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
Karen Billing, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Sep. 2025
Amit Roy-Chowdhury, professor of electrical and computer engineering and senior author of the study, explained that some of these dropped layers are critical to preventing unsafe outputs.
—Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 7 Sep. 2025
Lance Christensen, Oc Register, 22 Aug. 2025
Cruz wanted to bring Congress to a standstill by engineering a government shutdown in a bid to defund Obamacare, aka the Affordable Care Act.
—David M. Drucker, Mercury News, 12 Aug. 2025
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Verb
Steve learned all about the cars, the importance of design and engineering, from his dad.
—Karen Billing, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Sep. 2025
Amit Roy-Chowdhury, professor of electrical and computer engineering and senior author of the study, explained that some of these dropped layers are critical to preventing unsafe outputs.
—Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 7 Sep. 2025
Noun
If voters approve his scheme, Democrats pick up more House seats and Newsom gets to brag about engineering a partisan power grab.
—Lance Christensen, Oc Register, 22 Aug. 2025
Cruz wanted to bring Congress to a standstill by engineering a government shutdown in a bid to defund Obamacare, aka the Affordable Care Act.
—David M. Drucker, Mercury News, 12 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for engineering
Verb
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On Tinder alone, men dominate the active user base, which gives women more choice and negotiating power.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
7 Sep. 2025
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Brown as the crafty Pauline is the true scene stealer, negotiating terms of terror herself.—
Pete Hammond,
Deadline,
6 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Rachael Holder, whose feature directorial debut Love, Brooklyn is making a splash at the indie box office, has signed with ColorCreative for management.—
Jill Goldsmith,
Deadline,
8 Sep. 2025
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Accion’s investments from the new fund — made before reaching a final close last month — include Nigerian payroll management startup PaidHR in June, and Kenyan online commerce venture Flowcart (formerly called Sukhiba) last year.—
Alexander Onukwue,
semafor.com,
8 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Still, no reason to do this to Kyle, who is just only recovering from his self-destructive spiral and who has no idea that his friend is plotting to steal his girl again.—
Rafaela Bassili,
Vulture,
9 Sep. 2025
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Its director, and franchise mastermind, Rian Johnson has proven himself a master of the whodunnit form with these films, showing a knack for Agatha Christie puzzle-plotting that, well, the actual adapters of Christie haven’t shown in recent years.—
Christian Blauvelt,
IndieWire,
8 Sep. 2025
Noun
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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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From a logistics point of view, OKC will host 18 home weekend games consisting of six Friday, two Saturday and 10 Sunday contests.—
Nick Crain,
Forbes.com,
14 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Former Formula One driver David Coulthard has accused the McLaren Racing F1 team of manipulating the Italian Grand Prix race results by issuing team orders during the race.—
Saajan Jogia,
MSNBC Newsweek,
9 Sep. 2025
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The hacker’s malware focuses on stealing cryptocurrency by hijacking and manipulating the user's browser.—
Michael Kan,
PC Magazine,
8 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Their role is to support clients and other stakeholders to identify and take action against match manipulation, particularly those related to match betting.—
Mark Carey,
New York Times,
6 Sep. 2025
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Hinkle opts for flat twists, halo braids, and two-strand twists to minimize manipulation and keep the scalp accessible for moisturizing.—
Larry Stansbury,
Essence,
4 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Strategic leaders are the generals, arranging forces before engagements.—
George Bradt,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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Lizzo plops down in a straw chair with familiarity, arranging the many pillows around her and assuming a palms-up position.—
Allison P. Davis,
Vulture,
8 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The growing costs to buy and maintain a car –exacerbated by inflation and tariffs –are leading to rising auto loan defaults and repossessions and a potential crisis for American consumers left unprotected by the federal government, according to a new report by a consumer advocacy organization.—
Betty Lin-Fisher,
USA Today,
11 Sep. 2025
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Republican lawmakers are upping the pressure on GOP leaders to extend enhanced health insurance subsidies set to expire at year’s end for those with Affordable Care Act coverage, bolstering similar demands from Democrats as part of government funding talks.—
Ramsey Touchberry,
The Washington Examiner,
11 Sep. 2025
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“Engineering.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/engineering. Accessed 13 Sep. 2025.
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