as in engineer
a person who designs and guides a plan or undertaking
the architect of the economic plan that rebuilt Europe after World War II
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Recent Examples of architect
Quinn is a veteran defensive coach — architect of the Seattle Seahawks’ early-2010s Cover-3 defenses (Legion of Boom era), former Atlanta Falcons head coach (Super Bowl LI appearance), and recent Dallas Cowboys defensive coordinator before Washington hired him in 2024.
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Rowan Fisher-Shotton, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Nov. 2025
Destiny, who started working with Law Roach earlier this year, arrived with the image architect, dressed in a black pencil dress with a sheer hooded overlay that flowed into a train.
—Michelle Lee, PEOPLE, 9 Nov. 2025
One of the many admirers of Harry and his works was the San Diego architect Norman Applebaum.
—Michael James Rocha, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Nov. 2025
The Suleymaniye Mosque is considered Ottoman architect Mimar Sinan's most splendid Istanbul mosque, and he himself is buried in a tomb nearby.
—Katie Nadworny, Travel + Leisure, 8 Nov. 2025
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Rowan Fisher-Shotton, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Nov. 2025
Destiny, who started working with Law Roach earlier this year, arrived with the image architect, dressed in a black pencil dress with a sheer hooded overlay that flowed into a train.
—Michelle Lee, PEOPLE, 9 Nov. 2025
One of the many admirers of Harry and his works was the San Diego architect Norman Applebaum.
—Michael James Rocha, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Nov. 2025
The Suleymaniye Mosque is considered Ottoman architect Mimar Sinan's most splendid Istanbul mosque, and he himself is buried in a tomb nearby.
—Katie Nadworny, Travel + Leisure, 8 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for architect
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Mainstream society, generally intent on grooming doctors, lawyers, accountants, scientists, engineers, and computer coders, perceived a student learning a working-class skilled trade as somehow lowly, poorly compensated, a second-class citizen.—
Stephen Tave,
Fortune,
5 Nov. 2025
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How Miller handled the FBI seizure Miller was known to the local community as an electrical engineer who joined the Army Reserve and told stories about his adventures.—
Domenica Bongiovanni,
IndyStar,
5 Nov. 2025
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Meanwhile, the other returning characters serve more as set dressing, tools in another mastermind’s plan once again.—
Glenn Garner,
Deadline,
11 Nov. 2025
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Fortuna, one of just 18 vessels crafted by the Italian masterminds as part of its Anniversario collection, will give those lucky few the chance to cruise out onto Lago Di Como for around 45 minutes, taking in the Las Vegas sights and the famed Bellagio fountain from a completely new vantage point.—
Nicole Hoey,
Robb Report,
6 Nov. 2025
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Filler shots of chauffeurs, champagne and colossal walk-in closets with pristine designer clobber glistening and gleaming from glass shelves centred around trays and trays of priceless jewels assault the viewer’s senses between almost every scene.—
Alejandra Gularte,
Vulture,
5 Nov. 2025
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In using Shakespeare’s original work and Maggie O’Farrell’s book of the same name, costume designer Malgosia Turzanska created the organic costumes against a 16th century England backdrop.—
Leia Mendoza,
Variety,
5 Nov. 2025
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The president worked with Gifford Pinchot—the US Forest Service’s first leader—on a publicity campaign in this realm, and came to appoint a commission in 1903 that held public hearings and investigations the president knew would grab headlines.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
7 Nov. 2025
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Sustainable transformation isn’t achieved by a mandate; instead, it’s driven by leaders who focus on people first.—
Feon Ang,
Fortune,
7 Nov. 2025
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“Architect.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/architect. Accessed 12 Nov. 2025.
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