as in architect
a person who designs and guides a plan or undertaking
the engineer of a movement to eradicate hunger
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as in to negotiate
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 engineer
Eric Berger, Ars Technica, 13 Mar. 2025
Aside from his work on the ISS, Onishi also participated in the 15th NASA Extreme Environment Mission Operations mission, in which NASA sends astronauts, engineers and scientists to live in Aquarius, an underwater research station, according to his JAXA bio.
—Julian Dossett, Space.com, 12 Mar. 2025
Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 7 Mar. 2025
Gaetz maintained his innocence and characterized a related House Ethics Committee investigation as a witch hunt driven by allies of former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.), whose ouster Gaetz engineered.
—Rebecca Falconer, Axios, 6 Mar. 2025
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Noun
There is ample room for the space industry to grow its share of female engineers.
—Eric Berger, Ars Technica, 13 Mar. 2025
Aside from his work on the ISS, Onishi also participated in the 15th NASA Extreme Environment Mission Operations mission, in which NASA sends astronauts, engineers and scientists to live in Aquarius, an underwater research station, according to his JAXA bio.
—Julian Dossett, Space.com, 12 Mar. 2025
Verb
At the same time, a new species engineered by the One is working towards a new, harmonious evolution.
—Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 7 Mar. 2025
Gaetz maintained his innocence and characterized a related House Ethics Committee investigation as a witch hunt driven by allies of former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.), whose ouster Gaetz engineered.
—Rebecca Falconer, Axios, 6 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for engineer
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The Timex headquarters — its design led by architect Doug Disbrow — also would appear on the National Register’s website as a significant property, Stuller said.—
Kenneth R. Gosselin,
Hartford Courant,
9 Mar. 2025
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The brainchild of famed politician and hotelier Eduard Cattani and his architect brother Arnold Cattani, the Grandhotel Winterhaus was purpose-built to awe.—
Alexandra Cheney,
Travel + Leisure,
9 Mar. 2025
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Leaders from both countries negotiated the ceasefire proposal announced on Tuesday.—
Axios,
Axios,
15 Mar. 2025
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The two players have been negotiating deals with Cincinnati to keep them with the organization for years to come.—
Mark Davis,
Newsweek,
15 Mar. 2025
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In Lynch’s festering neo-noir mystery from 1987, Hopper plays a chronic villain perpetually sipping from a tank of amyl nitrate and handing out hits as a way to manipulate his henchmen.—
Alison Foreman,
IndieWire,
14 Mar. 2025
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They are suspected of illegally manipulating ski suits to enhance athlete performance, according to statements from the FIS.—
Manuela López Restrepo,
NPR,
14 Mar. 2025
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Every morning, the monks gathered there, arranging themselves on the long stone benches, to discuss the matters of the day.—
Amanda Petrusich,
The New Yorker,
17 Mar. 2025
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The institute once arranged for a Purim care package to be airdropped to a Jewish Coast Guard member 700 miles off the coast of Alaska, for example.—
Lauren Costantino,
Miami Herald,
17 Mar. 2025
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“Engineer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/engineer. Accessed 23 Mar. 2025.
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