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engineering

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verb

present participle of engineer

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of engineering
Noun
Opened in 2019 as a science, technology, engineering and mathematics school, TIDE Academy was built at a cost of $50 million utilizing bond funds. Ryan MacAsero, Mercury News, 7 Feb. 2026 In the future, it could be used for developing high-performance, sustainable materials for everything from aerospace engineering to advanced protective gear. Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 6 Feb. 2026
Verb
While American entrepreneurs waste engineering talent on contradictory compliance regimes, Chinese AI companies operate under a unified national framework. James Richardson, Fortune, 30 Jan. 2026 The case against two former Munster school administrators accused of engineering a scheme to overpay themselves $850,000 largely in retirement annuities may be headed for a civil trial. Meredith Colias-Pete, Chicago Tribune, 26 Jan. 2026 See All Example Sentences for engineering
Recent Examples of Synonyms for engineering
Noun
  • Pivotal's quality management system is also certified by SAE International, which sets global aviation safety standards.
    Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 8 Feb. 2026
  • Ed Dolshun has over 12 years’ experience in the pest management industry and is currently chief trapping officer and technical director at Catchmaster.
    Michelle Mastro, The Spruce, 7 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • Senator says that's 'bottom line' Still, Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-South Dakota, said Republicans have been negotiating in good faith.
    Terry Collins, USA Today, 13 Feb. 2026
  • The rest of the negotiating team soon arrived, still fresh from their trip to Abu Dhabi.
    Simon Shuster, The Atlantic, 12 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • Bertch, who worked as a logistics analyst for a defense contractor, is a transplant from the Pacific Northwest, moving from Seattle to San Diego by way of Idaho.
    Elizabeth Marie Himchak, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Oct. 2025
  • As a business owner, this technology could reduce logistics costs and ease the impact of driver shortages.
    Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 2 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • In 7th place on iSpot’s ranking was Amazon’s Alexa+ spot starring Chris Hemsworth, who runs through several horrifying thought experiments about how the advanced AI might be plotting to murder him in his own home.
    Todd Spangler, Variety, 9 Feb. 2026
  • Fashion Deals If your suitcase is already plotting its next trip, these February clothing and shoe deals are worth a look.
    Chaise Sanders, Travel + Leisure, 5 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • These workflows support inspection and manipulation tasks, while multimodal perception capabilities extend applicability to retail and service environments.
    Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 4 Feb. 2026
  • Osage County District Judge Stuart Tate twice ruled against the attorney general’s office for dragging its feet in providing evidence to ET Gathering and Processing backing up the state’s complaints of market manipulation.
    Paul Monies, Oklahoma Watch, 3 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • In other cases, extremists have been convicted of manipulating children into cutting themselves or even killing pets on camera, records show.
    Curt Devine, CNN Money, 10 Feb. 2026
  • His belief that a conspiratorial coterie of people is manipulating American policy.
    David Remnick, New Yorker, 6 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • The new document is the affidavit signed by FBI Special Agent Hugh Raymond Evans in the government's request for a search warrant.
    Aysha Bagchi, USA Today, 11 Feb. 2026
  • The government has also planned a rally scheduled for Wednesday to celebrate the anniversary of the revolution that ousted a pro-West monarchy and brought Islamists to power.
    JON GAMBRELL THE ASSOCIATED PRESS, Arkansas Online, 11 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • Emails show Epstein’s associates arranging meetings between him and Black from 2010 to 2017.
    Melina Khan, USA Today, 13 Feb. 2026
  • Recent articles in the news report Canada, Mexico, Central and South America arranging trading with countries who don't treat them as stepchildren.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 10 Feb. 2026

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“Engineering.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/engineering. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.

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