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
His interests dovetailed with those of John A. Larson, who had recently received a PhD in physiology from the University of California, Berkeley, and had a passion for justice.
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Susan Saulny, Smithsonian Magazine, 22 Oct. 2024
While some measures are hyperlocal, some state initiatives dovetail with national topics.
—Ivan Pereira, ABC News, 12 Oct. 2024
And for Oslo that is neatly dovetailing with an increasingly confident Norwegian fashion industry, emerging from the shadows of wonderful wonderful Copenhagen and Gen Z tech hub Stockholm.
—Mark Faithfull, Forbes, 11 Oct. 2024
That experience will dovetail nicely with some of Skybound’s recent work.
—Borys Kit, The Hollywood Reporter, 7 Oct. 2024
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Susan Saulny, Smithsonian Magazine, 22 Oct. 2024
While some measures are hyperlocal, some state initiatives dovetail with national topics.
—Ivan Pereira, ABC News, 12 Oct. 2024
And for Oslo that is neatly dovetailing with an increasingly confident Norwegian fashion industry, emerging from the shadows of wonderful wonderful Copenhagen and Gen Z tech hub Stockholm.
—Mark Faithfull, Forbes, 11 Oct. 2024
That experience will dovetail nicely with some of Skybound’s recent work.
—Borys Kit, The Hollywood Reporter, 7 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dovetail
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This year’s installment, coinciding with the label’s 20th anniversary, features performances from TDE artists (SZA, Schoolboy Q, Jay Rock, Doechii, Isaiah Rashad, SiR, Ab-Soul, Ray Vaughn, Zacari, and Kal Banx) and special guest performances.DeMicia Inman, VIBE.com, 21 Nov. 2024
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Easterly, who has led the agency since 2021, will step down on January 20, 2025, coinciding with the inauguration of President-Elect Donald Trump.Emil Sayegh, Forbes, 21 Nov. 2024
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Note: Most subscribers have some, but not all, of the puzzles that correspond to the following set of solutions for their local newspaper.USA TODAY, USA TODAY, 27 Nov. 2024
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The second corresponded with her role in helping build Google’s advertising business, the third with its acquisition of YouTube and the fourth with its purchase of DoubleClick, an advertising technology company.Randi Braun, Forbes, 26 Nov. 2024
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The latter is used to ensure panels are secured properly, there are no gaps, and the finished car conforms to the CAD model it was built from.James Morris, Forbes, 2 Nov. 2024
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Give yourself breathing room and the strength and courage to do what’s best for you instead of conforming to someone else’s plan.Eugenia Last, The Mercury News, 30 Oct. 2024
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Years later, when NASA first measured it, the storm could fit about two Earths within its borders, and now that number is more like one.Sara Novak, Discover Magazine, 12 Nov. 2024
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The dish fits perfectly with Julia Rivera’s cooking style, which fuses her family’s Korean cuisine with other cuisines, like Mexican. Tokio, in Denver’s Ballpark district, also keeps cheesy ramen, Cremoso Diablo, on the menu.Jonathan Shikes, The Denver Post, 11 Nov. 2024
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“Dovetail.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dovetail. Accessed 30 Nov. 2024.
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