ORCHESTRATE Synonyms: 84 Similar and Opposite Words

orchestrate

verb

Definition of orchestrate

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 Cassel has been styling Dunham for nearly two years, orchestrating the buzzy outfits donned by the Girls creator for her recent book tour. — Grace Byron, Vogue, 4 Oct. 2026 After years of abuse, Gypsy orchestrated her mother’s murder with her then-boyfriend, Nicholas Godejohn, who carried out the fatal stabbing and is currently serving a life sentence without parole. — Jessica Schladebeck, New York Daily News, 2 Oct. 2026 Yet no one was held accountable, not the Bush administration officials who orchestrated the war based on falsehoods, nor the journalists and editors who failed to do their jobs. — Literary Hub, 2 Oct. 2026 While a model alone might flag a transaction as risky, the decisions may contain high levels of inaccuracy without orchestrating the signals. — Harsh Verma, Forbes.com, 2 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for orchestrate

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The captain managed to open the cockpit door, allowing passengers to enter and restrain the attacker.

— SAM MEDNICK, Arkansas Online, 3 Oct. 2026
The new company will be controlled by the Ellison family alongside Gerry Cardinale, founder and managing partner of RedBird Capital Partners.

— Todd Spangler, Variety, 3 Oct. 2026

Definition of manage

Verb

Bidh admitted as much, begrudgingly saying the STC would coordinate with local authorities to defend their land if the Houthis marched south, though maintaining it wouldn’t directly coordinate with the PLC itself.

— Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 4 Oct. 2026
Drone swarms were used to provide targeting information to ground units, while tactical UAVs, armed helicopters and unmanned ground vehicles coordinated attacks against simulated targets.

— Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 4 Oct. 2026

Definition of coordinate

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Nova Mohiuddin, 23, and an organizing member of the UIC student chapter of Chicago Socialist Alternative, was the first to take the mic.

— Kate Perez, Chicago Tribune, 9 Oct. 2026
The events, organized by Michigan Jews for Democracy, represent the latest attempt to ease voter concerns over el Sayed, whose views on Israel and association with pro-Palestinian commentator Hasan Piker have drawn intense scrutiny.

— David Sivak, The Washington Examiner, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of organize

Verb

For decades, the European Union has led the world in implementing policies designed to cut emissions, creating the world’s most important price on carbon and crafting the rules of the road for a wide range of regulatory efforts.

— Justin Worland, Time, 3 Oct. 2026
Two tiny satellites have joined an orbital fleet designed to measure greenhouse gas emissions from hundreds of miles above Earth.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 3 Oct. 2026

Definition of design

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Of that, $2 billion will fund a new Miami campus, which plans to enroll its first students in 2028.

— Catherina Gioino, Fortune, 3 Oct. 2026
Toyota plans to provide research access through the University of Michigan Electric Vehicle Center, allowing other research partners to use its battery testing and evaluation capabilities.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 3 Oct. 2026

Definition of plan

Verb

That includes the earthen ceramics, which are made with stones from Tierra del Fuego, and the bath products, which were crafted with the citrusy Patagonian herb paramela.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Oct. 2026
The key piece was a rendition of the Melone minaudière, a historic design first conceived in the ’70s, when it was crafted from solid gold.

— Sandra Salibian, Footwear News, 7 Oct. 2026

Definition of craft

Verb

Teams devised an unprecedented bit of spaceship surgery to replace the valve without draining the propellant and disassembling the spacecraft, steps that would have triggered a much longer delay.

— Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 1 Oct. 2026
This boutique-sized wellness retreat of 10 antique handmade Javanese wooden houses in Uluwatu was devised by owner Martha Brooke as a place to share many of the holistic methods and tools that helped her overcome cancer.

— Kathryn Romeyn, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 Sep. 2026

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