orchestrates

verb

Definition of orchestratesnext
present tense third-person singular of orchestrate
as in manages
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 Synonyms for orchestrates
  1. manages
  2. plans
  3. prepares
Verb
  • But as a movie, Folie à Deux is an off-key mess that barely manages to express its handful of good ideas.
    Charles Pulliam-Moore, The Verge, 4 Oct. 2024
  • Here, Ronan manages to turn a familiar story into something like an epic of self-forgiveness.
    David Fear, Rolling Stone, 4 Oct. 2024
Definition of manages
Verb
  • Rasmussen plans to vote for Socialist Party candidate Claudia De la Cruz and her running mate, Karina Garcia.
    Tamia Fowlkes, Journal Sentinel, 4 Oct. 2024
  • Lan, 27, also plans to vote for Harris because of the vice president's plans to protect the environment.
    Tamia Fowlkes, Journal Sentinel, 4 Oct. 2024
Definition of plans
Verb
  • The oil tanker ‘Devon’ prepares to transfer crude oil from Kharg Island oil terminal to India in the Persian Gulf, Iran, on March 23, 2018.
    Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 4 Oct. 2024
  • Thomas Wilson prepares to hit a shot from Ross Whittaker and Christopher Haworth during the first round of the Pro Mens Doubles at the 2023 BioFreeze USA Pickleball National Championships held at the Brookhaven Country Club on November 8, 2023 in Dallas, Texas.
    Lillian Rizzo, CNBC, 3 Oct. 2024
Definition of prepares
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