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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Drawn in October 1941 by SS architect Walter Dejaco, this document represents the earliest design concept for Crematoria II and III, the facilities in the massive Birkenau complex where hundreds of thousands of people were murdered with industrial efficiency.
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Elliott Broidy, Sun Sentinel, 27 Jan. 2026
Its architect, Nicholas Hawksmoor, designed six London churches that have acquired a strange reputation.
—Hari Kunzru, Harpers Magazine, 27 Jan. 2026
The building itself looks like it was designed by an architect who graduated from the Soviet Union School of Design.
—Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 Jan. 2026
Cabral is an architect and co-founder of a design company.
—Bailey Bujnosek, InStyle, 27 Jan. 2026
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Elliott Broidy, Sun Sentinel, 27 Jan. 2026
Its architect, Nicholas Hawksmoor, designed six London churches that have acquired a strange reputation.
—Hari Kunzru, Harpers Magazine, 27 Jan. 2026
The building itself looks like it was designed by an architect who graduated from the Soviet Union School of Design.
—Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 Jan. 2026
Cabral is an architect and co-founder of a design company.
—Bailey Bujnosek, InStyle, 27 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for architect
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By owning the payment rails, Papaya could reverse-engineer payroll around certainty by designing systems backward from the pay date.—
Geri Stengel,
Forbes.com,
29 Jan. 2026
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Archaeologists in Italy recently unearthed a 2,000-year-old basilica linked to Vitruvius, the legendary engineer long known as the father of architecture.—
Andrea Margolis,
FOXNews.com,
28 Jan. 2026
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Schneider hired Macdonald to beat offensive masterminds in the NFC West like San Francisco’s Kyle Shanahan and the Los Angeles Rams’ Sean McVay.—
Dave Hyde,
Sun Sentinel,
26 Jan. 2026
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Avalos, the mastermind behind the bar’s menu, has been a bartender for the past 13 years and creates cocktails for Voo Lounge.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
22 Jan. 2026
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Stepping out in New York, Rih wore a tiger print, wool-blend jacquard coat by Alaïa (an enduring favorite designer for Rih), and matching tiger print calf hair pumps also by the French house, with little else.—
Anna Cafolla,
Vogue,
29 Jan. 2026
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This flexibility allows designers to combine multiple functions in a single microscopic system.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
29 Jan. 2026
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More than 8,000 volunteers are with the program so far, but leaders have a goal of growing Phambassadors to at least 10,000 people before the year's biggest events.—
Nikki DeMentri,
CBS News,
28 Jan. 2026
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The leader of the Unification Church, also known as the Moonies, which began in South Korea and has spread worldwide, is also on trial over the bribes.—
Jessie Yeung,
CNN Money,
28 Jan. 2026
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“Architect.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/architect. Accessed 30 Jan. 2026.
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