as in architects
a person who designs and guides a plan or undertaking
the engineer of a movement to eradicate hunger
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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 engineers
John Ruwitch, NPR, 28 Apr. 2026
Still, Dex is not alone in trying to build an AI platform to help tech companies recruit talented AI engineers.
—Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 28 Apr. 2026
About $8 million was spent to work with engineers to create a plan to upgrade Key Biscayne’s aging drainage system — replacing old pipes and raising roads that flood most often near the elementary school.
—Ashley Miznazi, Miami Herald, 28 Apr. 2026
Anthropic, meanwhile, has focused on the less flashy goal of selling its AI tools to businesses and software engineers.
—Matteo Wong, The Atlantic, 28 Apr. 2026
These cosmonauts and engineers became superstars and because of that, they were kept under careful watch.
—Marta Balaga, Variety, 27 Apr. 2026
Between 1990 and 2001 the tower was closed while engineers worked on decreasing the lean by about 17 inches to keep it from collapsing.
—Lauren Schuster, Kansas City Star, 27 Apr. 2026
Expanding hydrogen applications With the storage system now operational, engineers are looking at how hydrogen can be used across different sectors.
—Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 27 Apr. 2026
The plan aims to attract skilled migrants and South African expatriates, especially those working in the United Arab Emirates, which hired large numbers of local engineers during the build-out of its Barakah Nuclear Plant over the last decade.
—Tiisetso Motsoeneng, semafor.com, 27 Apr. 2026
Katie Walsh, Los Angeles Times, 27 Mar. 2026
Setup is seamless thanks to AI Sonic Auto Room Calibration, which engineers the audio to your specific space.
—Juhi Wadia, PC Magazine, 19 Mar. 2026
Tender’s assets Tender CEO Whitney Halberstram (Max Minghella) engineers the downfall of co-founder Jonah Atterbury (Kal Penn) and eventually leaves Henry holding the bag for the company’s fraud.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 6 Mar. 2026
The official alleged that the paper engineers a finding by excluding evidence and designing a study with a bias toward showing no association.
—Aria Bendix, NBC news, 16 Jan. 2026
Big Tech now engineers a perpetual state of insecurity by creating relentless technological churn, rendering our skills and safety measures obsolete, only to then sell us the tools to catch up.
—Vivian Toh, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
The study, conducted over several years, uses an approach that engineers artificial proteins (referred to as ion channels) in the brain that are activated by and bound to cocaine.
—Noah Lyons, Mercury News, 5 Sep. 2025
The study, conducted over several years, uses an approach that engineers artificial proteins (referred to as ion channels) in the brain that are activated by and bound to cocaine.
—Noah Lyons, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Sep. 2025
The Colts are stuck in QB purgatory unless Anthony Richardson engineers a massive turnaround.
—Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 29 Aug. 2025
Noun
In addition to Musk, Altman is expected to testify, along with Brockman, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella, and several key researchers and engineers involved in OpenAI's launch.
—John Ruwitch, NPR, 28 Apr. 2026
Still, Dex is not alone in trying to build an AI platform to help tech companies recruit talented AI engineers.
—Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 28 Apr. 2026
About $8 million was spent to work with engineers to create a plan to upgrade Key Biscayne’s aging drainage system — replacing old pipes and raising roads that flood most often near the elementary school.
—Ashley Miznazi, Miami Herald, 28 Apr. 2026
Anthropic, meanwhile, has focused on the less flashy goal of selling its AI tools to businesses and software engineers.
—Matteo Wong, The Atlantic, 28 Apr. 2026
These cosmonauts and engineers became superstars and because of that, they were kept under careful watch.
—Marta Balaga, Variety, 27 Apr. 2026
Between 1990 and 2001 the tower was closed while engineers worked on decreasing the lean by about 17 inches to keep it from collapsing.
—Lauren Schuster, Kansas City Star, 27 Apr. 2026
Expanding hydrogen applications With the storage system now operational, engineers are looking at how hydrogen can be used across different sectors.
—Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 27 Apr. 2026
The plan aims to attract skilled migrants and South African expatriates, especially those working in the United Arab Emirates, which hired large numbers of local engineers during the build-out of its Barakah Nuclear Plant over the last decade.
—Tiisetso Motsoeneng, semafor.com, 27 Apr. 2026
Verb
Our enterprising Gravedigger, a true woman of science, engineers a lizard elixir and regenerates the finger into a long tentacle that eventually demands a body.
—Katie Walsh, Los Angeles Times, 27 Mar. 2026
Setup is seamless thanks to AI Sonic Auto Room Calibration, which engineers the audio to your specific space.
—Juhi Wadia, PC Magazine, 19 Mar. 2026
Tender’s assets Tender CEO Whitney Halberstram (Max Minghella) engineers the downfall of co-founder Jonah Atterbury (Kal Penn) and eventually leaves Henry holding the bag for the company’s fraud.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 6 Mar. 2026
The official alleged that the paper engineers a finding by excluding evidence and designing a study with a bias toward showing no association.
—Aria Bendix, NBC news, 16 Jan. 2026
Big Tech now engineers a perpetual state of insecurity by creating relentless technological churn, rendering our skills and safety measures obsolete, only to then sell us the tools to catch up.
—Vivian Toh, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
The study, conducted over several years, uses an approach that engineers artificial proteins (referred to as ion channels) in the brain that are activated by and bound to cocaine.
—Noah Lyons, Mercury News, 5 Sep. 2025
The study, conducted over several years, uses an approach that engineers artificial proteins (referred to as ion channels) in the brain that are activated by and bound to cocaine.
—Noah Lyons, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Sep. 2025
The Colts are stuck in QB purgatory unless Anthony Richardson engineers a massive turnaround.
—Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 29 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for engineers
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Gaudí designed the project as a multigenerational effort and left behind detailed models and plans, aware that future architects would add their own artistic contributions.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
30 Apr. 2026
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For the early architects, food was always political and thus, so too was food justice—a direct affront to unfair systems.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
29 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Or, debt forgiveness, also known as debt settlement — which is where a debt relief company negotiates to reduce your balance in return for a lower lump-sum payment — could be the better route.—
Angelica Leicht,
CBS News,
30 Apr. 2026
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As Maxey negotiates his first season as the 76ers’ predominant number-one option, the lessons are coming daily.—
Tony Jones,
New York Times,
24 Apr. 2026
Verb
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In Part 2 the factional fighting at court is increased rather than lessened by the arrival of Margaret of Anjou, the new queen, who—together with her lover, the duke of Suffolk—plots against Humphrey, duke of Gloucester, and his ambitious duchess, Eleanor.—
Gitanjali Roy,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
23 Apr. 2026
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Robert Pattinson also enters the franchise as the villain Scytale, who plots to end Paul's rule over the universe.—
Tommy McArdle,
PEOPLE,
15 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Nail artists don’t use actual watercolors, of course, but the technique required to create this look is not far from how a painter maneuvers their brush on a canvas.—
Annie Blay-Tettey,
Allure,
27 Apr. 2026
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The correct grip could be the deciding factor in whether an astronaut correctly maneuvers a robotic arm or successfully performs a medical procedure.—
Chelsea Gohd,
Space.com,
20 Apr. 2026
Verb
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But there is a point where the prediction shapes and manipulates the actual outcome.—
Editorial,
Boston Herald,
25 Apr. 2026
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Searching for inspiration for her next novel, Elise subtly manipulates the people closest to her like characters in a book.—
Ryan Lattanzio,
IndieWire,
16 Apr. 2026
Verb
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But elsewhere Margaret—who produced the record with longtime collaborator Doug Saltzman—arranges the same core sounds into more interesting, textured configurations, wielding millennial touchstones without the baggage.—
Linnie Greene,
Pitchfork,
29 Apr. 2026
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In the weeks before the draft, a team of decision-makers gathers there and hears reports on each player, discusses them and arranges the players on the board by a grade.—
Andrew Greif,
NBC news,
23 Apr. 2026
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