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noun

Definition of engineeringnext
as in management

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verb

present participle of engineer
as in negotiating
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 engineering
Noun
The company designs, manufactures, and installs undersea fiber-optic networks, bringing together factory production, optical engineering, marine operations, and system testing. — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 13 Oct. 2026 Ternus, a product engineering savant, has been establishing himself by rolling out new devices meant to cement Apple’s hardware supremacy, most notably the company’s first foldable phone, the iPhone Duo, which Ternus unveiled in September. — Sebastian Herrera, Fortune, 13 Oct. 2026
Verb
Systems engineering already integrates requirements, architecture and lifecycle concerns. — Mohammed Cherifi, Forbes.com, 25 Sep. 2026 Nanoscale engineering with interfacial design The research team solved this trade-off by engineering an ultra-thin scaffold. — Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 20 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for engineering
Recent Examples of Synonyms for engineering
  1. management
  2. negotiating
  3. logistics
  4. plotting
  5. manipulation
  6. manipulating
  7. government
  8. arranging
Noun
  • White said Salvation Brands is not to be confused with the big brand management firms such as Authentic Brands Group and WHP Global, which are getting all the attention these days.
    — Jean E. Palmieri, Footwear News, 15 Oct. 2026
  • Authorities in both countries were investigating the cyber incidents, which exposed vulnerabilities in some older refrigeration management systems and in the countries' highly efficient food supply chains.
    — JOHN LEICESTER, Arkansas Online, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of management
Verb
  • He gets pummeled by waves and rip currents while negotiating the famously difficult shore dive but is soon swimming among brightly colored marine life and undulating kelp forests that filter sunlight from the surface.
    — David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 14 Oct. 2026
  • The more balanced market gives home shoppers potentially more leverage in negotiating better terms with sellers, especially if a property has not fetched offers in weeks or months.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 13 Oct. 2026
Definition of negotiating
Noun
  • The roadmap calls for a terminal there using Iranian investment, along with warehouses, a logistics park and grain and vegetable-oil facilities.
    — Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 20 Sep. 2026
  • Automating parts of a logistics workflow is not the same thing as building homes without construction workers.
    — Svenja Gudell, Fortune, 18 July 2026
Definition of logistics
Verb
  • Her character has a romantic tension with Dennison, and despite plotting an affair, the pair only flirt and never act on it.
    — Peter White, Deadline, 15 Oct. 2026
  • With the children’s television landscape evolving from the bright sitcom-style of Nickelodeon and Disney Channel shows, a veteran director of the genre is plotting his own course, while still working in the children’s entertainment space.
    — Borys Kit, HollywoodReporter, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of plotting
Noun
  • Modi’s Bharatiya Janata Party and the Election Commission deny allegations of manipulation, saying the move is needed to remove duplicate and ineligible names.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 12 Oct. 2026
  • The Election Commission and the government reject allegations of voter manipulation, saying the revision is intended to eliminate duplicate and ineligible entries.
    — Sheikh Saaliq, Los Angeles Times, 11 Oct. 2026
Definition of manipulation
Verb
  • Present-day police work reflects our current economic order by placing a high value on manipulating such immaterialities.
    — Sophie Landres, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2026
  • According to Treasury, Galeano had been detained in the United States in 2017 on suspicion of manipulating ATMs and was found with drugs and backpacks containing a large amount of cash.
    — Antonio Maria Delgado, Miami Herald, 30 Sep. 2026
Definition of manipulating
Noun
  • Under pressure from the United States, the Congolese government and the AFC/M23 rebels began direct negotiations in Doha to resolve the security crisis.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 14 Oct. 2026
  • The program—announced at the Ai Everything conference in the capital–will give government employees hands-on experience with tools such as ChatGPT, Codex, and Microsoft 365 Copilot.
    — Melissa Hancock, Fortune, 14 Oct. 2026
Definition of government
Verb
  • Rossi interpreted the idea of the piazza quite literally, arranging the service’s pieces like structures around a public square.
    — Robb Report, Robb Report, 9 Oct. 2026
  • In January 2026, the company launched Beyond Borders, an employee network where international staff can help one another navigate the hurdles of settling in, such as finding a doctor, navigating an insurance policy document, or arranging childcare.
    — Sam Birchall, Fortune, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of arranging

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