coordinates 1 of 2

Definition of coordinatesnext
present tense third-person singular of coordinate

coordinates

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noun

plural of coordinate
as in equivalents
one that is equal to another in status, achievement, or value the Nobel Memorial Award for Economic Science is universally regarded as the coordinate of the original Nobel Prizes for peace, literature, medicine, physics, and chemistry

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Verb
At the top, System 3 acts as a fleet-level agent that assigns goals, integrates with facility management systems, and coordinates tasks across wheeled and bipedal robots. Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 14 May 2026 The second answer that an economist might give for the existence of a money world on top of the physical world is that the network of money values and payments coordinates the concrete physical activity that produces the building. Literary Hub, 13 May 2026 The décor coordinates with the hotel’s Art Deco style, in shades of beige, ivory and navy, while a custom juice menu will be served sunbed-side. Rhonda Richford, Footwear News, 12 May 2026 Apart from its regional offices, IFJ also has regional groups such as the European Federation of Journalists, which coordinates the Labour Rights Expert Group and the Authors’ Rights Experts Group; the Federation of African Journalists; and the Federation of Latin American Journalists. Encyclopedia Britannica, 11 May 2026 That’s similar to how the Fire-Rescue Department handled a highly critical 2023 audit of how the city coordinates brush management on city property, including in parks, wildlands and canyons. David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 May 2026 The shock announcement dealt a blow to the cartel that coordinates production among many of the world's largest oil producers, particularly those in the Middle East. Chloe Taylor,hugh Leask,holly Ellyatt, CNBC, 28 Apr. 2026 The weekends are planned in partnership with A Mother’s Rest, a non-profit organization that coordinates low-cost trips and retreats for caregivers or parents of children or adults with varying needs. Karla Walsh, Southern Living, 27 Apr. 2026 Cox coordinates closely with local utilities and public safety agencies to monitor events and protect its infrastructure. Cox Communications, Oc Register, 17 Apr. 2026
Noun
The blaze has reached 30 acres and is located near Burro Canyon Shooting Park, according to Cal Fire's coordinates, which is in the foothill city of Azusa. Brandi D. Addison, USA Today, 20 May 2026 Precise coordinates could not be conjured, like that grad-school romance that seemed so important at the time. Stephen Rodrick, Rolling Stone, 19 May 2026 The customer then places an order, and the team in Spain coordinates with the group’s manufacturing facilities to bring these looks to life, starting with sending design assets and tech packs. Fairchild Studio, Footwear News, 18 May 2026 The Greater Kansas City Coalition is the lead agency for what’s known as the Continuum of Care (CoC) — a regional planning group comprising various local organizations and people — that coordinates applying for federal grant funding for homelessness for Jackson and Wyandotte counties. Chris Higgins, Kansas City Star, 16 May 2026 The Corrections Department reviews the inmates’ eligibility, coordinates with their case managers and submits the plans to the Corrections Department’s population office. Corky Siemaszko, NBC news, 13 May 2026 The New York Post also reported that the plane’s final coordinates on the flight map nearly align with the fire's starting point. Raven Brunner, PEOPLE, 12 May 2026 However, one of the simplest ways for a ghost ship to vanish like, well, a ghost, is simply to head far out to sea and switch off its transponder – or manipulate it to broadcast false coordinates. David Szondy may 12, New Atlas, 12 May 2026 Harding has been quietly mapping the coordinates towards Train on the Island over the course of her first four albums, each a little deeper and stranger than the last. Jayson Greene, Pitchfork, 8 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for coordinates
Verb
  • After helping save an entire family during the disaster, Owen ultimately reconciles with Teddy, with the longtime couple deciding to move to Paris together for her work.
    Deirdre Durkan, PEOPLE, 8 May 2026
  • What is often missing is a unifying perspective that reconciles all dimensions at once.
    ByTony Jarjoura, Forbes.com, 20 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • This one blends apple and pear for sweetness and texture.
    Jenna Sims, Southern Living, 14 May 2026
  • The dermatology and wellness center blends functional and aesthetic medicine to offer treatments designed to enhance natural features rather than dramatically alter them.
    Hanna Wickes, Charlotte Observer, 14 May 2026
Noun
  • Foundayo uses a different active ingredient than Lilly's blockbuster injectables Mounjaro and Zepbound, while Novo's Wegovy pill is essentially an extension of the company's injectable equivalents.
    Elsa Ohlen, CNBC, 18 May 2026
  • But, after a period of upheaval that has few equivalents in recent OM history, there are signs the club’s decision-makers are getting serious about tamping down the flames.
    Tom Williams, New York Times, 17 May 2026
Verb
  • Is there a way of describing economic growth that doesn’t implicitly depend on some homogeneous, material substance that corresponds to measures like GDP?
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 13 May 2026
  • Every shot corresponds to an idea.
    Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 12 May 2026
Noun
  • This story inspired Wong Kar-wai to do In the Mood for Love, about another pair of people who have a special relationship and who try to understand why their partners are having affairs with each other.
    Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 14 May 2026
  • It will be sold at all 26 LoveShackFancy stores, its e-commerce site, and at select wholesale partners.
    Lisa Lockwood, Footwear News, 14 May 2026
Verb
  • For a recent study in the journal Intelligence, Stanisław Czerwiński of the University of Gdańsk in Poland and his colleagues investigated how intelligence correlates with mental health.
    Simon Makin, Scientific American, 14 May 2026
  • The price of ethanol roughly correlates to the price of oil.
    Star Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 6 May 2026
Noun
  • That’s a growth rate of about 23%, the largest change among Charlotte’s North Carolina counterparts.
    John Marks, Charlotte Observer, 14 May 2026
  • In court filings, Rogers, who is Black, said she was denied promotions and pay raises that were given to white counterparts over her years working at TCC.
    Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 May 2026
Verb
  • Dan Levy matches his sweater to the backdrop at the Big Mistakes SAG-AFTRA event in Los Angeles on May 17.
    People Staff, PEOPLE, 19 May 2026
  • The action matches the policy for other city departments.
    Lisa Starke, CBS News, 19 May 2026

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“Coordinates.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/coordinates. Accessed 21 May. 2026.

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