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to plan out usually with subtle skill or care
the mayor engineered an agreement to have a major league team play in our city
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Recent Examples of engineered
Farshid Vahedifard, The Conversation, 29 Dec. 2025
Asher Redd, FOXNews.com, 25 Apr. 2026
A lot of that expression was in how the machines looked on the outside, which of course was heavily influenced by how they were engineered inside and out.
—Kai Nicol-Schwarz, CNBC, 24 Apr. 2026
The devices, which raised over $18 million on Kickstarter earlier this year, were engineered to deliver a precise, uniform image regardless of screen size.
—Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 24 Apr. 2026
This episode of Galaxy Brain was produced by Renee Klahr and engineered by Miguel Carrascal.
—Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 24 Apr. 2026
In this bucolic setting, days slip by discreetly engineered by the smart, young staff.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Apr. 2026
Ganz described building a viral marketing team engineered around the two-to-three week lifespan of a music trend cycle, with direct influencer relationships and in-house infrastructure designed to activate within 48 hours.
—Kennedy French, Variety, 23 Apr. 2026
The Lycra Company has launched Lycra Antistatic, a next-generation fiber engineered with proprietary additives directly integrated into its structure.
—Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 23 Apr. 2026
To replicate critical processes for future nuclear plants The facility is engineered to replicate the thermal cycles and hydraulic processes that will be utilized in future commercial nuclear power plants.
—Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 22 Apr. 2026
Adjective
Without much public debate or planning, these semi-engineered levees took on a critical and unintended role.
—Farshid Vahedifard, The Conversation, 29 Dec. 2025
Verb
The turns are engineered to allow drivers to maintain 200 miles per hour without losing traction.
—Asher Redd, FOXNews.com, 25 Apr. 2026
A lot of that expression was in how the machines looked on the outside, which of course was heavily influenced by how they were engineered inside and out.
—Kai Nicol-Schwarz, CNBC, 24 Apr. 2026
The devices, which raised over $18 million on Kickstarter earlier this year, were engineered to deliver a precise, uniform image regardless of screen size.
—Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 24 Apr. 2026
This episode of Galaxy Brain was produced by Renee Klahr and engineered by Miguel Carrascal.
—Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 24 Apr. 2026
In this bucolic setting, days slip by discreetly engineered by the smart, young staff.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Apr. 2026
Ganz described building a viral marketing team engineered around the two-to-three week lifespan of a music trend cycle, with direct influencer relationships and in-house infrastructure designed to activate within 48 hours.
—Kennedy French, Variety, 23 Apr. 2026
The Lycra Company has launched Lycra Antistatic, a next-generation fiber engineered with proprietary additives directly integrated into its structure.
—Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 23 Apr. 2026
To replicate critical processes for future nuclear plants The facility is engineered to replicate the thermal cycles and hydraulic processes that will be utilized in future commercial nuclear power plants.
—Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 22 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for engineered
Adjective
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What emerged was a startling portrait of manipulated devotion that culminated in Jeffs' 2006 arrest by the FBI.—
Ryan Coleman,
Entertainment Weekly,
8 Apr. 2026
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Mazzola, 43, also allegedly participated in an armed robbery to steal a manipulated shuffling machine.—
Daniel Arkin,
NBC news,
24 Oct. 2025
Verb
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The deal was negotiated by Ben Kim, Head of Development and Acquisitions, and Addie Booth, Manager of Acquisitions, at Electric Entertainment, and Robert Benun and Mark Gill on behalf of the film.—
Zac Ntim,
Deadline,
29 Apr. 2026
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The deal was negotiated by Koehler for Shudder with Isadora Johnson for Cinetic on behalf of the filmmakers.—
Brent Lang,
Variety,
29 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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One of them, Hip Optical, which touts designer eyewear at non-designer prices, opened earlier this year across from the Apple Store and near True Food Kitchen and BJ’s Brewhouse.—
Howard Cohen,
Miami Herald,
24 May 2024
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The order arrived as a white, non-designer T-shirt, size 2XL.—
Sha Hua,
WSJ,
21 June 2022
Verb
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In this material, those moments are arranged in opposing directions.—
Rupendra Brahambhatt,
Interesting Engineering,
25 Apr. 2026
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In the example model shown, this is arranged as a multifunctional room that includes a small desk/dining table and some seating.—
Adam Williams
April 25,
New Atlas,
25 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Through this, researchers are mimicking natural structures, such as bird nests and bone minerals, to create ultra-strong manufactured materials.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
20 Apr. 2026
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New South Wales, replacing Spain and the German states as Britain’s source of wool, was drawn more closely into the British imperial network as an outlet for migrants and a market for investment capital and manufactured products.—
Britannica Editors,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
19 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Authorities allege on July 21, 1993, Solis and two co-conspirators plotted a robbery of Guerrero, a narcotics supplier, at his Bronx apartment.—
Julia Bonavita,
FOXNews.com,
23 Apr. 2026
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Authorities say the teen carefully plotted the shooting at his Barrow County high school, including allegedly leaving a notebook with handwritten instructions detailing the steps to prepare for the violence and a diagram of his classroom.—
Dan Raby,
CBS News,
17 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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The company in 2020 pleaded guilty to distributing adulterated ice-cream products and agreed to pay a fine over the outbreak.—
Dylan Tokar,
WSJ,
2 Feb. 2023
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And while most of those overdoses involved the illicit synthetic opioid fentanyl, experts say that an adulterated and contaminated drug supply is also leading to deaths.—
Nadia Kounang,
CNN,
17 Mar. 2022
Adjective
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So is the neighbor who was pressured by police to corroborate a concocted story.—
Richard Lawson,
HollywoodReporter,
31 Jan. 2026
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“Engineered.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/engineered. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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