as in to coincide
to be in agreement on every point
the Union and the Confederate accounts of the battle don't dovetail at all
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Recent Examples of dovetail
Those views dovetailed with both political needs and Protestant beliefs of the moment.
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Samira Mehta, The Conversation, 6 May 2026
The rebranding dovetails with the ongoing $220 million redesign of the Hall of Fame.
—Susannah Bryan, Miami Herald, 30 Apr. 2026
The rebranding dovetails with the ongoing $220 million redesign of the Hall of Fame.
—Susannah Bryan, Sun Sentinel, 28 Apr. 2026
This dovetails with Amazon’s recent efforts to bolster its delivery capabilities to rural communities .
—Paulina Likos, CNBC, 27 Apr. 2026
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Samira Mehta, The Conversation, 6 May 2026
The rebranding dovetails with the ongoing $220 million redesign of the Hall of Fame.
—Susannah Bryan, Miami Herald, 30 Apr. 2026
The rebranding dovetails with the ongoing $220 million redesign of the Hall of Fame.
—Susannah Bryan, Sun Sentinel, 28 Apr. 2026
This dovetails with Amazon’s recent efforts to bolster its delivery capabilities to rural communities .
—Paulina Likos, CNBC, 27 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dovetail
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The second Eid holiday – Eid al-Adha – falls during the 12th month of the Islamic calendar and coincides with the end of the sacred Hajj pilgrimage season.—
Melina Khan,
USA Today,
26 May 2026
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Full moons that coincide with apogee are known as micromoons — the opposite of a supermoon — and appear about 12-14% smaller and dimmer than average.—
Jamie Carter,
Forbes.com,
26 May 2026
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To the extent that interest rates move without a corresponding change in inflation expectations, TIPS holders remain exposed to that duration, or interest rate, risk.—
Bill Stone,
Forbes.com,
24 May 2026
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Much more rarely — in fact, corresponding exactly to the release rate of movies by visionary German director Valeska Grisebach — the brilliance goes bone-deep, emerging from an astonishingly new and strange filmic architecture.—
Jessica Kiang,
Variety,
22 May 2026
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Those interested in 529 savings plans should beware that not all states have fully conformed their income tax codes to the federal code.—
Bob Carlson,
Forbes.com,
25 May 2026
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Starring Renate Reinsve and an unrecognizable Sebastian Stan as the couple at the center of the storm, the film is a nuanced reflection on otherness and how anyone failing to conform to the values of a community invites distrust.—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
22 May 2026
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Among other big men, Myles Turner, Nicolas Claxton, Onyeka Okongwu, Isaiah Stewart, and Daniel Gafford would all fit within that TPE.—
Jay King,
New York Times,
28 May 2026
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Show how your offering fits into a more intentional, circular mindset and earns its place.—
Expert Panel®,
Forbes.com,
27 May 2026
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“Dovetail.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dovetail. Accessed 30 May. 2026.
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