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
Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 19 Oct. 2025
This will help auto enthusiasts understand how Ferrari will power a vehicle that comes from such a storied engineering heritage without internal combustion.
—Charles Singh, USA Today, 18 Oct. 2025
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 9 Oct. 2025
The pedestrian improvements planned for 2026 include a median and bump outs at North Hollywood Avenue and East Silver Spring Drive, as well as a median, bump outs and a flashing pedestrian light at North Lake Drive and East Beaumont Avenue, designed by engineering contractor Clark Dietz.
—Claudia Levens, jsonline.com, 7 Oct. 2025
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Council Member Ward 6 Dan Prussing Dan Prussing has worked for almost 30 years as a consultant, recruiter and client manager specializing in engineering and manufacturing, according to his campaign website.
—Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 19 Oct. 2025
This will help auto enthusiasts understand how Ferrari will power a vehicle that comes from such a storied engineering heritage without internal combustion.
—Charles Singh, USA Today, 18 Oct. 2025
Noun
The design is claimed to demonstrate that Europe’s industry has the capabilities needed to move from vision to engineering reality.
—Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 9 Oct. 2025
The pedestrian improvements planned for 2026 include a median and bump outs at North Hollywood Avenue and East Silver Spring Drive, as well as a median, bump outs and a flashing pedestrian light at North Lake Drive and East Beaumont Avenue, designed by engineering contractor Clark Dietz.
—Claudia Levens, jsonline.com, 7 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for engineering
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In its coverage of the case, the Herald raised questions about Menchel’s role in negotiating the deal.—
Julie K Brown,
Miami Herald,
18 Oct. 2025
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Now Mayor Mike Johnston and the City Council are negotiating over just how much city services should be cut.—
Elliott Wenzler,
Denver Post,
18 Oct. 2025
Noun
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That money is being taken away from habitat management, stocking and improving fisheries for anglers.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
21 Oct. 2025
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In fact, Kansas City Chiefs head coach Andy Reid’s camp asked the company about the marker, Gina Lázaro, VP of brand management at Sharpie’s parent company, Newell Brands, told Fortune in an exclusive interview.—
Nino Paoli,
Fortune,
20 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Casanovas and Benlloch are plotting a continued, healthy expansion.—
Martino Carrera,
Footwear News,
20 Oct. 2025
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The White House is plotting further cuts, Reuters reported.—
Ben Smith,
semafor.com,
17 Oct. 2025
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Bertch, who worked as a logistics analyst for a defense contractor, is a transplant from the Pacific Northwest, moving from Seattle to San Diego by way of Idaho.—
Elizabeth Marie Himchak,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
8 Oct. 2025
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As a business owner, this technology could reduce logistics costs and ease the impact of driver shortages.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
2 Sep. 2025
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There is immense interest in manipulating these phase transformations and retaining superior electro-optic properties down to liquid helium temperature, according to the study published in Advanced Materials.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
17 Oct. 2025
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Basically, this discovery could inform future therapeutic strategies aimed at manipulating the gut microbiome for human health.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
16 Oct. 2025
Noun
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These incidents highlight how context poisoning and prompt manipulation can silently break AI safeguards.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
18 Oct. 2025
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Officially launched in July 2025 and featured at the World Robot Conference (WRC) in Beijing, Oli is ideal for environments that require nuanced manipulation and adaptability, such as logistics hubs, assembly lines, and fulfillment centers.—
Georgina Jedikovska,
Interesting Engineering,
17 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Except for those limitations, the Army is arranging to return those eligible for demobilization as quickly as possible.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
14 Oct. 2025
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Three years at the symphony Starting on his first day, July 27, 2020, Jones’ responsibilities included assigning parts to musicians, managing instruments, arranging production with stage crews and leading the percussion section’s performance.—
Matti Gellman,
Kansas City Star,
13 Oct. 2025
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By refusing to specify details of the case, the government keeps the possibility alive of changing their reasoning or their claims to have the same effect for different reasons—just as the mob changes its reasoning for killing Cinna.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
23 Oct. 2025
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Dale has state government, education, radio and television experience as well.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
23 Oct. 2025
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“Engineering.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/engineering. Accessed 24 Oct. 2025.
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