orchestrate
verb (used with or without object)
to compose or arrange (music) for performance by an orchestra.
have been orchestrating
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present perfect progressiveof orchestrate.present perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that began in the past, has continued continuously, and is still in progress.
Example Sentences
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Through the efforts of YachtAid Global, they have been orchestrating the delivery of disaster relief, development and conservation aid to coastal communities worldwide.
From Forbes ● Mar. 31, 2015
Collectors including Mr. Tuggle and Mr. Jeromack and the American Decorative Art 1900 Foundation, based in Manhattan, have been orchestrating Bennett gifts to museums in recent years.
From New York Times ● Jan. 17, 2013
The good-humored William Hundley, summing up for John Mitchell, conceded that "the maestro of the White House may have been orchestrating some pretty strange tunes."
From Time Magazine Archive
The generals may have been orchestrating a sophisticated good cop-bad cop routine.
From Time Magazine Archive
