as in to coincide
to be in agreement on every point
the Union and the Confederate accounts of the battle don't dovetail at all
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Recent Examples of dovetail
Leon’s birth in 1996 marked a significant shift in lyrical tone for Madonna, whose next album, 1998’s genre-redefining Ray of Light, engaged with existential themes of mortality, spirituality, and the greater cosmos that dovetailed with Madonna’s newfound role as a mother.
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Joey Nolfi,
Entertainment Weekly,
8 June 2026
The lab’s work also will prioritize projects that dovetail with the Florida-Israel Institute, which is administered through FAU.
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Ruth Abramovitz,
Sun Sentinel,
6 June 2026
Ultimately, the film’s biggest takeaway dovetails with the way in which Cruising is viewed at almost five decades’ distance.
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David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
6 June 2026
Quinn said the renovation also dovetails with the emerging priorities that are part of an effort by local corporations — led by insurance giant The Hartford, headquartered in the city since 1810 — that seeks to accelerate revitalization in Hartford.
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Kenneth R. Gosselin,
Hartford Courant,
1 June 2026
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Joey Nolfi,
Entertainment Weekly,
8 June 2026
The lab’s work also will prioritize projects that dovetail with the Florida-Israel Institute, which is administered through FAU.
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Ruth Abramovitz,
Sun Sentinel,
6 June 2026
Ultimately, the film’s biggest takeaway dovetails with the way in which Cruising is viewed at almost five decades’ distance.
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David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
6 June 2026
Quinn said the renovation also dovetails with the emerging priorities that are part of an effort by local corporations — led by insurance giant The Hartford, headquartered in the city since 1810 — that seeks to accelerate revitalization in Hartford.
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Kenneth R. Gosselin,
Hartford Courant,
1 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dovetail
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The debate has become more urgent in recent years as heat waves have intensified, coinciding with a surge in AC sales across Europe and a growing push to more widely adopt the technology.
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The start of a new fiscal year in July often coincides with a pay bump for California’s state employees because that’s when raises, negotiated by unions, tend to take effect.
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The three-person team then found the corresponding symbols on a paper chart.
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To discover that the notes corresponded to where there was more human activity was really very moving.
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Female leads typically conform to the mainstream beauty standard of pale, young and thin.
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Theater artists who have come of age in this period have been released from the burden of having to conform to notions of regional theater respectability.
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For example, in 2011, the FDA warned parents, caregivers, and healthcare providers not to feed SimplyThick, a thickening gel, to premature infants fitting a particular profile.
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Surveillance pricing is when a company uses a customer’s private data to show them a cost fitted to them, instead of charging every customer the same rate.
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“Dovetail.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dovetail. Accessed 3 Jul. 2026.
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