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
Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 19 May 2026
How are scientists and engineers reacting?
—Eric Welch, The Conversation, 19 May 2026
Their engineers tried to eject the satellite’s active nuclear reactor into space before the vehicle crashed back to Earth, but to no avail.
—Robin George Andrews, Scientific American, 19 May 2026
The company grew to over 500 employees globally over the past year, including adding a second office in Glilot, Israel, housing software engineers, AI specialists, cybersecurity experts, and DevOps professionals.
—Michelle Castillo, CNBC, 19 May 2026
Five unions representing engineers, machinists and signal workers demand wage hikes to match New York’s soaring living costs after years without raises, clashing with MTA warnings of steep fare increases.
—Philip Marcelo, Los Angeles Times, 18 May 2026
Yuba Water said forensic engineers are continuing to investigate the cause of the rupture, with findings expected this fall.
—Nicole Buss, Sacbee.com, 12 May 2026
If all goes according to plan, this is the version of Starship that SpaceX will use to begin experimenting with in-orbit refueling, a capability engineers must master before sending ships anywhere farther than low-Earth orbit.
—Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 12 May 2026
The team left one of its cars in Sakura, Japan — Honda’s engine factory — following the race in Suzuka, allowing the engineers to evaluate the vibration issues further.
—Madeline Coleman, New York Times, 12 May 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
This new magnesium foam is a dream come true for aerospace and automotive engineers.
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 19 May 2026
How are scientists and engineers reacting?
—Eric Welch, The Conversation, 19 May 2026
Their engineers tried to eject the satellite’s active nuclear reactor into space before the vehicle crashed back to Earth, but to no avail.
—Robin George Andrews, Scientific American, 19 May 2026
The company grew to over 500 employees globally over the past year, including adding a second office in Glilot, Israel, housing software engineers, AI specialists, cybersecurity experts, and DevOps professionals.
—Michelle Castillo, CNBC, 19 May 2026
Five unions representing engineers, machinists and signal workers demand wage hikes to match New York’s soaring living costs after years without raises, clashing with MTA warnings of steep fare increases.
—Philip Marcelo, Los Angeles Times, 18 May 2026
Yuba Water said forensic engineers are continuing to investigate the cause of the rupture, with findings expected this fall.
—Nicole Buss, Sacbee.com, 12 May 2026
If all goes according to plan, this is the version of Starship that SpaceX will use to begin experimenting with in-orbit refueling, a capability engineers must master before sending ships anywhere farther than low-Earth orbit.
—Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 12 May 2026
The team left one of its cars in Sakura, Japan — Honda’s engine factory — following the race in Suzuka, allowing the engineers to evaluate the vibration issues further.
—Madeline Coleman, New York Times, 12 May 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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That could make the technology more attractive for architects and developers looking to add renewable energy systems without changing a building’s appearance.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
14 May 2026
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It was designed by architects at TESSERE and built by JE Dunn Construction.—
Kendrick Calfee,
Kansas City Star,
14 May 2026
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That unit includes the pharmacy benefits manager Caremark, which negotiates drug discounts with manufacturers on behalf of insurance plans, creates lists of medications, or formularies, that are covered by insurance, and reimburses pharmacies for prescriptions.—
Annika Kim Constantino,
CNBC,
6 May 2026
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The actors union’s new agreement with the trade group that negotiates with Hollywood unions on behalf of the major studios will reportedly improve AI protections and boost the guild’s pension fund.—
Cerys Davies,
Los Angeles Times,
3 May 2026
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Goldman here plots the earnings-revisions trend for 2027 among AI-infrastructure plays, energy companies, the overall S & P 500 and the rest of the S & P outside of AI and energy.—
Michael Santoli,
CNBC,
19 May 2026
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While the story is fundamentally the same as the original production — man discovers wife is having an affair, man then plots for his wife’s murder, man then must evade the cops — Hatcher brings the story to the 21st century in many ways.—
Amy Reyes
May 14,
Miami Herald,
14 May 2026
Verb
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Master maneuvers examiners score highest, such as properly changing lanes, parallel parking and three-point turns.—
Don Sweeney
April 28,
Sacbee.com,
28 Apr. 2026
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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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Researchers from Doshisha University in Japan have found that the bat does not merely survive this sensory overload, but also actively manipulates its environment to overcome the clutter and locate its prey.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
19 May 2026
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Flashbacks are deployed as more than mere framing devices, since the past plays an active, exciting role in the town’s present, and there’s an extended drug trip that skillfully manipulates lapsed time through recurring blackouts to keep you on the edge of your seat.—
Ben Travers,
IndieWire,
29 Apr. 2026
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In Bilt’s model, Kerr said, a member books through Resy or OpenTable, the system automatically arranges a Lyft to the restaurant, payment processes through Toast at the table, and the loyalty points post — without anyone coordinating the chain.—
Catherina Gioino,
Fortune,
11 May 2026
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Next, Butac arranges a bunch of the beans on two trays and roasts them for a specific amount of time before separating the shells from the beans and then running the bean fragments, also known as nibs, through a mill.—
Ari Daniel,
NPR,
10 May 2026
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“Engineers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/engineers. Accessed 21 May. 2026.
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