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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 orchestrated
Nirit Cohen, Forbes.com, 5 Jan. 2026
All that music needs to be classical, orchestrated and cataloged, curated for the next 100 years.
—Gary Graff, Billboard, 17 Dec. 2025
Huge progress that’s not happening is already baked into the valuation, making the chances of huge, sustained gains from here remote, though a Musk-orchestrated, ephemeral surge can always happen.
—Shawn Tully, Fortune, 29 Nov. 2025
But Joseph insists, not only did the idea of that framing device come afterwards, in the edit, but the reason the film feels like a preconceived and pre-orchestrated whole is the magic of the album-like approach.
—Chris O'Falt, IndieWire, 26 Nov. 2025
None of the plans have to be grand, orchestrated celebrations.
—Monica Haider, CNN Money, 20 Nov. 2025
The shoes were featured in the trailer as part of an orchestrated brand placement between 20th Century Studios and the fashion house.
—Karla Rodriguez, Footwear News, 14 Nov. 2025
Stitt could also give weight to the state's argument that Wood is an unrepentant menace who has spent his time in prison as a gang member who trafficked in drugs and contraband and orchestrated felony assaults.
—Amanda Lee Myers, USA Today, 12 Nov. 2025
Like so many other bits of Times coverage, the whole of the piece is structured as an orchestrated encounter.
—Literary Hub, 7 Nov. 2025
CBS News, 6 Feb. 2026
Mavericks governor Patrick Dumont elevated former assistant general managers Matt Riccardi and Michael Finley to the role of co-interim GMs in November and the duo orchestrated one of the most important trades in franchise history.
—Mike Curtis, Dallas Morning News, 4 Feb. 2026
Altuve’s agent, Scott Boras, said his last contract extension was orchestrated, in part, with the milestone in mind.
—Chandler Rome, New York Times, 4 Feb. 2026
Joseph orchestrated back-to-back top-flight defenses and is regarded widely as a terrific leader.
—Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 1 Feb. 2026
Everyone—prospective leaders, the target company, the investors and the local community—can benefit from this approach, according to YMFG Capital, which has orchestrated 12 business successions so far.
—Japan Contributor, Forbes.com, 30 Jan. 2026
Unbeknownst to Anthony, the entire experience is staged, every colleague around him is performing a role, and each moment – whether in conference rooms or during downtime – has been meticulously orchestrated.
—Denise Petski, Deadline, 29 Jan. 2026
Unbeknownst to Anthony, the entire experience is staged, every colleague around him is performing a role, and each moment — whether in conference rooms or during downtime — has been meticulously orchestrated.
—Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 29 Jan. 2026
Pettway orchestrated action and worked the referees, pacing back and forth along the bench.
—Ken Sugiura, AJC.com, 29 Jan. 2026
Adjective
In an orchestrated model, organizations do not contract with individuals.
—Nirit Cohen, Forbes.com, 5 Jan. 2026
All that music needs to be classical, orchestrated and cataloged, curated for the next 100 years.
—Gary Graff, Billboard, 17 Dec. 2025
Huge progress that’s not happening is already baked into the valuation, making the chances of huge, sustained gains from here remote, though a Musk-orchestrated, ephemeral surge can always happen.
—Shawn Tully, Fortune, 29 Nov. 2025
But Joseph insists, not only did the idea of that framing device come afterwards, in the edit, but the reason the film feels like a preconceived and pre-orchestrated whole is the magic of the album-like approach.
—Chris O'Falt, IndieWire, 26 Nov. 2025
None of the plans have to be grand, orchestrated celebrations.
—Monica Haider, CNN Money, 20 Nov. 2025
The shoes were featured in the trailer as part of an orchestrated brand placement between 20th Century Studios and the fashion house.
—Karla Rodriguez, Footwear News, 14 Nov. 2025
Stitt could also give weight to the state's argument that Wood is an unrepentant menace who has spent his time in prison as a gang member who trafficked in drugs and contraband and orchestrated felony assaults.
—Amanda Lee Myers, USA Today, 12 Nov. 2025
Like so many other bits of Times coverage, the whole of the piece is structured as an orchestrated encounter.
—Literary Hub, 7 Nov. 2025
Verb
Toronto police officers Barnhardt, Robert Black, Saurabjit Bedi and Carl Grellette were also charged, and were allegedly involved in bribery schemes orchestrated by Da Costa, Hogan said.
