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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
Mahsa Saeidi, CBS News, 16 May 2026
Around 30 minutes from Yosemite National Park, this two-estate compound at Bass Lake was practically engineered for oversized family weekends.
—Natalie Hoberman, Forbes.com, 16 May 2026
This one way attack drone is aimed at delivering affordable mass capabilities and is engineered for adaptability, and autonomous operations.
—Aditya Jadhav, Interesting Engineering, 15 May 2026
This episode of Galaxy Brain was produced by Renee Klahr and engineered by Miguel Carrascal.
—Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 15 May 2026
The jury found the algorithms are intentionally engineered to exploit the developing brains of children.
—Mercury News & East Bay Times Editorial Boards, Mercury News, 8 May 2026
Pump tracks are engineered to allow riders to generate and maintain momentum, rather than pedaling or pushing with their feet.
—Laylan Connelly, Oc Register, 8 May 2026
These lush new takes on disco and new wave are still engineered for an arms-up release, but introduce thornier emotional themes with a fresh dose of uninhibitedness.
—Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork, 8 May 2026
Yep, the Colts as Mahomes engineered a fourth-quarter comeback.
—Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 8 May 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
Meanwhile, Steingart says the sites are engineered to slow down the spread of fire and give firefighters more time.
—Mahsa Saeidi, CBS News, 16 May 2026
Around 30 minutes from Yosemite National Park, this two-estate compound at Bass Lake was practically engineered for oversized family weekends.
—Natalie Hoberman, Forbes.com, 16 May 2026
This one way attack drone is aimed at delivering affordable mass capabilities and is engineered for adaptability, and autonomous operations.
—Aditya Jadhav, Interesting Engineering, 15 May 2026
This episode of Galaxy Brain was produced by Renee Klahr and engineered by Miguel Carrascal.
—Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 15 May 2026
The jury found the algorithms are intentionally engineered to exploit the developing brains of children.
—Mercury News & East Bay Times Editorial Boards, Mercury News, 8 May 2026
Pump tracks are engineered to allow riders to generate and maintain momentum, rather than pedaling or pushing with their feet.
—Laylan Connelly, Oc Register, 8 May 2026
These lush new takes on disco and new wave are still engineered for an arms-up release, but introduce thornier emotional themes with a fresh dose of uninhibitedness.
—Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork, 8 May 2026
Yep, the Colts as Mahomes engineered a fourth-quarter comeback.
—Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 8 May 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 Range Select.—
Angelique Jackson,
Variety,
13 May 2026
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Epps is repped by UTA, producing partner Niles Kirchner, IAG for stand-up who negotiated this deal, and Yorn, Levine, Barnes.—
Matt Grobar,
Deadline,
13 May 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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The product is a cluster of six lie-flat sleep pods arranged in three tiers — the setup is essentially bunk beds in the sky — between the economy and premium economy cabins on its newest Boeing 787-9 aircraft.—
Chris Dong,
Forbes.com,
15 May 2026
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People sating their desires for food and company no longer need seedy hotels or hastily arranged Facebook events, now that brick-and-mortar spaces like Aikens’s restaurant exist.—
Victoria M. Walker,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
15 May 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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Historic Palmetto cemetery vandalized, deputies say Old Memphis Cemetery is tied to Palmetto’s historic Memphis neighborhood, which was originally plotted in 1904, according to a state historical marker at the site.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
13 May 2026
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The move stemmed from his frustration at the prosecution of former Brazilian leader and one-time ally Jair Bolsonaro, who allegedly plotted a coup to stay in office after losing the 2022 election to Lula.—
Kate Nishimura,
Footwear News,
7 May 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 20 May. 2026.
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