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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
The man who prosecutors say orchestrated the 1996 killing of rap icon Tupac Shakur is scheduled to go to trial Monday, almost 30 years after the fatal drive-by shooting in Las Vegas. CBS News, 10 Aug. 2026 Put on by 0260, the lifestyle brand founded by entrepreneur, Grammy-winning music producer, and watch collector, Lex Borrero, the weekend is being orchestrated and led by Borrero and Perri Dash, a fellow watch collector and industry personality. Paige Reddinger, Robb Report, 10 Aug. 2026 With both starters out by the seventh (Kelly exited with two outs in the sixth because of cramping in his right leg), the Dodgers orchestrated a comeback — and then gave up the lead. Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 8 Aug. 2026 When the mercenary leader Yevgeny Prigozhin rebelled against Putin, in 2023, the Wall Street Journal reported that then security council chief Nikolai Patrushev, age 75, orchestrated the plane crash that killed the rebel leader. Julian G. Waller, Foreign Affairs, 7 Aug. 2026 They’re often orchestrated by professional companies, such as Everything But The House, Grasons, Handled, and Treasured Estates, who catalogue and price the items, then manage transactions and crowd control during the event. Zoey Goto, Architectural Digest, 7 Aug. 2026 Allegedly, Davis orchestrated the hit on Shakur as revenge for the rapper and his entourage beating up Baby Lane at the MGM Grand. Bethy Squires, Vulture, 5 Aug. 2026 Juan Jesus Vivas Lara, president of the autonomous city of Ceuta, offered a sharply different assessment, telling El País that many Ceuta residents believed Morocco had allowed, if not orchestrated, the surge. Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 4 Aug. 2026 Scott Harris, the Tigers’ president of baseball operations who orchestrated the deal, talked last year of not believing in a Skubal window. Cody Stavenhagen, New York Times, 2 Aug. 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
  • The actor arrived in a regal sky blue high-neck top with a long cascading train and clashing red lining — custom designed by Prabal Gurung — offset with a casual pair of low slung, non-maternity jeans by La Ligne that skimmed just under her bump.
    Leah Dolan, CNN Money, 12 Aug. 2026
  • The Project has transformed tragedy into opportunity and remembrance into action, creating programs and initiatives designed to empower young people, strengthen communities, and open doors that too often remain closed.
    Doug Myers, CBS News, 12 Aug. 2026
Adjective
  • Eagle has filed permit applications for a planned pre-feasibility drilling campaign that includes 47 drill holes covering roughly 27,000 feet.
    Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 7 Aug. 2026
  • Some neighbors objected in December to both the gas station and a planned McDonald’s, expressing particular concerns about the lights and noise that would be generated by 24-hour businesses.
    Evy Lewis, Chicago Tribune, 6 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • The food menu toes the same line of traditional and modern, crafted by chef Ashley Strickland.
    Sean Timberlake, Sacbee.com, 7 Aug. 2026
  • Every floor and room is dedicated to specific watch brands and timepieces, featuring bespoke details like watch-hand door handles and winding-crown faucet handles, all crafted by Florentine artisans.
    Irene S. Levine, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Yen's slippery slide In Asia, Japan's yen has been sliding closer to the critical 160 mark against the dollar, reversing the gains from intervention efforts when Tokyo and Washington coordinated to halt the currency's depreciation.
    Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 12 Aug. 2026
  • The response is being coordinated at the Salvation Army Michigan City Corps, 1201 Franklin Street, where food is being collected and prepared before it is distributed, according to the statement.
    Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 12 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • The success is also partly engineered by Samsung because reports suggest that the iPhone Fold will cost between $2,000 and $2,400.
    Janhoi McGregor, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026
  • Most of the region’s sewers were engineered generations ago to drain well under 2 inches of rain per hour, and a cloudburst can deliver double that amount.
    Ravi S. Bhalla, New York Daily News, 9 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • To reveal who’s the most rested of them all, the World Economic Forum organized data from Sleep Cycle, an app used around the world that tracks how much shut-eye people are achieving.
    Connor Sturges, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 Aug. 2026
  • Authorities have not said who organized a suspicious border breach in Ceuta, a Spanish exclave in North Africa.
    Beatriz Ríos, Washington Post, 10 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • While daytime staffing at its Sharp Mesa Vista behavioral health hospital already meets requirements, overnight shifts have been managed based on the number of patients in beds and on the severity of their illnesses.
    Paul Sisson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Aug. 2026
  • The Old Trafford club are targeting a new left-back to alternate with Luke Shaw, because the 31-year-old’s fitness needs to be managed.
    James McNicholas, New York Times, 12 Aug. 2026

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“Orchestrated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/orchestrated. Accessed 13 Aug. 2026.

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