as in architect
a person who designs and guides a plan or undertaking
the engineer of a movement to eradicate hunger
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as in to negotiate
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 engineer
John U. Bacon, Rolling Stone, 30 Sep. 2025
In a series of tests carried out by engineers, Google’s robots passed the banana test, which involved serving different fruits into plates based on color.
—Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 30 Sep. 2025
Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 1 Oct. 2025
These exosomes are lab-engineered from human DNA originally sourced from accredited tissue banks.
—Victoria Moorhouse, Allure, 1 Oct. 2025
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Noun
The bandmembers had already started packing up when studio engineer Kenny Friesen hit the talk-back button in the booth to speak to the band.
—John U. Bacon, Rolling Stone, 30 Sep. 2025
In a series of tests carried out by engineers, Google’s robots passed the banana test, which involved serving different fruits into plates based on color.
—Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 30 Sep. 2025
Verb
Darian Mensah has helped engineer 83 points across the last two games, putting the team 14th in the nation in passing yardage and 19th in overall yards per game.
—Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 1 Oct. 2025
These exosomes are lab-engineered from human DNA originally sourced from accredited tissue banks.
—Victoria Moorhouse, Allure, 1 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for engineer
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Designed by German designer and architect Paul Renner, the century-old Zehlendorf estate blends historical design with modern comforts and a rare stretch of private shoreline on the Waldsee.—
Abby Montanez,
Robb Report,
7 Oct. 2025
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The architect of the Phillies has a saying.—
Jayson Stark,
New York Times,
7 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Democrats are also trying to pin the shutdown on Republicans, blaming Trump for not negotiating in good faith.—
Kinsey Crowley,
USA Today,
3 Oct. 2025
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During his campaign, Pacheco touted the board’s efforts to reduce drug costs for members by negotiating new agreements with healthcare companies.—
William Melhado,
Sacbee.com,
2 Oct. 2025
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But in addition to his reputation as a womanizer, Casanova was also a con man, a skilled liar who came from a family of actors and who over the course of his life manipulated and tricked countless people to maintain wealth and status.—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
6 Oct. 2025
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Pushed to extremes While footage and photographs of starving Palestinians in Gaza have horrified audiences abroad, inside Israel they have been dismissed by many as manipulated or untrue.—
Zeena Saifi,
CNN Money,
5 Oct. 2025
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The continual delays have led to many embarrassing moments, the most recent coming last Tuesday, when, after Barca officials told the media the Camp Nou was ready, the Barcelona city council arranged a press conference of their own in reply.—
Pol Ballús,
New York Times,
1 Oct. 2025
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For the Rolliefest finale, Hess and his team of organizers arranged a farewell cocktail party in the winter garden of the new private residences at the Waldorf Astoria, fresh off an almost-eight-year, multibillion dollar restoration.—
Victoria Gomelsky,
Robb Report,
1 Oct. 2025
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“Engineer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/engineer. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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