ORCHESTRATES Synonyms: 84 Similar and Opposite Words

orchestrates

verb

present tense third-person singular of orchestrate

as in manages

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 Bonny orchestrates a one-car parade for Cooper that’s half return of the prodigal, half humiliation ritual. — Ryan Chapman, Literary Hub, 30 Sep. 2026 Behind the scenes, the brilliant and taciturn spymaster Smiley orchestrates operations while the elusive Soviet mastermind Karla looms in the shadows, setting the stage for a conflict that will define a generation. — Alex Ritman, Variety, 28 Sep. 2026 When decision intelligence orchestrates assistance services, the business value is measurable across several dimensions. — Justin Newell, Forbes.com, 28 Sep. 2026 In the first season’s finale, the MDR team successfully orchestrates a plan to activate their work consciousness in the outside world, hoping to communicate to others the conditions of their confinement. — Jordana Rosenfeld, Encyclopedia Britannica, 21 Sep. 2026 Rival Polymarket is prepared to take similar action, an official said, as the CFTC orchestrates its own crackdown. — Eleanor Mueller, semafor.com, 1 Sep. 2026 The warring impulses ought to cancel each other out, but Dante orchestrates his films’ elements so deftly that the contradictions enrich each other and create a worldview more distinctive and complex than those of Lucas and Spielberg. — Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 13 Aug. 2026 Encouraged by Stella and championed by Dudamel, who calls the music deeply honest, Hopkins orchestrates every bar himself, for sessions that double as a late-career meditation on mortality. — Tim Greiving, Los Angeles Times, 11 Aug. 2026 The original Thomas Crown Affair starred Steve McQueen as a gentleman thief who orchestrates the robbery of a Boston bank. — Mekishana Pierre, Entertainment Weekly, 29 July 2026

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Reactor, which emerged from stealth in May, develops software to make world models run faster and cheaper, and sells a cloud service that manages the computing capacity.

— Wen Shao, Fortune, 6 Oct. 2026
Set the scene Located 10 minutes on foot from Roma Termini, the city’s bustling train station, The Fifteen Keys manages to feel like a quiet retreat in a city that sees millions of tourists each year.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026

Definition of manages

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The urgency of their push comes as major European companies undergo huge job losses — Volkswagen plans to cut 100,000 workers — which experts have said could drive political upheaval.

— Morgan Chalfant, semafor.com, 7 Oct. 2026
The president plans to attend Saturday's big college football matchup between Alabama and Georgia, after attending Texas at Tennessee late last month.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 7 Oct. 2026

Definition of plans

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Another option is sale of plant (SOP), where Linde designs and builds the processing plant for customers and sells the equipment.

— Jeff Marks, CNBC, 2 Oct. 2026
Safer ship designs A digital twin is a virtual model that mirrors a real-world physical object, system, or process using live data.

— Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of designs

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Ukraine has warned that such a satellite system would prove deadly in the coming winter as Russia prepares its attacks.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 8 Oct. 2026
The calls heap pressure on the coalition government to loosen its purse strings, threatening to undermine its reputation for fiscal discipline just as Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana prepares to present his three-year fiscal plan later this month.

— Tiisetso Motsoeneng, semafor.com, 7 Oct. 2026

Definition of prepares

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Buses are equipped with Transit Signal Priority technology, which coordinates with traffic signals to allow more efficient movement through intersections.

— Brian Sherrod, CBS News, 28 Sep. 2026
Greeks have long adored New Balance for their timeless look that coordinates easily with anything from dresses and shorts to jeans.

— Helen Iatrou, Travel + Leisure, 26 Sep. 2026

Definition of coordinates

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When Gilla Band hit the road, their front-of-house guy drives, Fox also engineers, Kiely sells merch, and Faulkner runs tech.

— Laura Snapes, Pitchfork, 9 July 2026
Our enterprising Gravedigger, a true woman of science, engineers a lizard elixir and regenerates the finger into a long tentacle that eventually demands a body.

— Katie Walsh, Los Angeles Times, 27 Mar. 2026

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