as in to manage
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 orchestrate
The rapper Kid Cudi, who briefly dated Ventura in 2011, accused Combs of breaking into his house and, on a separate occasion, orchestrating an arson on his car.
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Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 2 July 2025
But Monday’s move, orchestrated by Pac-12 commissioner Teresa Gould, offers real estate where football matters, money flows and potential exists.
—Jon Wilner, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 June 2025
The most effective leaders may be those who excel at orchestrating networks of AI agents—individuals who understand how to align autonomous tools toward a coherent vision.
—Net Kohen, Forbes.com, 27 June 2025
Javier Bardem stars as the F1 team owner who orchestrates the scheme.
—Pamela McClintock, HollywoodReporter, 27 June 2025
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Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 2 July 2025
But Monday’s move, orchestrated by Pac-12 commissioner Teresa Gould, offers real estate where football matters, money flows and potential exists.
—Jon Wilner, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 June 2025
The most effective leaders may be those who excel at orchestrating networks of AI agents—individuals who understand how to align autonomous tools toward a coherent vision.
—Net Kohen, Forbes.com, 27 June 2025
Javier Bardem stars as the F1 team owner who orchestrates the scheme.
—Pamela McClintock, HollywoodReporter, 27 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for orchestrate
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However, one of her bridesmaids managed to save the day.—
Michael Nied,
People.com,
15 July 2025
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Discuss your risk factors and ways to manage risk with your healthcare provider. 3.—
Jennifer Lefton,
Verywell Health,
15 July 2025
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Baden Bower’s proprietary AI algorithms predict optimal publication and angle combinations for maximum SEO uplift, streamlining campaign planning for fashion clients who need to coordinate media coverage with product availability.—
Ascend Agency,
New York Daily News,
14 July 2025
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The Patriot system is a highly effective air-defense platform that includes a radar station to detect incoming threats, a command center to coordinate the response, and a missile launcher capable of firing interceptor missiles, each valued at approximately $3 million.—
Callum Sutherland,
Time,
14 July 2025
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Grayson knew McCray from church, and had hired her to organize events before she was incarcerated.—
Tom Daykin,
jsonline.com,
14 July 2025
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The local hospitality workers’ union, Unite Here Local 49, had organized residents of the two apartment complexes that have opened in the Railyards over the past year — The A.J. and The Wong Center.—
Sacbee.com,
Sacbee.com,
14 July 2025
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With an artful mix of vintage and new pieces, your home is thoughtfully designed while looking completely effortless.—
Claire Hoppe Norgaard,
Better Homes & Gardens,
15 July 2025
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The sports yacht is designed for open-air living, with an expansive indoor-outdoor layout.—
Rachel Cormack,
Robb Report,
15 July 2025
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Harkins plans to open a second BackLot at Verrado Marketplace, a shopping mall being built in Buckeye.—
Reia Li,
AZCentral.com,
12 July 2025
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By the end of 2025, CATL plans to have 1,000 stations across 31 cities.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
12 July 2025
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Whole spelt berries work well in breakfast cereal, soups, or side dishes, and can be prepared like rice or risotto.—
Caroline Tien,
SELF,
15 July 2025
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Researchers have used different types of strawberries prepared in different ways to assess their blood pressure benefits.—
Mark Gurarie,
Verywell Health,
15 July 2025
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Mayors regularly change their initial budget proposals to craft a spending plan that has enough support from the commission to pass in September.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
11 July 2025
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Speaking of lids, they’re crafted with Tupperware’s classic sunburst design and feature the brand’s signature instant seal lid to lock in freshness and prevent leaks and spills.—
Alicia Geigel,
Southern Living,
11 July 2025
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The breath-freshener smell that Marks had devised was a combination of laurel leaves—peculiar to the modern sensibility, but not off-putting—and musk.—
Margaret Talbot,
New Yorker,
10 July 2025
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This ignores a fundamental problem of innovation and inventiveness, which is that many of the innovative geniuses who devised transformative inventions failed to profit financially from their own ingenuity while more aggressive, entrepreneurial bystanders claimed credit and profit.—
Preston Fore,
Fortune,
10 July 2025
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“Orchestrate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/orchestrate. Accessed 21 Jul. 2025.
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