orchestrate
verb (used with or without object)
to compose or arrange (music) for performance by an orchestra.
had been orchestrating
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past perfect progressiveof orchestrate.past perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that was ongoing continuously in the past up until another past event interrupted it.
Example Sentences
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But General Milley, Mr. Pompeo, Mr. O’Brien and other senior administration officials did not describe any threats that were different from what American officials say General Suleimani had been orchestrating for years.
From New York Times ● Jan. 3, 2020
