as in engineers
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 architects
From artists to musicians, architects, designers, and even small businesses, the California Arts Council is rolling out its first-ever strategic plan to try to define a creative economy and get the state to invest in it.
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Kayla Moeller, CBS News, 23 Jan. 2026
Two years after acquiring Ecart, Yovanovitch relaunched with a series of reissues by midcentury modern visionary American-Hungarian émigré Paul László, regarded as one of the leading architects of the period.
—Sofia Celeste, Footwear News, 22 Jan. 2026
But Vought was one of the architects of the conservative policy agenda Project 2025, which called on Congress to abolish the CFPB.
—Stephan Bisaha, NPR, 21 Jan. 2026
Suhr is among the legal architects of Carr’s plan to fight media bias.
—Winston Cho, HollywoodReporter, 21 Jan. 2026
While the tech industry has seen pullback in recent years, positions like data scientists and solution architects maintain steady demand and often pay more than $100,000 annually with opportunities for remote work, making tech an attractive option for workers looking to change fields.
—Alex Perry, Cincinnati Enquirer, 21 Jan. 2026
Danny Meyer, Rich Melman, people like Chris Bianco, these are architects of the hospitality universe because their ethos is so strong.
—Eric Ryan, Forbes.com, 20 Jan. 2026
Construction goes digital To examine the full construction process, from surveying existing buildings and digital planning to on-site execution, architects, civil engineers, designers and computer scientists at the university are working closely with industry partners.
—Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 15 Jan. 2026
But on the other hand, there’s not so many good or interesting modern buildings in this city which involve important architects.
—Andres Viglucci, Miami Herald, 15 Jan. 2026
Kayla Moeller, CBS News, 23 Jan. 2026
Two years after acquiring Ecart, Yovanovitch relaunched with a series of reissues by midcentury modern visionary American-Hungarian émigré Paul László, regarded as one of the leading architects of the period.
—Sofia Celeste, Footwear News, 22 Jan. 2026
But Vought was one of the architects of the conservative policy agenda Project 2025, which called on Congress to abolish the CFPB.
—Stephan Bisaha, NPR, 21 Jan. 2026
Suhr is among the legal architects of Carr’s plan to fight media bias.
—Winston Cho, HollywoodReporter, 21 Jan. 2026
While the tech industry has seen pullback in recent years, positions like data scientists and solution architects maintain steady demand and often pay more than $100,000 annually with opportunities for remote work, making tech an attractive option for workers looking to change fields.
—Alex Perry, Cincinnati Enquirer, 21 Jan. 2026
Danny Meyer, Rich Melman, people like Chris Bianco, these are architects of the hospitality universe because their ethos is so strong.
—Eric Ryan, Forbes.com, 20 Jan. 2026
Construction goes digital To examine the full construction process, from surveying existing buildings and digital planning to on-site execution, architects, civil engineers, designers and computer scientists at the university are working closely with industry partners.
—Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 15 Jan. 2026
But on the other hand, there’s not so many good or interesting modern buildings in this city which involve important architects.
—Andres Viglucci, Miami Herald, 15 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for architects
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Manufacturers, energy firms and plant engineers are increasingly choosing the latter as regulatory and operational pressures mount.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
21 Jan. 2026
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To achieve this, JVC Kenwood’s engineers analyzed countless analog master tapes using K2HD.—
Mark Sparrow,
Forbes.com,
20 Jan. 2026
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Bormann supported extreme antisemitic measures and was one of the masterminds of the Aryanization project.—
Solly Boussidan,
FOXNews.com,
18 Jan. 2026
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Defensive masterminds like Tony Dungy, Bill Parcells and Mike Tomlin have also led teams to Super Bowls without direct quarterback coaching experience.—
Mike Jones,
New York Times,
8 Jan. 2026
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The leaders of some tribes have been issuing extraordinarily powerful statements about the harm that ICE is doing.—
Fiction Non Fiction,
Literary Hub,
22 Jan. 2026
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Our military leaders would never go along with these actions violating their oath to the Constitution.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
22 Jan. 2026
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As the sector transitions from the initial brute-force stage of training large models to the challenge of running them affordably and efficiently on a large scale, designers are dividing into rival factions.—
Trefis Team,
Forbes.com,
23 Jan. 2026
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During the La Jolla events, Fashion Week San Diego brought in models and designers to showcase select looks in an outdoor runway format.—
Ashley Mackin Solomon,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
23 Jan. 2026
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“Architects.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/architects. Accessed 27 Jan. 2026.
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