orchestrate
verb (used with or without object)
to compose or arrange (music) for performance by an orchestra.
was orchestrating
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past progressiveof orchestrate.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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Most surprising, noted Pfaff, was that Mitf was orchestrating these repairs during a chronic disease like CMT.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 28, 2023
When a plush London penthouse flat bought by the "missing cryptoqueen" Ruja Ignatova re-appeared on the market, it appeared the fugitive scammer was orchestrating a sale from the shadows.
From BBC ● Jan. 27, 2023
Of course, back then, Peyton Manning was orchestrating his own comebacks.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 19, 2022
Mr. Zhao was concerned that Mr. Bankman-Fried was orchestrating crypto trades that could send the industry into a meltdown.
From New York Times ● Dec. 9, 2022
Somewhere, probably in the shadows, Jake and Emma’s mom was orchestrating all the action over her headset.
From "The Smartest Kid in the Universe" by Chris Grabenstein