—CBS News, 6 Feb. 2026
Mavericks governor Patrick Dumont elevated former assistant general managers Matt Riccardi and Michael Finley to the role of co-interim GMs in November and the duo orchestrated one of the most important trades in franchise history.
—Mike Curtis, Dallas Morning News, 4 Feb. 2026
Altuve’s agent, Scott Boras, said his last contract extension was orchestrated, in part, with the milestone in mind.
—Chandler Rome, New York Times, 4 Feb. 2026
Joseph orchestrated back-to-back top-flight defenses and is regarded widely as a terrific leader.
—Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 1 Feb. 2026
Everyone—prospective leaders, the target company, the investors and the local community—can benefit from this approach, according to YMFG Capital, which has orchestrated 12 business successions so far.
—Japan Contributor, Forbes.com, 30 Jan. 2026
Unbeknownst to Anthony, the entire experience is staged, every colleague around him is performing a role, and each moment – whether in conference rooms or during downtime – has been meticulously orchestrated.
—Denise Petski, Deadline, 29 Jan. 2026
Unbeknownst to Anthony, the entire experience is staged, every colleague around him is performing a role, and each moment — whether in conference rooms or during downtime — has been meticulously orchestrated.
—Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 29 Jan. 2026
Pettway orchestrated action and worked the referees, pacing back and forth along the bench.
—Ken Sugiura, AJC.com, 29 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for orchestrated
Adjective
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My leg of the cruise ended in Naples as part of a pre-arranged schedule.—
Eve Chen,
USA Today,
6 Feb. 2026
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Amazon officials said deliveries requiring a signature are almost always pre-arranged.—
Tony Aiello,
CBS News,
14 Jan. 2026
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The European Space Agency telescope is designed to make a 3D map of the universe by looking at billions of galaxies up to 10 billion light years away across one third of the sky.—
Richard Tribou,
The Orlando Sentinel,
13 Feb. 2026
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The transfer shell game The problems compound when ICE transfers detainees without notice, a practice attorneys said is a kind of shell game designed to frustrate legal challenges.—
Ben Fenwick,
Oklahoma Watch,
13 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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The planned 90,000-square-foot project would represent the most significant change to the White House grounds in decades and is advancing even as it is challenged in court and questioned on Capitol Hill.—
Dan Diamond,
Washington Post,
14 Feb. 2026
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Virginia’s supreme court Friday gave the green light to a planned referendum on a Democratic redistricting map that aims to flip four Republican congressional seats, although the justices are still hearing arguments about whether the plan would be legal.—
Dave Goldiner,
New York Daily News,
13 Feb. 2026
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Or perhaps whether there will be a conference about the various provisions that differ in the two pieces of legislation, and a final bill crafted between the two chambers.—
Zach Halaschak,
The Washington Examiner,
10 Feb. 2026
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However, no argument, no matter how well-crafted, can ever turn fiction into fact.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
10 Feb. 2026
Verb
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It’s coordinated by local cells responding to each other through signals and feedback loops, making decisions where the information actually exists.—
Amy Eliza Wong,
Fortune,
9 Feb. 2026
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Clients can experience continuity and personal attention, with guidance coordinated across multiple areas of planning.—
Wyles Daniel,
USA Today,
8 Feb. 2026
Verb
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At its core is a full suspension aluminum frame engineered for real off-road dominance.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
13 Feb. 2026
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Future Present Past was engineered by Jonathan Schenke and mixed by Andrew Lappin.—
Walden Green,
Pitchfork,
13 Feb. 2026
Verb
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The letter campaign was organized by the Indiana Association of the Deaf.—
Claire Rafford,
IndyStar,
9 Feb. 2026
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The project was organized by a group of cryptocurrency investors who raised $300,000 for it and have been using it to hype a memecoin called $PATRIOT.—
Gal Beckerman,
The Atlantic,
8 Feb. 2026
Verb
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The court filings have managed to make a public spectacle out of the private communications of Taylor Swift, Matt Damon, Sony Motion Picture Group CEO Tom Rothman, WME agent Warren Zavala — among others.—
Rebecca Keegan,
NBC news,
13 Feb. 2026
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To date, astronomers have managed to detect about 300 such mergers via their associated crescendos of gravitational waves.—
Phil Plait,
Scientific American,
13 Feb. 2026
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“Orchestrated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/orchestrated. Accessed 16 Feb. 2026.
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