1
as in reconciles
to bring to a state free of conflicts, inconsistencies, or differences
coordinating the plans for the surprise party
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2
as in blends
to form a pleasing relationship
a very meticulous wedding planner, who makes sure that every aspect of the reception—table settings, food, flowers, music, attire—coordinates right down to the last detail
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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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Recent Examples of coordinates
Louis Peitzman,
Entertainment Weekly,
30 June 2026
Your creativity is eager and focused as the Sagittarius moon coordinates with Saturn.
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Usa Today,
USA Today,
27 June 2026
Lawmakers have also pressured government agencies, particularly the Department of Defense, which coordinates medical care through the Defense Health Agency, to treat the victims more expeditiously and spend the money allocated by Congress for such efforts.
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Nora Gámez Torres,
Miami Herald,
24 June 2026
The group coordinates with the funeral director and whoever is leading the funeral service.
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Melinda Moore,
Chicago Tribune,
18 June 2026
This software coordinates the autonomous units and links them to the larger battlefield management systems used by NATO.
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Sujita Sinha,
Interesting Engineering,
17 June 2026
The center is a maritime security organization headquartered in Bahrain that coordinates among allied navies and merchant ships in the Middle East.
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Spencer Kimball,
CNBC,
17 June 2026
More than 32,000 fires have burned more than 3,900 square miles (10,100 square kilometers) so far this year in the United States, according to the fire center, which coordinates the mobilization of large-scale firefighting efforts.
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ABC News,
17 June 2026
How well cancer coordinates the construction and maintenance of this neighborhood is constantly in flux.
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Charles J. Dimitroff,
The Conversation,
12 June 2026
John Koetsier,
Forbes.com,
2 July 2026
Location names derived from US county and Canadian census division boundaries based on geographic coordinates.
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Matt Stiles,
CNN Money,
30 June 2026
Why missile route planning matters According to demonstrations reported by European Defense Review (EDR), planning a modern cruise missile mission involves far more than simply entering target coordinates.
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Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
26 June 2026
But your, your thing with the Plücker coordinates, and the… does the zero mean that that’s the analog of repulsion.
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Quanta Magazine,
25 June 2026
Whimsical elements come through in Anna Sui’s mixed media appliqués and ruffle trims on jeans and denim skirts, Chanel’s denim coordinates covered in clear sequins, Kenzo’s sets decorated with flower embroideries and Stella McCartney’s jeans with carnival stripes.
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Angela Velasquez,
Footwear News,
24 June 2026
Connections feel warm and inviting as the Libra moon coordinates with Venus.
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Usa Today,
USA Today,
22 June 2026
The Tankaneo two-piece outfit dropped on Amazon a few months ago, and now that temperatures are finally conducive to sporting breezy coordinates, hundreds of shoppers are purchasing it every month.
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Olivia Young,
Travel + Leisure,
22 June 2026
At the time, my eldest was 10 years old and deeply into geocaching, which is real-life treasure hunting using coordinates.
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Kris Ann Valdez,
Parents,
18 June 2026
Verb
What would Sleepless in Seattle (1993) be without Jonah, the scamp who coordinates a meet-cute between his dad, Sam (Tom Hanks), and Annie (Meg Ryan)?
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Louis Peitzman,
Entertainment Weekly,
30 June 2026
Your creativity is eager and focused as the Sagittarius moon coordinates with Saturn.
—
Usa Today,
USA Today,
27 June 2026
Lawmakers have also pressured government agencies, particularly the Department of Defense, which coordinates medical care through the Defense Health Agency, to treat the victims more expeditiously and spend the money allocated by Congress for such efforts.
—
Nora Gámez Torres,
Miami Herald,
24 June 2026
The group coordinates with the funeral director and whoever is leading the funeral service.
—
Melinda Moore,
Chicago Tribune,
18 June 2026
This software coordinates the autonomous units and links them to the larger battlefield management systems used by NATO.
—
Sujita Sinha,
Interesting Engineering,
17 June 2026
The center is a maritime security organization headquartered in Bahrain that coordinates among allied navies and merchant ships in the Middle East.
—
Spencer Kimball,
CNBC,
17 June 2026
More than 32,000 fires have burned more than 3,900 square miles (10,100 square kilometers) so far this year in the United States, according to the fire center, which coordinates the mobilization of large-scale firefighting efforts.
—
ABC News,
17 June 2026
How well cancer coordinates the construction and maintenance of this neighborhood is constantly in flux.
—
Charles J. Dimitroff,
The Conversation,
12 June 2026
Noun
That management system assigns inspection routes and coordinates which robot does what, rather than requiring each unit to be programmed individually.
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John Koetsier,
Forbes.com,
2 July 2026
Location names derived from US county and Canadian census division boundaries based on geographic coordinates.
—
Matt Stiles,
CNN Money,
30 June 2026
Why missile route planning matters According to demonstrations reported by European Defense Review (EDR), planning a modern cruise missile mission involves far more than simply entering target coordinates.
—
Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
26 June 2026
But your, your thing with the Plücker coordinates, and the… does the zero mean that that’s the analog of repulsion.
—
Quanta Magazine,
25 June 2026
Whimsical elements come through in Anna Sui’s mixed media appliqués and ruffle trims on jeans and denim skirts, Chanel’s denim coordinates covered in clear sequins, Kenzo’s sets decorated with flower embroideries and Stella McCartney’s jeans with carnival stripes.
—
Angela Velasquez,
Footwear News,
24 June 2026
Connections feel warm and inviting as the Libra moon coordinates with Venus.
—
Usa Today,
USA Today,
22 June 2026
The Tankaneo two-piece outfit dropped on Amazon a few months ago, and now that temperatures are finally conducive to sporting breezy coordinates, hundreds of shoppers are purchasing it every month.
—
Olivia Young,
Travel + Leisure,
22 June 2026
At the time, my eldest was 10 years old and deeply into geocaching, which is real-life treasure hunting using coordinates.
—
Kris Ann Valdez,
Parents,
18 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for coordinates
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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.
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What is often missing is a unifying perspective that reconciles all dimensions at once.
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Unlike traditional sports chants, Jama blends music, rhythm and movement into an expression of community that exists well beyond the soccer field.
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His work, which blends documentary photography with conceptual practice, has earned honors including the Hasselblad Award and the Deutsche Börse Photography Foundation Prize.
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Google describes the resulting deployment as about 50 server-equivalents worth of compute at a fraction of the usual cost.
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Among them are selfie sticks (or equivalents), oversized hats, clothing bearing political statements and large flags.
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Its most common glide bomb models are the FAB-250, FAB-500, FAB-1500, and FAB-3000, where the number corresponds to the nominal weight of the bomb in kilograms.
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The color of your wristband corresponds to a specific, 1-hour time slot.
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Be patient with kids and romantic partners, because squabbles might arise.
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Its story resonated deeply with Catherine Blanc-Maurizi, producer at Offshore, who brought the project to the aforementioned partners and also got co-directors Maud Garnier and Marc Robinet on board.
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Need for cognition correlates with intelligence but is not the same thing.
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Nostalgia correlates with pro-social behavior.
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Members of the Oklahoma City Thunder’s NBA Summer League team got pummeled by their Memphis Grizzlies’ counterparts on Saturday evening, falling 111-74 in an opening game in Salt Lake City.
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Like their counterparts in the founding generation, most 19th century reformers had their own prejudices and their own ideas about whose liberation mattered most.
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There needs to be the excitement and energy that matches the game.
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The industry conversation around funding reform is urgent precisely because this generation deserves a system that matches their ambition and offers them a future.
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