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 Christy orchestrates the elaborate stagecraft that sells the illusion of a bustling organization. — Robert Lloyd, Los Angeles Times, 8 Oct. 2026 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 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for orchestrates
  1. manages
  2. plans
  3. designs
  4. prepares
  5. coordinates
  6. engineers
  7. formulates
  8. plots
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  • Mousquetaires Group, which runs the Intermarche chain, has indicated that a Danish company, Danfoss, manages the affected refrigerators.
    — Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 12 Oct. 2026
  • Fox Entertainment Global holds domestic distribution rights to Baywatch and Fremantle manages all international sales.
    — Max Goldbart, Deadline, 12 Oct. 2026
Definition of manages
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  • Whether Musk plans to build (or buy) another wireless network or pressure the incumbents to strike deals with SpaceX, the telecoms' oligopoly is looking shakier.
    — Tobias Burns, CNBC, 13 Oct. 2026
  • Paramount plans to upgrade the theater with state-of-the-art projection systems and in-seat food and drink service, Rick Caruso, whose company owns the Palisades Village shopping center where the Bay Theater is located, said in an interview.
    — Samantha Masunaga, Los Angeles Times, 13 Oct. 2026
Definition of plans
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  • Hyperscalers are pouring billions into data centers, and Broadcom, which designs custom AI chips for them, has been one of the biggest beneficiaries.
    — Mia Osmonbekov, Fortune, 15 Oct. 2026
  • While Charles Zana’s interiors projects and designs whisper poetic refinement, he’s drawn to edgy works of postmodern art.
    — Sofia Celeste, Footwear News, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of designs
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  • The opening of the new facility comes as Merck prepares for the upcoming loss of exclusivity of Keytruda, which is one of the world's top-selling drugs and is widely viewed as the backbone of modern cancer treatment.
    — Annika Kim Constantino, CNBC, 14 Oct. 2026
  • The in-progress development notably includes insurance company Lockton’s future global headquarters in a new 176-foot tower as the firm prepares to move to Leawood from Country Club Plaza.
    — Chris Higgins, Kansas City Star, 14 Oct. 2026
Definition of prepares
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  • The grid, which supplies and coordinates wholesale power across 13 states and the District of Columbia, faces major challenges as demand, particularly from data centers, outstrips available supply.
    — Spencer Kimball, CNBC, 6 Oct. 2026
  • 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
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
Definition of engineers
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  • Milbon, for example, formulates around pearl peptides, spring water algae extract and black truffle to repair and nourish.
    — Hanna Wickes, Miami Herald, 30 Sep. 2026
  • At the beginning of disassembly, the system formulates a plan.
    — Kohava Mendelsohn, IEEE Spectrum, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of formulates
Verb
  • The contract's odds will be resolved and verified by Data Center Map, which plots out planned and running data centers on its website.
    — Ananya Chetia, CNBC, 9 Oct. 2026
  • Arada is also buying three Yas Island plots in its first move into Abu Dhabi.
    — semafor.com, semafor.com, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of plots

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“Orchestrates.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/orchestrates. Accessed 17 Oct. 2026.

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