ORCHESTRATING Synonyms: 85 Similar and Opposite Words

orchestrating

verb

present participle of orchestrate

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 Many voters thank him for pulling Serbia from economic obscurity and orchestrating a period of sustained modernisation including new highways, railways, schools and hospitals. — Reuters, NBC news, 25 Oct. 2026 An Atlanta man will spend more than ten years in federal prison for orchestrating a scheme to steal over $3 million in fraudulent pandemic loans. — Cbs News Atlanta Digital Team, CBS News, 22 Oct. 2026 First-timers need to show enterprise-scale transformation, the ability to handle geopolitical volatility, credibility with investors and skill at orchestrating external partners. — Mary Elizabeth Bradford, Forbes.com, 13 Oct. 2026 An aging ex-gang leader was sentenced Tuesday to 40 years to life in prison for orchestrating the 1996 drive-by shooting of rap icon Tupac Shakur near the Las Vegas Strip. — Jessica Hill, Chicago Tribune, 13 Oct. 2026 As part of orchestrating this project, Simon was also involved in securing visas for the various international performers, encountering in the process the uneven access to travel for cultural workers across classes, nationalities, and milieus. — Stephanie Wambugu, Vulture, 12 Oct. 2026 Cassel has been styling Dunham for nearly two years, orchestrating the buzzy outfits donned by the Girls creator for her recent book tour. — Grace Byron, Vogue, 4 Oct. 2026 The challenge lay in orchestrating these systems simultaneously. — Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 30 Sep. 2026 The Kansas City Royals will have a new lead voice orchestrating their hitting department. — Kansas City Star, 30 Sep. 2026

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Kennedy will helm a team of producers designing the look and content of dual ceremonies that will kick off the Summer Olympics on July 14, 2028 at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum in Exposition Park and SoFi Stadium in Inglewood.

— James Rainey, Los Angeles Times, 28 Oct. 2026
McCormack had a hand in designing some of the company’s first half-dozen restaurants as a contractor, then joined Cheesecake Factory full-time in 1995, a few years after the chain went public.

— David Mack, CNN Money, 27 Oct. 2026

Definition of designing

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However, their power requirements create additional challenges for facilities already managing substantial electricity consumption.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 30 Oct. 2026
But Southeast Asian coordination may happen without ASEAN’s guidance, argues Hans Vriens, co-founder and managing partner of government affairs consultancy Vriens & Partners.

— Sam Beltran, Fortune, 29 Oct. 2026

Definition of managing

Verb

Morales is planning to turn himself in at a courthouse sometime on Monday, David Lindenmuth, his attorney, told The Associated Press.

— Cybele Mayes-Osterman, Chicago Tribune, 1 Nov. 2026
One of the country’s leading sodium-ion battery developers, Hina Battery, is planning a 10 GWh production base in Wuhan and has partnered with a vehicle manufacturer to develop electric sanitation trucks.

— Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 1 Nov. 2026

Definition of planning

Verb

However, coordinating multiple agents remains difficult because humans must still assign tasks, monitor progress and resolve conflicts between their outputs.

— Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 1 Nov. 2026
Complete the look with sleek flats, kitten heels, or ankle boots in a coordinating color to pull it all together.

— India Roby, Glamour, 1 Nov. 2026

Definition of coordinating

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Her labor-organizing career took root in California’s agriculturally rich Central Valley, and her foundation is headquartered in Bakersfield.

— Michael McGough, Sacbee.com, 28 Oct. 2026
The researchers realized that condensates concentrate molecules, pre-organizing them into a flexible microenvironment without locking them in place like a solid.

— Yasemin Saplakoglu, Quanta Magazine, 28 Oct. 2026

Definition of organizing

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Taylor Swift looked back on her earliest days crafting songs in Music City as she was inducted Monday into the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame, becoming its youngest member at 36.

— Chris Willman, Variety, 27 Oct. 2026
What readers are saying The comments reflect a diverse range of crafting activities and their benefits, highlighting how crafting can be a source of personal fulfillment, mental engagement, and stress relief.

— Maggie Penman, Washington Post, 25 Oct. 2026

Definition of crafting

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But Jama and Acaster simply haven’t measured up to the entertainment factor of Carr, Ross and singer Cat Burns, who were tactical, lethal and, crucially, blatantly had the time of their lives plotting against fellow celebs.

— Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 29 Oct. 2026
Thus a group of angry Roman Catholics, led by Robert Catesby, began plotting a way to topple the Protestant government.

— Lucia Barnum, Encyclopedia Britannica, 29 Oct. 2026

Definition of plotting

Verb

By preparing for prolonged power disruptions, securing essential supplies, diversifying production and strengthening communications, the United States is seeking to reduce the risk that a major crisis could interrupt its ability to defend itself.

— Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 30 Oct. 2026
Surveillance video shows Jesse Driscoll stopped dead in his tracks, hopped across the lobby, and grabbed a chair as if preparing to tame a lion.

— Mark Price, Charlotte Observer, 30 Oct. 2026

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