orchestrating

verb

present participle of orchestrate
as in designing
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 orchestrating First-timers need to show enterprise-scale transformation, the ability to handle geopolitical volatility, credibility with investors and skill at orchestrating external partners. — Mary Elizabeth Bradford, Forbes.com, 13 Oct. 2026 The man convicted of orchestrating rapper Tupac Shakur’s killing in 1996 has been sentenced to 40 years to life in prison. — Alicia Victoria Lozano, NBC news, 13 Oct. 2026 An aging ex-gang leader was sentenced Tuesday to 40 years to life in prison for orchestrating the 1996 drive-by shooting of rap icon Tupac Shakur near the Las Vegas Strip. — Jessica Hill, Chicago Tribune, 13 Oct. 2026 As part of orchestrating this project, Simon was also involved in securing visas for the various international performers, encountering in the process the uneven access to travel for cultural workers across classes, nationalities, and milieus. — Stephanie Wambugu, Vulture, 12 Oct. 2026 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 The challenge lay in orchestrating these systems simultaneously. — Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 30 Sep. 2026 The Kansas City Royals will have a new lead voice orchestrating their hitting department. — Kansas City Star, 30 Sep. 2026 And orchestrating that sandstorm of scoring, Faulkner, Sumrall’s first call last December, is rapidly becoming the hottest commodity in the sport. — Noah White, Miami Herald, 27 Sep. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for orchestrating
  1. designing
  2. managing
  3. planning
  4. coordinating
  5. organizing
  6. crafting
  7. plotting
  8. preparing
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  • In designing the collection, Zankov combed Banana Republic’s archives and selected pieces to reinterpret with his own signature elements including unexpected color and patchwork construction.
    — David Moin, Footwear News, 15 Oct. 2026
  • Ukraine has earned worldwide recognition for its cutting-edge drone industry, designing and assembling systems that have changed modern warfare.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 14 Oct. 2026
Definition of designing
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  • Positioning the commercial arm of the 100-year-old BBC for a streaming future while managing the traditional linear channels that still do great business in many international territories.
    — Stewart Clarke, Deadline, 16 Oct. 2026
  • Years later, there’s still work to be done managing a film’s intellectual property rights and corporate vehicles.
    — Kim Jackson, IndieWire, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of managing
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  • Museum will add new west wing The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art is planning a major expansion to the west, highlighted by a two-level glass addition topped with a green roof.
    — Neil Nakahodo, Kansas City Star, 18 Oct. 2026
  • Waymo is planning to expand its service in London, Tokyo, and Munich.
    — Andrew Hawkins, The Verge, 18 Oct. 2026
Definition of planning
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  • This cardigan matching set makes getting dressed for a travel day ridiculously easy, with a cropped cardigan and coordinating bottoms that didn’t require much thought.
    — Chaise Sanders, Travel + Leisure, 18 Oct. 2026
  • Pack smarter and travel happier with a set of three packing cubes in beautiful, coordinating Indigo patterns to keep clothes, shoes, accessories and travel items organized and easy to find.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 17 Oct. 2026
Definition of coordinating
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  • Workers are organizing at manufacturing plants, in newsrooms, in technology, in hospitals, on college campuses, and construction sites.
    — Liz Shuler, Time, 15 Oct. 2026
  • The area of opportunity for the Democratic Party continues to be a tendency to concentrate resources and organizing around major elections.
    — Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 14 Oct. 2026
Definition of organizing
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  • London — Europe has been conspicuously absent from high-level talks about how to use artificial intelligence safely, despite crafting the world’s first comprehensive set of rules to govern the technology.
    — Hanna Ziady, CNN Money, 14 Oct. 2026
  • Levin flexed his furniture design skills in the kids’ room as well, crafting all of the furniture himself.
    — Leonora Epstein, Architectural Digest, 14 Oct. 2026
Definition of crafting
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  • Her character has a romantic tension with Dennison, and despite plotting an affair, the pair only flirt and never act on it.
    — Peter White, Deadline, 15 Oct. 2026
  • With the children’s television landscape evolving from the bright sitcom-style of Nickelodeon and Disney Channel shows, a veteran director of the genre is plotting his own course, while still working in the children’s entertainment space.
    — Borys Kit, HollywoodReporter, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of plotting
Verb
  • The decline came as crews began inspecting power lines and preparing to restore service in communities that had been without electricity since Wednesday evening.
    — Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 16 Oct. 2026
  • Continue reading … CHEF'S DEFENSE — Supreme Court to decide whether preparing meals for terrorists can bar asylum.
    — , FOXNews.com, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of preparing

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“Orchestrating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/orchestrating. Accessed 20 Oct. 2026.

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