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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 engineering
Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 30 Apr. 2025
The nearly 2,000-year-old example of Roman engineering is covered in penile carvings, thanks to the ancient citizens and soldiers leaving their marks, the Vindolanda Charitable Trust said.
—Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 30 Apr. 2025
In a defense sentencing memo, Gonzalez’s attorney describes her as a gifted and enterprising young woman who acquired a B.S. degree in civil and environmental engineering and architectural design from Stanford in 2015, and was involved in other entrepreneurial activities beyond her drug business.
—Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 19 Apr. 2025
SpaceX has estimated the preliminary engineering and design work for the custody layer of satellites would cost between $6 billion and $10 billion, two of the sources said.
—Mike Stone and Marisa Taylor, USA Today, 18 Apr. 2025
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Noun
Built between 1956 and 1963, this gravity-defying feat of engineering serves as the dramatic backdrop for episode two, ‘The Oner,’ when Remnick stumbles through a chaotic sunset film shoot.
—Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 30 Apr. 2025
The nearly 2,000-year-old example of Roman engineering is covered in penile carvings, thanks to the ancient citizens and soldiers leaving their marks, the Vindolanda Charitable Trust said.
—Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 30 Apr. 2025
In a defense sentencing memo, Gonzalez’s attorney describes her as a gifted and enterprising young woman who acquired a B.S. degree in civil and environmental engineering and architectural design from Stanford in 2015, and was involved in other entrepreneurial activities beyond her drug business.
—Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 19 Apr. 2025
SpaceX has estimated the preliminary engineering and design work for the custody layer of satellites would cost between $6 billion and $10 billion, two of the sources said.
—Mike Stone and Marisa Taylor, USA Today, 18 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for engineering
Noun
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The anchor has not been afraid to challenge CBS News management in the past.—
Brian Steinberg,
Variety,
28 Apr. 2025
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Although anyone can pay their rent and earn rewards with Bilt, the company’s Bilt Alliance network of 4.5 rental homes integrates payment platforms with property management systems.—
R. Daniel Foster,
Forbes.com,
28 Apr. 2025
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The two players have been negotiating deals with Cincinnati to keep them with the organization for years to come.—
Mark Davis,
Newsweek,
15 Mar. 2025
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Looking for flexibility with terms can be just as valuable as negotiating a lower purchase price.—
James Nelson,
Forbes,
14 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Just as manipulating actuality is the soul of cinema, playing with subjectivity is the soul of AI as an artistic medium.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
8 Apr. 2025
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Biohacking sales isn’t about manipulating people.—
Scott Hutcheson,
Forbes.com,
4 Apr. 2025
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The government responded an hour later that the mother had been released in Honduras, the filing states.—
Sarah D. Wire,
USA Today,
27 Apr. 2025
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As customers drank around them, talk turned to Louna’s exclusion from the MTV show, which Leake blamed on the Russian government.—
David Browne,
Rolling Stone,
26 Apr. 2025
Verb
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In the book, Stewart shares advice on topics such as growing produce and arranging flowers.—
Claire Murashima,
NPR,
18 Mar. 2025
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Before the repeal, Soto was arranging for free Spanish-language weddings in Little Havana and building up support for Dade County to retire its English-only policy.—
Douglas Hanks,
Miami Herald,
18 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Francis was outspoken against the Trump administration's crackdown on immigration and was a fierce critic of the wars in Gaza and Ukraine.—
John Bacon,
USA Today,
2 May 2025
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The Trump administration has called for the U.S. to take control of Greenland, which is a semiautonomous territory that's part of Denmark, a NATO ally of the United States.—
Greg Myre,
NPR,
1 May 2025
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Arthur Smith will remain Chairman and CEO of the company with Daly overseeing development, production, sales and operations.—
Peter White,
Deadline,
5 May 2025
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Over the past few years, Chang has stepped back from day-to-day operations at Momofuku; the company, which now includes an ever-growing portfolio of grocery products, is run by its C.E.O., Marguerite Zabar Mariscal.—
Helen Rosner,
New Yorker,
4 May 2025
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In terms of voter approval of Trump's handling of the economy, 42 percent approve, with 24 percent strongly approving and 18 percent somewhat approving, while 55 percent disapprove, 42 percent strongly and 13 percent somewhat.—
Mohammed Soliman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
29 Apr. 2025
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Also in disapproval of Trump's handling of the economy were 88% of Democratic respondents, 59% of independents and 17% of Republicans.—
Kathryn Palmer,
USA Today,
29 Apr. 2025
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“Engineering.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/engineering. Accessed 10 May. 2025.
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