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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 engineered
Farshid Vahedifard, The Conversation, 29 Dec. 2025
Mercury News & East Bay Times Editorial Boards, Mercury News, 8 May 2026
Reports claimed that engines in this class are engineered to provide extreme acceleration, sustained supersonic flight capability, and high maneuverability during air combat operations.
—Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 8 May 2026
Pump tracks are engineered to allow riders to generate and maintain momentum, rather than pedaling or pushing with their feet.
—Laylan Connelly, Oc Register, 8 May 2026
These lush new takes on disco and new wave are still engineered for an arms-up release, but introduce thornier emotional themes with a fresh dose of uninhibitedness.
—Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork, 8 May 2026
Yep, the Colts as Mahomes engineered a fourth-quarter comeback.
—Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 8 May 2026
Those lines are thoughtfully engineered, blending form and function to make your everyday routine just a little bit better.
—Jessica Safavimehr, Southern Living, 8 May 2026
It's specifically engineered to take on heavy armored vehicles protected by modern reactive armor, including the Kontakt-1, Kontakt-5, and Relikt systems.
—David Szondy
may 07, New Atlas, 7 May 2026
Detractors consider this format both mind-numbing and salacious, engineered for immediate gratification and often focused on cast members’ petty personal grievances and rock-bottom moments.
—Daisy Jones, Vogue, 2 May 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 jury found the algorithms are intentionally engineered to exploit the developing brains of children.
—Mercury News & East Bay Times Editorial Boards, Mercury News, 8 May 2026
Reports claimed that engines in this class are engineered to provide extreme acceleration, sustained supersonic flight capability, and high maneuverability during air combat operations.
—Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 8 May 2026
Pump tracks are engineered to allow riders to generate and maintain momentum, rather than pedaling or pushing with their feet.
—Laylan Connelly, Oc Register, 8 May 2026
These lush new takes on disco and new wave are still engineered for an arms-up release, but introduce thornier emotional themes with a fresh dose of uninhibitedness.
—Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork, 8 May 2026
Yep, the Colts as Mahomes engineered a fourth-quarter comeback.
—Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 8 May 2026
Those lines are thoughtfully engineered, blending form and function to make your everyday routine just a little bit better.
—Jessica Safavimehr, Southern Living, 8 May 2026
It's specifically engineered to take on heavy armored vehicles protected by modern reactive armor, including the Kontakt-1, Kontakt-5, and Relikt systems.
—David Szondy
may 07, New Atlas, 7 May 2026
Detractors consider this format both mind-numbing and salacious, engineered for immediate gratification and often focused on cast members’ petty personal grievances and rock-bottom moments.
—Daisy Jones, Vogue, 2 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for engineered
Adjective
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What emerged was a startling portrait of manipulated devotion that culminated in Jeffs' 2006 arrest by the FBI.—
Ryan Coleman,
Entertainment Weekly,
8 Apr. 2026
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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
Verb
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These are trade-offs that can be negotiated, at both the local and national levels, to benefit our communities.—
Gideon Lewis-Kraus,
New Yorker,
7 May 2026
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His presence caused periodic traffic jams as Washington police closed lanes and negotiated with him.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
6 May 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
Verb
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After Spirit Airlines ceased operations, in the middle of the night on May 2nd, a series of canary-yellow airplanes sat on the tarmac at Newark Airport, arranged neatly like children’s toys at day’s end.—
Doreen St. Félix,
New Yorker,
9 May 2026
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According to the victim, the suspect arranged the meeting and provided Davenport's address as the exchange location before stealing the laptop and running away.—
Abby Dodge,
CBS News,
9 May 2026
Adjective
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Through this, researchers are mimicking natural structures, such as bird nests and bone minerals, to create ultra-strong manufactured materials.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
20 Apr. 2026
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New South Wales, replacing Spain and the German states as Britain’s source of wool, was drawn more closely into the British imperial network as an outlet for migrants and a market for investment capital and manufactured products.—
Britannica Editors,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
19 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Instead, the company plotted its own intergalactic toy line to market to young male audiences.—
Cerys Davies,
Los Angeles Times,
30 Apr. 2026
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Authorities allege on July 21, 1993, Solis and two co-conspirators plotted a robbery of Guerrero, a narcotics supplier, at his Bronx apartment.—
Julia Bonavita,
FOXNews.com,
23 Apr. 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 12 May. 2026.
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