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 In a statement, the court also said Hui also abused his position in orchestrating financial fraud and misappropriating company assets. — ABC News, 20 Aug. 2026 The trial of the former gang leader accused of orchestrating the murder of rapper Shakur comes 30 years after one of America's most high-profile unresolved killings. — Nicole Fallert, USA Today, 19 Aug. 2026 Duane Keith Davis is accused of orchestrating Shakur’s killing in September 1996, and the lore of other rappers and gangsters looms large over his trial. — Aditi Sangal, CNN Money, 17 Aug. 2026 Opening statements began Monday in the trial of a man accused of orchestrating the killing of rapper Tupac Shakur, the start of weeks of testimony revisiting what happened on a Las Vegas night nearly 30 years ago. — CBS News, 17 Aug. 2026 Gardner, 39, and her estranged husband, Mario Fernandez Saldana, 38, are accused of conspiring to kill Bridegan and orchestrating the murder with another accomplice, Henry Tenon. — Lianna Norman, Florida Times-Union, 17 Aug. 2026 Summary Todd Burkhalter, CEO of Drive Planning LLC, received a 20-year prison sentence for orchestrating Georgia's largest Ponzi scheme, defrauding over 2,000 investors of $380 million. — Steve Weisman, Forbes.com, 15 Aug. 2026 This week, Davis is on trial in Las Vegas, accused of orchestrating the murder. — Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 12 Aug. 2026 Hilton had helped moderate the party’s public image on issues like the environment, orchestrating Cameron’s 2006 visit to a melting Arctic glacier. — Ben Paviour, Sacbee.com, 10 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for orchestrating
  1. designing
  2. managing
  3. planning
  4. coordinating
  5. organizing
  6. crafting
  7. plotting
  8. preparing
Verb
  • For decades, Canada Goose ducked out of designing summer clothing.
    — Kyle MacNeill, Vogue, 19 Aug. 2026
  • The lawsuit accuses Meta of contributing to the youth mental health crisis by knowingly and deliberately designing features that addict children to its platforms and hide these harms from the public.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of designing
Verb
  • The Rams have done a great job of managing him and keeping him out of harm’s way.
    — Jess Bryant, New York Times, 20 Aug. 2026
  • One of the department's biggest roles is managing flood control and protection.
    — Chelsea Hylton, CBS News, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of managing
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  • Unai Emery has been planning for the exit of No 1 Emi Martinez for the last two summers, and much detailed work has duly gone into sourcing his replacement.
    — Jacob Tanswell, New York Times, 19 Aug. 2026
  • The governor is now planning to veto the remaining provisions in the bill, according to sources familiar with the discussions.
    — Julie Watts, CBS News, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of planning
Verb
  • For facilities that may require huge amounts of electricity and cooling, coordinating those requirements from the start can reduce costly changes later.
    — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 22 Aug. 2026
  • The casual gray pants and coordinating short-sleeve top create a transitional outfit that works for traveling, relaxing at home, and even grabbing coffee during a morning walk.
    — Rachel Trujillo, PEOPLE, 22 Aug. 2026
Definition of coordinating
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  • Those convicted on Friday were key leaders of the Hong Kong Alliance in Support of Patriotic Democratic Movements of China, the group responsible for organizing the annual remembrance until 2019.
    — Chris Lau, CNN Money, 21 Aug. 2026
  • Keeping your shoes on the floor isn’t wrong, but there are wrong ways to do it, like organizing them only by color, for one.
    — Hallie Milstein, Southern Living, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of organizing
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  • Long-term challenges require long-term solutions, and Congress is the branch best suited to crafting such solutions.
    — Bill Cassidy, Foreign Affairs, 19 Aug. 2026
  • Even before Gardner shows up an hour before curtain, a backstage crew is hard at work crafting Lumiere’s signature flame effect.
    — Jenelle Riley, Los Angeles Times, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of crafting
Verb
  • The mathematics doctoral student is trying to convince authorities that a Silicon Valley billionaire is plotting domestic nuclear terrorism.
    — Monitor reviewers, Christian Science Monitor, 21 Aug. 2026
  • Even the Cinerama Dome is plotting a comeback thanks to Sony and Alamo Drafthouse.
    — Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of plotting
Verb
  • The girls of Tuide, despite their young age, have been preparing for this debut for a while, with some members training for as little as eight months, while others trained for over four and a half years.
    — Nicole Fell, HollywoodReporter, 24 Aug. 2026
  • While preparing to enter the state in February, Buc-ee’s sued the northern Ohio holding company for Mickey Mart gas stations, arguing its Mickey the Moose logo could be confused with Buc-ee.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 23 Aug. 2026
Definition of preparing

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