dovetailed

[ duhv-teyld ]

adjective

, Heraldry.

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of dovetailed¹

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

Example Sentences

These factors dovetailed with historic immigration highs, said Mike Madrid, a strategist who co-founded the Lincoln Project, a Republican anti-Trump political action committee.

From Los Angeles Times

The false information dovetailed with election propaganda benefiting the Trump campaign.

From Los Angeles Times

Although not overtly political, McCloud’s work has dovetailed with growing concerns about climate change, in particular, the deployment of disposable plastic bags in his paintings.

From New York Times

This dovetailed with how she framed the race, as a contest about generational change in which she was going to “shake up Washington.”

From Los Angeles Times

Their efforts appear to have dovetailed, in the minds of many ABC journalists, with a wider culture war.

From New York Times