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verb

past tense of orchestrate

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Recent Examples of orchestrated
Adjective
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 There’s a different kind of luxury unfolding along the Palm Beach coastline — one that feels less orchestrated and more instinctive. Miami Herald, 1 May 2026 The groundswell appeared to be organic, rather than an orchestrated campaign to pressure lawmakers to act. Stephen Groves, Fortune, 9 Apr. 2026 Balancing their orchestrated plans with the spontaneity of a real participant is what gave the series its gleeful tension. Ben Travers, IndieWire, 20 Mar. 2026 The former Los Angeles fire chief has filed a lawsuit against the city, alleging that her ouster was part of an orchestrated effort to smear her conduct and decision-making so Mayor Karen Bass could avoid accountability for the most destructive wildfire in LA history. ABC News, 24 Feb. 2026
Verb
Mattingly has since orchestrated a significant turnaround for the Phillies, now serving as their interim manager and coaching in the National League All-Star dugout. Peter Chawaga, Forbes.com, 18 July 2026 After Lionel Messi had orchestrated another late, dramatic Argentina win, beating England to advance to the World Cup final, his teammate Enzo Fernández lifted Messi onto his shoulders, as the team danced around them. Tim Rohan, NBC news, 18 July 2026 Sinon served alongside his cousin in the Trojan War and became known as the person who orchestrated the famed Trojan Horse maneuver. Caroline Blair, PEOPLE, 18 July 2026 The story of the royal curse was orchestrated by Lady Choi Suk-bin (Hwang Young-hee), the current king’s mother and Saeng-gang’s beloved grandmother. Kayti Burt, Time, 17 July 2026 This week, for a few fleeting minutes, between England’s opening goal and the comeback orchestrated by virtuosic Argentine superstar Lionel Messi, its footballers dangled the promise of delivering a fundamental shift in the nation’s mood. Ned Temko, Christian Science Monitor, 16 July 2026 In June 2025, Kelly's legal team filed an emergency motion for him to be released from federal prison and transferred to home confinement, alleging three Bureau of Prisons officials orchestrated a plot for an inmate to kill the singer. Liza Esquibias, USA Today, 15 July 2026 Smith’s few looks per game will likely be orchestrated, with orbit motions, screens and quick receptions on angle routes. Kansas City Star, 11 July 2026 To the public, Franks’ death appeared to have been orchestrated for money and thrills. Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 11 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for orchestrated
Adjective
  • There is no pre-arranged deal in place for Carolina to sign Carlson.
    Eric Stephens, New York Times, 27 June 2026
  • How The Bulford Structure Worked At the center of the discovery are the remains of a simple but precisely arranged structure.
    Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 18 June 2026
Verb
  • Louis Vuitton just unveiled its 2026 FIFA World Cup Trophy Trunk on Tuesday, marking the fifth time the luxury house has designed such a case for the international tournament.
    Nicole Hoey, Robb Report, 14 July 2026
  • Meow Wolf, various locations Each Meow Wolf is its own interactive world designed by dozens of artists.
    Catherine Garcia, TheWeek, 14 July 2026
Adjective
  • The planned Athletic Club Boise women’s club won’t take the field until the spring of 2028 thanks to league schedule changes, the club announced Thursday.
    Idaho Statesman, Idaho Statesman, 16 July 2026
  • But the company is focused on developing its own in-house satellite bus to manufacture most of the planned 258 Pulsar satellites at the company’s factory in Burlingame, California.
    Jeremy Hsu, ArsTechnica, 16 July 2026
Verb
  • At the Casa, everything is crafted by hand and shopgoers can take their pick between varying heel heights and a rainbow of colors.
    Lilah Ramzi, Vogue, 17 July 2026
  • In an interview after the event, Bailey, a former state senator, criticized how legislation was crafted in the waning days and hours of the spring session without input from the Bears.
    Chris Placek, Chicago Tribune, 17 July 2026
Verb
  • Iran on Tuesday claimed that more than 200 non-Iranian vessels coordinated with its Persian Gulf Strait Authority in the three weeks after the MOU was signed, but CNN could not independently verify that claim.
    David Goldman, CNN Money, 15 July 2026
  • During the team’s postseason run, he was frequently joined by girlfriend Kylie Jenner, and the pair often coordinated their outfits on game days.
    Angelique Brenes, PEOPLE, 15 July 2026
Verb
  • Now living in Maui, Feinstein and his team have engineered the world’s first mobile float facility to offer free float sessions to those traumatized by the island’s 2023 wildfires.
    Tim Neville, Travel + Leisure, 20 July 2026
  • Humanlike robotic dexterity The Mimic Hand M1 is a dexterous robotic hand engineered to match the versatility, strength, and precision of the human hand for industrial automation.
    Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 20 July 2026
Verb
  • The shear has already displaced most of Bertha’s thunderstorms to the south of its center, preventing the storm from becoming better organized.
    Briana Waxman, CNN Money, 21 July 2026
  • That belief has organized how families, schools and talent programs operate for nearly a century.
    Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026
Verb
  • That is 22 more than teams managed in Qatar in 2022 and nine more than in the 2018 tournament in Russia — with the caveat that 36 more games have already been played in the United States, Canada and Mexico.
    Anantaajith Raghuraman, New York Times, 14 July 2026
  • Rushdie lost an eye and suffered other life-threatening injuries but managed to survive.
    Matthew Carey, Deadline, 14 July 2026

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“Orchestrated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/orchestrated. Accessed 21 Jul. 2026.

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