as in designing
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 orchestrating
Mythos was notable for being able to autonomously find and chain multiple cybersecurity vulnerabilities together, potentially orchestrating entire attacks autonomously.
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Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 15 June 2026
The Israel Defense Forces announced the elimination of a senior Hezbollah commander who was accused of orchestrating the 2007 kidnapping and murder of five American soldiers.
—Eric MacK, FOXNews.com, 14 June 2026
An international fugitive accused of executing a man in Orange County and orchestrating a botched murder for hire in San Jose that left the wrong person dead has been returned to the United States after being captured in Laos, authorities announced on Friday, June 12.
—Sean Emery, Oc Register, 12 June 2026
These agents are taking actions—filing tickets, orchestrating workflows and accessing sensitive data.
—Anand Oswal, Forbes.com, 11 June 2026
Colman Domingo plays a soothsayer orchestrating the revelation of decades’ worth of evidence that aliens have visited earth in peace.
—Eliana Dockterman, Time, 10 June 2026
Hamlet Hail to the Thief is directed and adapted by Christine Jones and Steven Hoggett, with Thom Yorke reworking and orchestrating Hail to the Thief songs with a cast of 20 musicians and actors.
—Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork, 10 June 2026
Trump has granted clemency to numerous defendants convicted of financial crimes, including a man sentenced to 50 years in prison for orchestrating a more than $200 million Medicare fraud scheme.
—Alanna Durkin Richer, Los Angeles Times, 9 June 2026
Bankman-Fried was sentenced to 25 years in prison in 2024 after he was convicted of orchestrating a fraud at FTX that cost lenders, customers and investors $10 billion.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 9 June 2026
Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 15 June 2026
The Israel Defense Forces announced the elimination of a senior Hezbollah commander who was accused of orchestrating the 2007 kidnapping and murder of five American soldiers.
—Eric MacK, FOXNews.com, 14 June 2026
An international fugitive accused of executing a man in Orange County and orchestrating a botched murder for hire in San Jose that left the wrong person dead has been returned to the United States after being captured in Laos, authorities announced on Friday, June 12.
—Sean Emery, Oc Register, 12 June 2026
These agents are taking actions—filing tickets, orchestrating workflows and accessing sensitive data.
—Anand Oswal, Forbes.com, 11 June 2026
Colman Domingo plays a soothsayer orchestrating the revelation of decades’ worth of evidence that aliens have visited earth in peace.
—Eliana Dockterman, Time, 10 June 2026
Hamlet Hail to the Thief is directed and adapted by Christine Jones and Steven Hoggett, with Thom Yorke reworking and orchestrating Hail to the Thief songs with a cast of 20 musicians and actors.
—Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork, 10 June 2026
Trump has granted clemency to numerous defendants convicted of financial crimes, including a man sentenced to 50 years in prison for orchestrating a more than $200 million Medicare fraud scheme.
—Alanna Durkin Richer, Los Angeles Times, 9 June 2026
Bankman-Fried was sentenced to 25 years in prison in 2024 after he was convicted of orchestrating a fraud at FTX that cost lenders, customers and investors $10 billion.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 9 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for orchestrating
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This woman hired me two years ago to help guide her through the process of designing and building her dream retirement home.—
Tim Carter,
Hartford Courant,
20 June 2026
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The giant automotive manufacturer’s job will be designing, engineering and mass-producing the autonomous vehicles.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
20 June 2026
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Cruise lines are constantly managing a shifting inventory of cabin categories right up until embarkation day.—
Jacqueline Dole,
Southern Living,
21 June 2026
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The lack of Navy interest in managing NAVFAC leads, at best, to a leisurely approach to getting anything done.—
Craig Hooper,
Forbes.com,
21 June 2026
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Federal authorities allege Proper was part of a group planning an attack on UFC Freedom 250, a June 14 event held on the White House South Lawn.—
Brittany Miller,
FOXNews.com,
17 June 2026
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Christie’s is planning to open a boutique wine shop at its headquarters in Rockefeller Center, thanks in part to assistance from New York state legislators who passed a law allowing the auction house to get around a regulation dating back more than a century.—
Andy Battaglia,
ARTnews.com,
16 June 2026
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At Western Connecticut State University, undocumented students are supported through Western Without Borders, a student organization created in 2018, focused on advocacy and awareness, and the UndocuAlly Taskforce, a faculty- and staff-led group coordinating campus resources and response efforts.—
Valentina Toro,
Hartford Courant,
19 June 2026
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Textron Aviation, the manufacturer behind Cessna, Beechcraft and Hawker aircraft, has been coordinating the airlift since the late 1980s.—
Jeff Wagner,
CBS News,
19 June 2026
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Talent agencies are organizing around the same principle.—
Cerys Davies,
Los Angeles Times,
19 June 2026
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Tiny bulging eyes form long before the animal resembles a shark at all and its future face exists only as clusters of migrating cells, slowly organizing themselves into the structures that will eventually become jaws, cartilage and sensory organs.—
Melissa Cristina Márquez,
Forbes.com,
18 June 2026
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To pull it off, the show’s creative team had to build a rock star from the ground up, crafting a visual identity, creating music that could stand on its own outside the series, and transforming Reid into a performer capable of owning a crowd rather than simply acting in front of one.—
Precious Fondren,
Los Angeles Times,
20 June 2026
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For Executive Chef Gary Caldwell, crafting this menu is an act of preservation.—
La'Tasha Givens,
CBS News,
20 June 2026
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Kainerugaba has threatened to hang Besigye, accusing him of plotting to kill Museveni.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
15 June 2026
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Hidden amongst them are the Werewolves, a secret set plotting to eliminate players one by one and steal the prize.—
Georg Szalai,
HollywoodReporter,
12 June 2026
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Illinois Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias also is widely considered to be preparing a run for mayor.—
Todd Feurer,
CBS News,
15 June 2026
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Public health officials have been preparing for months, said Philadelphia’s Raval-Nelson, including with mock emergency drills and communications with counterparts around the country.—
Lauran Neergaard,
Los Angeles Times,
15 June 2026
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“Orchestrating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/orchestrating. Accessed 22 Jun. 2026.
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