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 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 But the big claim is the use of the company’s proprietary engineering AI, Vector, which was inspired by Tesla’s Odin platform that orchestrates self-testing procedures for the company’s cars throughout the production line. — John Koetsier, Forbes.com, 6 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 Caitlin Clark orchestrates offense Clark struggled to find her shooting touch Tuesday, missing 10 of 15 field goal attempts and seven of eight 3-pointers. — James Boyd, New York Times, 17 June 2026 Now, after years of experimenting with common bean plants in the lab and in the agricultural fields of Oaxaca, Mexico, Steinbrenner’s team pinpointed a single immune receptor that orchestrates its anti-caterpillar defense system. — Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 3 June 2026 But really, every performance, both the bigguns and the littluns, works in service of the whole, and Munden orchestrates their interactions in a way that suggests structured chaos. — Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 4 May 2026 This is especially true after her conversation with Nia, which Lala orchestrates. — Brian Moylan, Vulture, 9 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for orchestrates
  1. manages
  2. plans
  3. designs
  4. prepares
  5. coordinates
  6. engineers
  7. formulates
  8. plots
Verb
  • The Royal Parks charity, which manages Richmond Park, where the incident took place over the weekend, warned that human behavior is endangering the lives of the deer who have resided there for centuries.
    — Lianne Kolirin, CNN Money, 18 Aug. 2026
  • At least one of the kittens was still alive when it was thrown, said Tracy Flaherty, who manages the Dairy Queen on Library Road.
    — Ricky Sayer, CBS News, 17 Aug. 2026
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  • Grand plans to return to the Premier League under Chansiri around a decade ago had come to nothing, and financial mismanagement soon began a spiral that threatened the club’s existence.
    — Philip Buckingham, New York Times, 14 Aug. 2026
  • As Naperville continues to clean up, the city plans to hold a special brush collection starting Monday.
    — Carolyn Stein, Chicago Tribune, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of plans
Verb
  • Per Promise’s logline, the film follows a young woman who designs AI personalities for a mysterious tech company .
    — Dade Hayes, Deadline, 10 Aug. 2026
  • Kinsman creates whiskies that may not be bottled for more than a decade, while Newey designs race cars around aerodynamic details that can ultimately determine championships.
    — Emily Price, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of designs
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  • The arrangement gives Boeing a longer production horizon as the Pentagon prepares to expand interceptor output.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 14 Aug. 2026
  • The cup of joe — and her headful of curls — reflects bigger changes to come as Leavitt, 33, prepares to say goodbye to the Hulu show and step firmly into her next chapter beyond reality TV.
    — Lizzie Hyman, PEOPLE, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of prepares
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  • The brain coordinates muscles and nerves while also processing information about balance, vision and the environment around us.
    — Katia Hetter, CNN Money, 14 Aug. 2026
  • Brightpoint, meanwhile, helps identify local families in crisis, and a team of volunteers coordinates the work of connecting needs to helpers.
    — Heidi Stevens, Chicago Tribune, 14 Aug. 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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  • From there, an on-staff Board Certified Veterinary Nutritionist formulates a custom meal plan just for your pooch.
    — Rachel Cortez, USA Today, 8 July 2026
  • Manucurist formulates its masks with panthenol, a form of vitamin B5, to hydrate and strengthen dry nails over time, reducing breakage.
    — Irene Richardson, InStyle, 4 July 2026
Definition of formulates
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  • Despite his rakish lifestyle, Don Juan falls in love with innocent Adriana, infuriating the envious Lucrezia Borgia (Estelle Taylor), who plots to ruin the young lovers’ nascent romance.
    — Air Mail, Air Mail, 8 Aug. 2026
  • Plus, the Office of Science and Technology Policy plots a venture capital-like model for the scientific grant process.
    — Benjamin Guggenheim, Washington Post, 23 July 2026
Definition of plots

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