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to plan out usually with subtle skill or care
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Recent Examples of engineered
Farshid Vahedifard, The Conversation, 29 Dec. 2025
Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 23 Jan. 2026
But while his own work is marked by coincidences and unexpected bookends, some provided by the universe and some engineered by the filmmaker, at its core, it’s defined by an unswerving faith in the boundless eccentricities and fascinating fixations of other people.
—Alison Willmore, Vulture, 23 Jan. 2026
Rob Smierciak engineered and provided original music.
—Anne Applebaum, The Atlantic, 23 Jan. 2026
The Danish company’s latest creation is basically an electric motorcycle designed and engineered to ride just over the water.
—Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 23 Jan. 2026
Ecoldbrew, engineered by a team of designers with experience working for brands like Xiaomi, Philips, De’Longhi and Ningbo Borine, is a portable compact coffee machine that fits 40-oz Stanley tumblers or its own custom container.
—Shirl Leigh
january 22, New Atlas, 22 Jan. 2026
But Congress was still concerned about the purchase of Alaska that year, which Seward had engineered.
—Steven Lamy, Fortune, 22 Jan. 2026
The design uses a dual handle pull-out mechanism that’s meant to make the processing of revealing and concealing your mattress effortless and was specifically engineered to eliminate any gaps between the mattress and frame found in most sleepers, giving it a more streamlined look.
—Audrey Lee, Architectural Digest, 22 Jan. 2026
The silky fibers are smartly engineered to absorb moisture and promote airflow, helping even the warmest sleepers stay comfortable all night long.
—Mariana Best, Better Homes & Gardens, 12 Jan. 2026
Adjective
Without much public debate or planning, these semi-engineered levees took on a critical and unintended role.
—Farshid Vahedifard, The Conversation, 29 Dec. 2025
Verb
Marvell’s custom XPUs (AI accelerators) are specifically engineered for these unique workloads.
—Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 23 Jan. 2026
But while his own work is marked by coincidences and unexpected bookends, some provided by the universe and some engineered by the filmmaker, at its core, it’s defined by an unswerving faith in the boundless eccentricities and fascinating fixations of other people.
—Alison Willmore, Vulture, 23 Jan. 2026
Rob Smierciak engineered and provided original music.
—Anne Applebaum, The Atlantic, 23 Jan. 2026
The Danish company’s latest creation is basically an electric motorcycle designed and engineered to ride just over the water.
—Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 23 Jan. 2026
Ecoldbrew, engineered by a team of designers with experience working for brands like Xiaomi, Philips, De’Longhi and Ningbo Borine, is a portable compact coffee machine that fits 40-oz Stanley tumblers or its own custom container.
—Shirl Leigh
january 22, New Atlas, 22 Jan. 2026
But Congress was still concerned about the purchase of Alaska that year, which Seward had engineered.
—Steven Lamy, Fortune, 22 Jan. 2026
The design uses a dual handle pull-out mechanism that’s meant to make the processing of revealing and concealing your mattress effortless and was specifically engineered to eliminate any gaps between the mattress and frame found in most sleepers, giving it a more streamlined look.
—Audrey Lee, Architectural Digest, 22 Jan. 2026
The silky fibers are smartly engineered to absorb moisture and promote airflow, helping even the warmest sleepers stay comfortable all night long.
—Mariana Best, Better Homes & Gardens, 12 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for engineered
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Mazzola, 43, also allegedly participated in an armed robbery to steal a manipulated shuffling machine.—
Daniel Arkin,
NBC news,
24 Oct. 2025
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Last year, Canada signed a defense cooperation agreement with the European Union and negotiated a pact that allowed Canadian defense firms to tap into the EU’s $170 billion loan program meant to spur military modernization.—
Daniel DePetris,
Chicago Tribune,
27 Jan. 2026
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Rather than raze the city days before it was recovered by the Allied forces, Choltitz went rogue, negotiated a truce, and surrendered the city.—
Sally Susman,
Time,
27 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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One of them, Hip Optical, which touts designer eyewear at non-designer prices, opened earlier this year across from the Apple Store and near True Food Kitchen and BJ’s Brewhouse.—
Howard Cohen,
Miami Herald,
24 May 2024
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The order arrived as a white, non-designer T-shirt, size 2XL.—
Sha Hua,
WSJ,
21 June 2022
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Afterward, Ruis stripped Yates’ body and arranged it to resemble Jesus’ crucifixion.—
Kelly Davis,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
24 Jan. 2026
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The dealer the men had allegedly arranged to meet with was working undercover for the FBI.—
Minyvonne Burke,
NBC news,
23 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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The exposure of political smoke screens The uprising also exposed manufactured alternatives.—
Kazem Kazerounian,
Hartford Courant,
18 Jan. 2026
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This follows the philosophy that whole foods are better than manufactured ones.—
Nicole Villalpando,
Austin American Statesman,
16 Jan. 2026
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His path here wasn’t plotted out as brand strategy or a pivot to wellness.—
Brock Keeling,
Oc Register,
27 Jan. 2026
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The novel, lightly plotted, didn’t cry out for a sequel, but Martin’s new Down Time (Farrar, Straus & Giroux) offers a continuation of sorts (in mood at least).—
Chloe Schama,
Vogue,
24 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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The company in 2020 pleaded guilty to distributing adulterated ice-cream products and agreed to pay a fine over the outbreak.—
Dylan Tokar,
WSJ,
2 Feb. 2023
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And while most of those overdoses involved the illicit synthetic opioid fentanyl, experts say that an adulterated and contaminated drug supply is also leading to deaths.—
Nadia Kounang,
CNN,
17 Mar. 2022
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“Engineered.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/engineered. Accessed 30 Jan. 2026.
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