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
Yi-Jin Yu, ABC News, 7 Apr. 2026
How moon features get their names Lunar features, such as craters, valleys, mountains and seas, are typically named after late scientists, explorers or engineers, according to NASA.
—Rachel Treisman, NPR, 7 Apr. 2026
But inside today’s leading AI companies, most coding is performed by AI systems themselves, with human software engineers functioning more as coaches or high-level architects rather than in-the-weeds mechanics.
—Jared Perlo, NBC news, 7 Apr. 2026
After about 40 minutes without radio contact, Artemis II reemerged from behind the Moon and restored communications with engineers in Houston.
—Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 7 Apr. 2026
More remarkable is his ability to convince skittish engineers, investors, and a tech-skeptical public that their priorities, even when mutually exclusive, are also his priorities.
—Ronan Farrow, New Yorker, 6 Apr. 2026
Asking the engineers to stop designing a firing squad chamber for the state of Idaho to execute death-row prisoners.
—Sally Krutzig, Idaho Statesman, 1 Apr. 2026
Peering down at Earth from that dizzying vantage point, Isaacman’s life depended on the SpaceX engineers who designed and operated the Crew Dragon capsule.
—Chris Young, Interesting Engineering, 31 Mar. 2026
At least in the short term, that’s good news for young engineers entering the workforce—despite broader concerns that AI could eventually significantly shrink the number of traditional tech roles.
—Preston Fore, Fortune, 31 Mar. 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
Lunar craters are named after engineers, explorers, or scientists who died at least three or more years ago, according to NASA, but some names are also chosen by astronauts during lunar exploration.
—Yi-Jin Yu, ABC News, 7 Apr. 2026
How moon features get their names Lunar features, such as craters, valleys, mountains and seas, are typically named after late scientists, explorers or engineers, according to NASA.
—Rachel Treisman, NPR, 7 Apr. 2026
But inside today’s leading AI companies, most coding is performed by AI systems themselves, with human software engineers functioning more as coaches or high-level architects rather than in-the-weeds mechanics.
—Jared Perlo, NBC news, 7 Apr. 2026
After about 40 minutes without radio contact, Artemis II reemerged from behind the Moon and restored communications with engineers in Houston.
—Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 7 Apr. 2026
More remarkable is his ability to convince skittish engineers, investors, and a tech-skeptical public that their priorities, even when mutually exclusive, are also his priorities.
—Ronan Farrow, New Yorker, 6 Apr. 2026
Asking the engineers to stop designing a firing squad chamber for the state of Idaho to execute death-row prisoners.
—Sally Krutzig, Idaho Statesman, 1 Apr. 2026
Peering down at Earth from that dizzying vantage point, Isaacman’s life depended on the SpaceX engineers who designed and operated the Crew Dragon capsule.
—Chris Young, Interesting Engineering, 31 Mar. 2026
At least in the short term, that’s good news for young engineers entering the workforce—despite broader concerns that AI could eventually significantly shrink the number of traditional tech roles.
—Preston Fore, Fortune, 31 Mar. 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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Plus, learn the awe-inspiring history behind these buildings and their architects.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
2 Apr. 2026
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More than 100 people, including architects and preservationists, signed up to speak at the March commission meeting.—
Arden Farhi,
CBS News,
2 Apr. 2026
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When a willing seller negotiates a fair price with the state of Florida to sell their land, the return on the investment for the state of Florida is huge.—
Joe Murphy,
The Orlando Sentinel,
21 Mar. 2026
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The chief of staff manages White House staff, organizes the president's time and schedule, directs and manages policy development, negotiates legislation, and keeps in contact with other departments and legislators.—
Doris Alvarez Cea,
Florida Times-Union,
16 Mar. 2026
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This line plots the current price back 26 periods in time.—
Karl Montevirgen,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
2 Apr. 2026
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Alexandre Dumas’s novel of identity and revenge gets a big-budget remake with Sam Claflin starring as Edmond Dantès, a sailor wrongly imprisoned in an island fortress who, after his escape and subsequent treasure finding, plots his vengeance.—
Savannah Salazar,
Vulture,
20 Mar. 2026
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But at these Olympics, they’ve been seen from above, as a drone operator — a former ski jumper himself — maneuvers a drone behind a skier at the moment of liftoff, high above the ground.—
Andrew Greif,
NBC news,
14 Feb. 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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Reinhart’s Apple is a deliciously deadly mystery wrapped in sequins and pure unadulterated attitude, as Tung’s Pumpkin subtly manipulates the group to get to the bottom of a past incident that weighs on her personally, despite her new friends being oblivious to her true identity.—
Glenn Garner,
Deadline,
17 Mar. 2026
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The film is being released as newsrooms shrink, the mainstream media consolidates and social media manipulates the meaning of truth.—
Brent Lang,
Variety,
12 Mar. 2026
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This technology arranges pocketed coils in a honeycomb-style hexagonal matrix rather than traditional straight rows, allowing weight to be distributed more evenly across the mattress surface.—
Jason Phillips,
USA Today,
25 Mar. 2026
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In Morocco, Alex Wix of Wix Squared frequently arranges Sahara journeys with a private astronomer to interpret the constellations.—
Mark Ellwood,
Robb Report,
14 Mar. 2026
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“Engineers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/engineers. Accessed 8 Apr. 2026.
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