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to work out the details of (something) in advance
the advance team completely choreographed the candidate's campaign appearances
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Recent Examples of choreographed
Her social media profiles feature choreographed routines and stage work, aligning with the movements seen during the pageant.
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Claire Dodds, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Mar. 2026
Clocking in at over 20 meters high and 30 meters wide, Salvador Dalí’s Décor de théâtre pour Bacchanale, completed in 1939, was conceived by the artist as a backdrop for a Surrealist ballet, Bacchanale, choreographed by Léonide Massine and the Ballets Russes de Monte-Carlo.
—News Desk, Artforum, 27 Mar. 2026
Even at its most progressive, a program as choreographed as The Bachelor has limited capacity to embrace a lead who is actively unlearning the cycles of abuse; the franchise’s version of relatability, for better or worse, was built on sameness and predictability.
—Shamira Ibrahim, HollywoodReporter, 25 Mar. 2026
Her performances around 2023’s The Land Is Inhospitable and So Are We were carefully choreographed, cinematic affairs—cinematic enough, in fact, to be documented in a concert film.
—Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork, 24 Mar. 2026
All choreographed with amazing precision.
—Michel A. Ibrahim, Baltimore Sun, 22 Mar. 2026
The show, directed and choreographed by Efsun Alper Sweet with music direction by Evelyn Rumsby, features students from Campbell School of Innovation and Monroe Middle School.
—Sal Pizarro, Mercury News, 21 Mar. 2026
This new production is directed by Michael Mayer and choreographed by Lorin Latarro with original orchestrations by Anders Eljas, orchestrations by Anders Eljas and Brian Usifer and music supervision by Brian Usifer.
—Greg Evans, Deadline, 20 Mar. 2026
The sprawling Brujo, choreographed by Puder, is danced by a cast of 33.
—Manuel Mendoza, Dallas Morning News, 19 Mar. 2026
Claire Dodds, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Mar. 2026
Clocking in at over 20 meters high and 30 meters wide, Salvador Dalí’s Décor de théâtre pour Bacchanale, completed in 1939, was conceived by the artist as a backdrop for a Surrealist ballet, Bacchanale, choreographed by Léonide Massine and the Ballets Russes de Monte-Carlo.
—News Desk, Artforum, 27 Mar. 2026
Even at its most progressive, a program as choreographed as The Bachelor has limited capacity to embrace a lead who is actively unlearning the cycles of abuse; the franchise’s version of relatability, for better or worse, was built on sameness and predictability.
—Shamira Ibrahim, HollywoodReporter, 25 Mar. 2026
Her performances around 2023’s The Land Is Inhospitable and So Are We were carefully choreographed, cinematic affairs—cinematic enough, in fact, to be documented in a concert film.
—Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork, 24 Mar. 2026
All choreographed with amazing precision.
—Michel A. Ibrahim, Baltimore Sun, 22 Mar. 2026
The show, directed and choreographed by Efsun Alper Sweet with music direction by Evelyn Rumsby, features students from Campbell School of Innovation and Monroe Middle School.
—Sal Pizarro, Mercury News, 21 Mar. 2026
This new production is directed by Michael Mayer and choreographed by Lorin Latarro with original orchestrations by Anders Eljas, orchestrations by Anders Eljas and Brian Usifer and music supervision by Brian Usifer.
—Greg Evans, Deadline, 20 Mar. 2026
The sprawling Brujo, choreographed by Puder, is danced by a cast of 33.
—Manuel Mendoza, Dallas Morning News, 19 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for choreographed
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After a kind gesture to airport employees in Georgia didn't go as planned, Tyler Perry found a workaround.—
Anthony Robledo,
USA Today,
28 Mar. 2026
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Rallies are also planned in more than a dozen other countries, from Europe to Latin America to Australia, Ezra Levin, a co-executive director of Indivisible, a group spearheading the events, said in an interview.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
28 Mar. 2026
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Officials and defense analysts have long said that the constraint is not simply funding, but structural limits in a defense industrial base designed for predictable demand rather than rapid wartime expansion.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
28 Mar. 2026
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Enter Twinpalms Bangtao Phuket Tented Resort, the hideaway designed for those yearning for escapism.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
28 Mar. 2026
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Olitzky and Marder recently returned from a listening tour of Israel and the West Bank, organized by the nonpartisan group Encounter.—
Eyal Press,
New Yorker,
30 Mar. 2026
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The hunger strike starts on April 10 and is organized by the Zero Burn Coalition, working with a medical team along the way.—
Frankie McLister,
CBS News,
29 Mar. 2026
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Billing records show he was involved with the case soon after, as the firm prepared to bring it to the Supreme Court a second time.—
Edmund H. Mahony,
Hartford Courant,
31 Mar. 2026
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Teams conducted testing, prepared the site, and then deployed the system inside the facility.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
31 Mar. 2026
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The vendors could be selling from tents arranged in the parking lot surrounding a local community center or city hall.—
C.W. Cameron,
AJC.com,
28 Mar. 2026
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The next iteration of Omar’s tetela will be filled with fresh fava beans and arranged with mushrooms.—
Bill Addison,
Los Angeles Times,
28 Mar. 2026
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It’s familiarly plotted, sure, but efficiently acted.—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
20 Mar. 2026
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Hodges plotted an aggressive offseason program for the two to take significant steps to playing with more confidence and understanding in 2026.—
Paul Dehner Jr,
New York Times,
16 Mar. 2026
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Payments would be calculated based on the number of taxpayers per filing status who qualify.—
Bebe Hodges,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
28 Mar. 2026
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The economists calculated that improvements in gaming technology since 2004 alone can explain nearly half the increase in young men’s leisure hours.—
Catherina Gioino,
Fortune,
28 Mar. 2026
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