dovetailed

American  

[duhv-teyld] / ˈdʌvˌteɪld /

adjective

Heraldry.

1. noting a partition line or a charge, as an ordinary, having a series of indentations suggesting dovetails.

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Etymology

Origin of dovetailed

First recorded in 1715–25; dovetail + -ed ³

Example Sentences

But the case has also dovetailed with growing concerns over deaths of Indigenous people in custody in a country still reckoning with race and its colonial past.

From Washington Post

Many also have a somewhat lower alcohol, which initially dovetailed with Utah laws that limit the alcohol content to 5% for drinks sold outside of its state-owned liquor stores.

From Seattle Times

Every two years also kept the Olympics in the public eye, and the move dovetailed with the increasing commercialization and professionalization of the Games.

From Seattle Times

It dovetailed with EPA Administrator Michael Regan’s vow that day to take “bold” action to address concerns of residents in environmental justice communities in Mississippi, Louisiana and Texas, which he toured in November.

From Washington Post

The ambivalent messaging from Mr. Ryabkov, alternating between cautiously conciliatory and vaguely threatening, dovetailed with new assessments about Russia’s timetable for possible intervention in Ukraine, with American officials remaining deeply concerned about a possible invasion.

From New York Times