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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 orchestrates
At least the climactic pandemonium has some of that old REC intensity; Plaza dynamically orchestrates the violence, dazzling the eyes of his audience one minute, gouging the eyes of his characters the next.
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A.a. Dowd, Vulture, 3 Oct. 2025
During the birthday celebrations for the Grand Queen Dowager Inju (Seo Yi-sook), Lee Heon’s paternal grandmother, Jesan orchestrates the arrival of evidence regarding the truth behind Heon’s mother’s death.
—Kayti Burt, Time, 29 Sep. 2025
Gardner orchestrates the scene; placing the girl in the center, then asking her, or perhaps even demonstrating, how to wrap the blanket around her body so her hands are concealed.
—Literary Hub, 29 Sep. 2025
Normal mtROS signaling orchestrates many essential cellular and tissue functions, from immune responses to brain function.
—Hannah Millington, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Sep. 2025
Hidden down some stairs in a commercial plaza, Down Dog Sedona orchestrates profoundly relaxing sound baths, among other wellness offerings.
—New York Times, 10 Sep. 2025
The Paris chapter is laced with this type of expressive physicality, something Jarmusch orchestrates with consummate skill.
—David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 31 Aug. 2025
The Service Line Coordinator The service line coordinator orchestrates the neurosurgery team both in and out of the operating room.
—Richard Menger Md Mpa, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2025
At one point, MacLachlan orchestrates a heart-stopping moment of reckoning for Bill and Tammy, written with a sudden, cathartic directness—a break in their usual language of deferential hesitations—which the actors underplay to perfection.
—Justin Chang, New Yorker, 22 Aug. 2025
A.a. Dowd, Vulture, 3 Oct. 2025
During the birthday celebrations for the Grand Queen Dowager Inju (Seo Yi-sook), Lee Heon’s paternal grandmother, Jesan orchestrates the arrival of evidence regarding the truth behind Heon’s mother’s death.
—Kayti Burt, Time, 29 Sep. 2025
Gardner orchestrates the scene; placing the girl in the center, then asking her, or perhaps even demonstrating, how to wrap the blanket around her body so her hands are concealed.
—Literary Hub, 29 Sep. 2025
Normal mtROS signaling orchestrates many essential cellular and tissue functions, from immune responses to brain function.
—Hannah Millington, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Sep. 2025
Hidden down some stairs in a commercial plaza, Down Dog Sedona orchestrates profoundly relaxing sound baths, among other wellness offerings.
—New York Times, 10 Sep. 2025
The Paris chapter is laced with this type of expressive physicality, something Jarmusch orchestrates with consummate skill.
—David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 31 Aug. 2025
The Service Line Coordinator The service line coordinator orchestrates the neurosurgery team both in and out of the operating room.
—Richard Menger Md Mpa, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2025
At one point, MacLachlan orchestrates a heart-stopping moment of reckoning for Bill and Tammy, written with a sudden, cathartic directness—a break in their usual language of deferential hesitations—which the actors underplay to perfection.
—Justin Chang, New Yorker, 22 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for orchestrates
Verb
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Mannika trained as a sociologist at Columbia University and now manages product for tech companies.—
Hazlitt,
Hazlitt,
10 Oct. 2025
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How Memphis manages this balance between security and trust may shape future debates over the role of the National Guard in American cities.—
Robert Alexander,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 Oct. 2025
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Matthew Pigatt, director of small business and membership services at the Miami-Dade Chamber of Commerce, plans on discussing the effects of the new open carry legislation with business people at an upcoming meeting.—
Michael Butler,
Miami Herald,
11 Oct. 2025
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More evidence surfaced Friday night that Belichick plans to stay at North Carolina.—
Jordan Sigler,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 Oct. 2025
Verb
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The company designs structured coloring books that merge narrative detail with physical engagement, using distinctive bubble lettering and diagrammatic layouts to help learners color both the word and the structure.—
Jason Phillips,
USA Today,
9 Oct. 2025
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The best example came on the Serpenti Forever designs, with the top handle bedazzled with a multicolor spray of light made of 8,348 rhinestones.—
Sandra Salibian,
Footwear News,
8 Oct. 2025
Verb
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That combination of excellence and diversity prepares students for the real world and must be protected and celebrated as one of our district’s most valuable assets.—
Grace Tucker,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
13 Oct. 2025
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And as the president prepares to address Israel's parliament, our House of Representatives is not working with pay while federal employees are working without pay.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
12 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Swift clarified that she was never formally offered the role, although her management did receive informal outreach from Roc Nation, the company founded by Jay-Z that coordinates the Super Bowl's entertainment acts.—
Megan Cartwright,
MSNBC Newsweek,
7 Oct. 2025
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Along the Sinai, Israel coordinates that control with Egypt.—
Brittney Melton,
NPR,
7 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Big Tech now engineers a perpetual state of insecurity by creating relentless technological churn, rendering our skills and safety measures obsolete, only to then sell us the tools to catch up.—
Vivian Toh,
Forbes.com,
17 Sep. 2025
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The study, conducted over several years, uses an approach that engineers artificial proteins (referred to as ion channels) in the brain that are activated by and bound to cocaine.—
Noah Lyons,
Mercury News,
5 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Mixsoon also formulates with tiger grass to really heal the skin from the inside out.—
Gina Vaynshteyn,
StyleCaster,
22 Sep. 2025
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But Kennedy fired the entire Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices, the independent group that formulates those recommendations, and replaced the members with his own advisers.—
Rob Stein,
NPR,
11 Sep. 2025
Verb
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That of the vampy, endlessly ambitious, and deliciously ruthless weather presenter Suzanne Stone, who plots to knock off her husband (Matt Dillon) in Gus Van Sant’s satirical romp.—
Radhika Seth,
Vogue,
8 Oct. 2025
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However, the game rights change is contingent on the larger ESPN-NFL deal passing Department of Justice review, which seems increasingly unlikely to come before the NFL plots its 2026 calendar.—
Jacob Feldman,
Sportico.com,
29 Sep. 2025
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