orchestrate
verb (used with or without object)
to compose or arrange (music) for performance by an orchestra.
has orchestrated
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present perfectof orchestrate (3rd person singular).present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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Chief Executive Officer Mike Wirth has orchestrated a yearslong campaign to keep Venezuela open for oil production.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 31, 2025
In fact, Tunick, 85, has orchestrated nearly every Sondheim musical since 1970, including “Company,” “A Little Night Music,” “Pacific Overtures,” “Into the Woods” and “Passion.”
From New York Times ● Jan. 10, 2024
It was far from the best performance he has orchestrated, even in this campaign, but there was a steeliness about Celtic.
From BBC ● Dec. 13, 2023
Over the past nine years, Nos Buscamos has orchestrated more than 450 reunions between adoptees and their birth families, del Rio said.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 27, 2023
He pointed to Villanueva’s defiance of subpoenas that called on him to testify under oath about controversies in the department, as well as the widely held belief Villanueva has orchestrated criminal investigations targeting adversaries.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 11, 2022
