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
Everton Bailey Jr, Dallas Morning News, 10 Feb. 2026
Lockheed Martin’s push toward autonomy The US defense firm emphasizes that the drone was developed quickly using internal funding, allowing engineers to iterate without lengthy procurement delays.
—Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 10 Feb. 2026
City traffic engineers say the high-traffic stretch needs about $18 million in changes to totally meet safety goals.
—James Taylor, CBS News, 10 Feb. 2026
On Sunday morning, COTA’s paddock is buzzing with team staff, engineers, media personnel and even what appears to be a few Netflix cameramen, all milling about, the pre-race energy palpable.
—Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 10 Feb. 2026
Radiology is far from being the only occupation impacted by AI, which is gradually integrating into the work of software engineers, teachers and even plumbers, among many others.
—Lisa Eadicicco, CNN Money, 9 Feb. 2026
And later a valve on the Orion capsule malfunctioned as engineers also attempted to troubleshoot several dropouts of ground teams’ audio communications channels.
—Claire Cameron, Scientific American, 3 Feb. 2026
In the days ahead, engineers will also investigate several audio issues in communications channels used by ground teams that occurred during the wet dress rehearsal, NASA said.
—Denise Chow, NBC news, 3 Feb. 2026
Instead, the mission to send a crew of four astronauts around the moon has been bumped another month to give engineers time to review data and conduct another test.
—Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 3 Feb. 2026
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
McMahon said the assessment has involved more than 68 engineers, city staff and other specialists from eight different companies.
—Everton Bailey Jr, Dallas Morning News, 10 Feb. 2026
Lockheed Martin’s push toward autonomy The US defense firm emphasizes that the drone was developed quickly using internal funding, allowing engineers to iterate without lengthy procurement delays.
—Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 10 Feb. 2026
City traffic engineers say the high-traffic stretch needs about $18 million in changes to totally meet safety goals.
—James Taylor, CBS News, 10 Feb. 2026
On Sunday morning, COTA’s paddock is buzzing with team staff, engineers, media personnel and even what appears to be a few Netflix cameramen, all milling about, the pre-race energy palpable.
—Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 10 Feb. 2026
Radiology is far from being the only occupation impacted by AI, which is gradually integrating into the work of software engineers, teachers and even plumbers, among many others.
—Lisa Eadicicco, CNN Money, 9 Feb. 2026
And later a valve on the Orion capsule malfunctioned as engineers also attempted to troubleshoot several dropouts of ground teams’ audio communications channels.
—Claire Cameron, Scientific American, 3 Feb. 2026
In the days ahead, engineers will also investigate several audio issues in communications channels used by ground teams that occurred during the wet dress rehearsal, NASA said.
—Denise Chow, NBC news, 3 Feb. 2026
Instead, the mission to send a crew of four astronauts around the moon has been bumped another month to give engineers time to review data and conduct another test.
—Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 3 Feb. 2026
Verb
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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Those recordings may yet bring accountability to the architects of these anti-democratic policies in Washington.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
5 Feb. 2026
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Now the architects of the Alpha platform are pushing beyond proteins into genomics, seeking to decipher how the vast regulatory regions of DNA shape when, where, and how genes are turned on and off.—
Elie Dolgin,
IEEE Spectrum,
4 Feb. 2026
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In a free online training module about music rights in sports, the ISU recommends skaters use the third-party platform called ClicknClear, which negotiates sports performance licenses for thousands of songs from Sony, Universal, Warner Music and others.—
Sara Germano,
Sportico.com,
3 Feb. 2026
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The agreement includes a stopgap measure to fund the Department of Homeland Security for two weeks, while Congress negotiates new rules and guardrails for federal immigration agents.—
Rebecca Mead,
New Yorker,
30 Jan. 2026
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Many are in critical mineral companies as the White House plots a strategy to directly back mining companies to build a domestic supply chain and reduce dependence on China.—
Spencer Kimball,
CNBC,
7 Feb. 2026
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For cyclists, the Coastal Bike Trail plots out a route to see the city and the harbor on two wheels.—
Carolyn Heller,
Forbes.com,
22 Jan. 2026
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Laura is able to shove Cherry hard enough to pry Daniel away from her and lock her in the room, but Cherry jumps out of the balcony, sacrificing her ankle, and maneuvers herself back into the house.—
Rafaela Bassili,
Vulture,
10 Sep. 2025
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In the next part of the scene, Gabriel maneuvers the plane into a roll, forcing Ethan, who is still clinging to the seatbelt, to slam into the side of the plane.—
EW.com,
EW.com,
19 Aug. 2025
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Just like Rodgers did a decade earlier, Prescott manipulates the flat defender (circled in red) and hits CeeDee Lamb in stride just behind the linebacker.—
Mike DeFabo,
New York Times,
4 Feb. 2026
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Throughout the process, the robot simultaneously navigates, avoids obstacles, and manipulates objects without human guidance.—
Atharva Gosavi,
Interesting Engineering,
3 Feb. 2026
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The idea of an in-person meeting is suggested, and several years later, Porter arranges it.—
Sheri Linden,
HollywoodReporter,
28 Jan. 2026
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The program has a booking agency that arranges travel, when needed, and a program consultant meets the player in his city to accompany him.—
Joe Smith,
New York Times,
27 Jan. 2026
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