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Recent Examples of engineered
Farshid Vahedifard, The Conversation, 29 Dec. 2025
Olivia Young, Travel + Leisure, 7 Feb. 2026
There is a secondary time zone handle included, specifically designed for GMT, and the case and crystal have been engineered to be incredibly thin without sacrificing on performance.
—John Monaco, InStyle, 7 Feb. 2026
Stafford also engineered late game-winning drives in playoff victories over the Carolina Panthers and the Chicago Bears before the Rams suffered a 31-27 defeat by the Seahawks in the NFC championship.
—Gary Klein, Los Angeles Times, 6 Feb. 2026
To that end, it's been engineered around lightweight construction techniques and materials, and that's where Bcomp comes in with its ampliTex flax-fiber composite.
—Abhimanyu Ghoshal, New Atlas, 6 Feb. 2026
Rob Smierciak engineered and provided original music.
—Anne Applebaum, The Atlantic, 6 Feb. 2026
Both drugs are ultra-long-acting, meaning they are engineered to remain active in the body for longer than existing treatments like Novo’s Wegovy and can be taken once a month.
—Annika Kim Constantino, CNBC, 6 Feb. 2026
It was edited by Marianne McCune, fact-checked by Sierra Juarez, and engineered by Cena Loffredo and Jimmy Keeley.
—James Sneed, NPR, 6 Feb. 2026
By providing these initial nuclear-grade lithium salts engineered for reactor-grade performance, EnergyX is addressing a massive supply gap that currently leaves national laboratories and private fusion developers without the volumes of material necessary for full-scale commercialization.
—Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 31 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
The Hoka boots have a durable and winter-proof mesh upper made mostly of recycled polyester, and a Vibram Megagrip EVA sole engineered to grasp the slickest surfaces.
—Olivia Young, Travel + Leisure, 7 Feb. 2026
There is a secondary time zone handle included, specifically designed for GMT, and the case and crystal have been engineered to be incredibly thin without sacrificing on performance.
—John Monaco, InStyle, 7 Feb. 2026
Stafford also engineered late game-winning drives in playoff victories over the Carolina Panthers and the Chicago Bears before the Rams suffered a 31-27 defeat by the Seahawks in the NFC championship.
—Gary Klein, Los Angeles Times, 6 Feb. 2026
To that end, it's been engineered around lightweight construction techniques and materials, and that's where Bcomp comes in with its ampliTex flax-fiber composite.
—Abhimanyu Ghoshal, New Atlas, 6 Feb. 2026
Rob Smierciak engineered and provided original music.
—Anne Applebaum, The Atlantic, 6 Feb. 2026
Both drugs are ultra-long-acting, meaning they are engineered to remain active in the body for longer than existing treatments like Novo’s Wegovy and can be taken once a month.
—Annika Kim Constantino, CNBC, 6 Feb. 2026
It was edited by Marianne McCune, fact-checked by Sierra Juarez, and engineered by Cena Loffredo and Jimmy Keeley.
—James Sneed, NPR, 6 Feb. 2026
By providing these initial nuclear-grade lithium salts engineered for reactor-grade performance, EnergyX is addressing a massive supply gap that currently leaves national laboratories and private fusion developers without the volumes of material necessary for full-scale commercialization.
—Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 31 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for engineered
Adjective
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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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House Democrats largely opted not to support the funding agreement negotiated by their Senate counterparts, with some saying that funding DHS at current levels even for a few days would be inappropriate.—
Toluse Olorunnipa,
The Atlantic,
4 Feb. 2026
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The deal was negotiated by Mark Ward on behalf of Independent Film Company and Shudder.—
William Earl,
Variety,
4 Feb. 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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Two days after Jamarrien Monroe and his 5-year-old cousin were killed, police arrested Tyreion Nixon-Clark in connection with an unrelated homicide motivated by robbery in which the suspect arranged a meeting that the victim thought was to be a rifle sale, authorities said.—
Emerson Clarridge
Updated February 6,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
7 Feb. 2026
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Kimani parked beside a clearing where chairs had been arranged around a fire.—
Flora Stubbs,
Travel + Leisure,
7 Feb. 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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In early May, with United due to host arch-rivals Liverpool in the Premier League during a time in which Covid-19 restrictions meant fans were not allowed into stadiums, supporters plotted a huge protest around one of the most high-profile fixtures in English football.—
Chris McKenna,
New York Times,
1 Feb. 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
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
Adjective
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So is the neighbor who was pressured by police to corroborate a concocted story.—
Richard Lawson,
HollywoodReporter,
31 Jan. 2026
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“Engineered.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/engineered. Accessed 10 Feb. 2026.
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