DOVETAIL Synonyms: 38 Similar and Opposite Words

dovetail

verb

Definition of dovetail

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 Negotiations with Nike have dovetailed UM’s ongoing search for an athletic director to replace Radakovich, who left the Hurricanes in June. — Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 16 Sep. 2026 The footwork inconsistency dovetails with another weakness, which was Dart’s sack rate. — Dan Duggan, New York Times, 10 Sep. 2026 The would-be chairman said those efforts are not a distraction but instead dovetail with Democrats’ message on the economy. — Bill Barrow, Fortune, 10 Sep. 2026 That mission dovetails nicely with the overarching strategy shift at Journeys, which saw the retailer expand its target audience. — Jennie Bell, Footwear News, 8 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for dovetail

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This is Congo’s 17th Ebola outbreak and has spread to eight provinces, coinciding with an escalation of decades-long conflict in the east between government forces and rebels.

— ABC News, ABC News, 21 Oct. 2026
Its release will coincide with the launch of a new SiriusXM station dedicated to the band.

— Hattie Lindert, Pitchfork, 21 Oct. 2026

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The Rebbe corresponded with Bush, Ronald Reagan, Jimmy Carter and Gerald Ford.

— Max Goldbart, Deadline, 19 Oct. 2026
Basis trades are an arbitrage bet in which hedge funds are positioned long in cash Treasurys while shorting their corresponding futures contracts, with the aim of profiting from the price gap.

— Hugh Leask, CNBC, 18 Oct. 2026

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