killing. — Arizona Republic, AZCentral.com, 21 Sep. 2026 Glenn also took over defensive play-calling after firing Steve Wilks, who orchestrated one of the NFL’s worst units. — Antwan Staley, New York Daily News, 20 Sep. 2026 The revelation comes as Joe and the CIA continue investigating who orchestrated her kidnapping. — Deirdre Durkan, PEOPLE, 20 Sep. 2026 Torres was efficient orchestrated a high tempo offense, hitting 11 of 14 passes for 218 yards and three scores. — Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 19 Sep. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for orchestrated
Adjective
  • The four men had arrived at the pre-arranged location to meet a woman and were ambushed by several men with assault rifles who fired into the vehicle, striking the front seat passenger, according to local police.
    — Karma Sabbah, CBS News, 17 Sep. 2026
  • If the system does become the next tropical storm, it could be named Dolly, the next name on the center's pre-arranged storm name rotation.
    — Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA Today, 25 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • The factory reportedly uses flexible production lines designed to meet the requirements of its customers.
    — Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 23 Sep. 2026
  • Even the best helmets and other gear can give a false sense of security, Nowinski says, because they’re primarily designed to reduce skull fracture and linear acceleration, not the rotational acceleration that leads to CTE.
    — Alexandra Pattillo, Scientific American, 23 Sep. 2026
Adjective
  • The tech giant has agreed to pay a premium for new electricity coming from planned upgrades to two of the utility’s nuclear reactors.
    — AJ Willingham, AJC.com, 23 Sep. 2026
  • One show in Paris has been rescheduled owing to planned transport disruption slated for July 24.
    — Thomas Smith, Billboard, 23 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Pugh’s gown was crafted with a crushed black fabric, featuring an array of bundled elements with ruffles and more throughout.
    — Julia Teti, Footwear News, 25 Sep. 2026
  • With that hub in mind, design firm Studio De Voogt, along with the engineering and naval architects at Feadship, crafted an expansive open space at the core of Hive, ditching the conventional superyacht interior entirely.
    — Nicole Hoey, Robb Report, 25 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • On Sunday, the model stopped by a Brooklyn farmer’s market for an autumnal bouquet—all rich oranges and dusky browns—which coordinated with her fall ’fit.
    — Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 21 Sep. 2026
  • The pool, which is coordinated by the White House Correspondents' Association, includes rotating representatives from participating news outlets, which pay for their journalists' travel with the president.
    — Garrett Downs, CNBC, 21 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • The company says the system is being engineered for manufacturability and scalable deployment.
    — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 21 Sep. 2026
  • This episode of The Permanent Questions was produced by Rebecca Davis, edited by Christopher Beha, and engineered by Rob Smierciak.
    — David Brooks, The Atlantic, 20 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • The building changed ownership in 2018, and Abascal was offered the opportunity to buy the apartment but could not afford it, according to the Madrid Tenants’ Union, which organized Saturday’s protest.
    — Alicia Leon, Fortune, 26 Sep. 2026
  • Varga’s battle with cancer became public in April, and the band organized a blood drive and fundraiser in his honor.
    — Tanya Fedak, Variety, 26 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • The killing, often deliberate, of more than twenty thousand children in Gaza injured consciences, not purses, and consciences could be managed with some ritual censuring of Benjamin Netanyahu or his proudly bigoted colleagues.
    — J. B. MacKinnon, Harpers Magazine, 22 Sep. 2026
  • Trump cast the moment as something generations of presidents had talked about but never managed to pull off.
    — Alejandra Jaramillo, CNN Money, 22 Sep. 2026

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“Orchestrated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/orchestrated. Accessed 27 Sep. 2026.

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