as in coincides
to be in agreement on every point
the Union and the Confederate accounts of the battle don't dovetail at all
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Recent Examples of dovetails
This research dovetails with other recent studies that have shown that modest daily caffeine consumption can have positive health effects.
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New Atlas, 15 Feb. 2026
The launch, which dovetails with the brand’s recent expansion into Australia with Mecca, represents further growth opportunities, Chamberlin said.
—James Manso, Footwear News, 11 Feb. 2026
This parade will be visible across New York Harbor and dovetails with the new mayor’s goal of spreading tourists around the five boroughs.
—John Calvelli, New York Daily News, 7 Feb. 2026
The make-or-break ingredient turns out to be British actor Will Poulter, whose immersive commitment dovetails beautifully with Meeks’ unvarnished sensibility.
—Peter Debruge, Variety, 25 Jan. 2026
That growth dovetails with fresh ways golfers are presenting themselves on the course.
—Mike Dojc, Forbes.com, 21 Jan. 2026
The trade deadline This all dovetails into a larger trade deadline conversation.
—Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 9 Jan. 2026
Juanjo Pereira’s film dovetails with another of my favorite documentaries of the year, Norita, directed by Jayson McNamara and Andrea Carbonatto Tortonese.
—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 29 Dec. 2025
This response also dovetails with a broader recalibration of FedEx’s air freight strategy, one that goes well beyond a single fleet issue.
—Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 19 Dec. 2025
New Atlas, 15 Feb. 2026
The launch, which dovetails with the brand’s recent expansion into Australia with Mecca, represents further growth opportunities, Chamberlin said.
—James Manso, Footwear News, 11 Feb. 2026
This parade will be visible across New York Harbor and dovetails with the new mayor’s goal of spreading tourists around the five boroughs.
—John Calvelli, New York Daily News, 7 Feb. 2026
The make-or-break ingredient turns out to be British actor Will Poulter, whose immersive commitment dovetails beautifully with Meeks’ unvarnished sensibility.
—Peter Debruge, Variety, 25 Jan. 2026
That growth dovetails with fresh ways golfers are presenting themselves on the course.
—Mike Dojc, Forbes.com, 21 Jan. 2026
The trade deadline This all dovetails into a larger trade deadline conversation.
—Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 9 Jan. 2026
Juanjo Pereira’s film dovetails with another of my favorite documentaries of the year, Norita, directed by Jayson McNamara and Andrea Carbonatto Tortonese.
—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 29 Dec. 2025
This response also dovetails with a broader recalibration of FedEx’s air freight strategy, one that goes well beyond a single fleet issue.
—Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 19 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dovetails
Verb
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That was the preliminary benchmark revision, an annual first-look estimate that coincides with the release of the first-quarter QCEW data.—
Alicia Wallace,
CNN Money,
11 Feb. 2026
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That trend coincides with an increasingly powerful presidency and a Supreme Court majority that encouraged it.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
10 Feb. 2026
Verb
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The power unit corresponds of how these things are measured in any other (way).—
Luke Smith,
New York Times,
2 Feb. 2026
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Players choose a card, which offers a category like pizza toppings or cartoons, and take turns shouting out a word that fits the category and corresponds to a letter on the board that hasn’t already been used.—
Maggie Horton,
PEOPLE,
31 Jan. 2026
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The knee-high design works in the same way as the tights, offering compression to improve circulation in a fashionable design that conforms to your shape.—
Jillian Dara,
Travel + Leisure,
11 Jan. 2026
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The force utilized by Sterling Heights Police Officer conforms to Michigan law, as well as applicable agency policy, standards, and guidelines.—
Paula Wethington,
CBS News,
7 Jan. 2026
Verb
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However, the ability to choose an educational environment that truly fits our child has not only improved their academic performance, but also their overall happiness and outlook on life.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
9 Feb. 2026
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The company’s broader artificial intelligence suite already emphasizes anomaly detection and real-time monitoring of regulatory change, and this workforce and leave engine fits neatly into that narrative by treating time data as another stream to undergo continuous evaluation for risk.—
Daniel Fusch,
USA Today,
9 Feb. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Dovetails.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dovetails. Accessed 16 Feb. 2026.
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