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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 engineering
Jason Ma, Fortune, 2 May 2026
Through some careful engineering, Roberts, Alito, and their allies have created a trap for voting-rights cases.
—Vann R. Newkirk Ii, The Atlantic, 2 May 2026
Dewardric L. McNeal, CNBC, 28 Apr. 2026
These teams are growing fiber from bacteria, engineering cotton that comes out of the ground in color and creating silk like fibers from compost.
—Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 27 Apr. 2026
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Noun
In software engineering, for example, the task is coding, but the purpose is innovation, problem-solving, connecting disparate ideas, and identifying new needs.
—Jason Ma, Fortune, 2 May 2026
Through some careful engineering, Roberts, Alito, and their allies have created a trap for voting-rights cases.
—Vann R. Newkirk Ii, The Atlantic, 2 May 2026
Verb
The decision reflected a common pattern in China's technology sector, where startups establish offshore corporate structures to access global capital and reassure foreign investors, and sometimes soften regulatory scrutiny while maintaining engineering talent and intellectual ties to the mainland.
—Dewardric L. McNeal, CNBC, 28 Apr. 2026
These teams are growing fiber from bacteria, engineering cotton that comes out of the ground in color and creating silk like fibers from compost.
—Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 27 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for engineering
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After a 23-43 season in his first season, Jackson leads the Warriors to back-to-back playoff appearances with 47 and 51 wins but was fired amid a backdrop of friction with management (including team advisor Jerry West) and fostering a poor work environment.—
Jerry McDonald,
Mercury News,
10 May 2026
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Educators are overhauling their classroom management approach to cut down on the chaos.—
Stacker,
Hartford Courant,
9 May 2026
Verb
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Marandi served as an adviser to Iran’s negotiating team during the 2015 nuclear talks and still has close ties to the Iranian government.—
Michael Collins,
USA Today,
8 May 2026
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The sides having been negotiating since the summer of 2024, and the NFL had begun the hiring process for replacement officials last month.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
8 May 2026
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This system is intended to bridge a logistics gap between small drones and larger transport aircraft, giving Marines a flexible supply option in difficult environments.—
Sujita Sinha,
Interesting Engineering,
29 Apr. 2026
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Authorities hope the redesign will boost foreign investment, the cornerstone of South African President Cyril Ramaphosa’s economic revival plan that has increased the influx of private capital into energy, water, and logistics infrastructure.—
Tiisetso Motsoeneng,
semafor.com,
20 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Stuart’s prose is gorgeous and his plotting strategic; nothing is lost.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
1 May 2026
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Patrick Reed has also left the circuit and is plotting a return via his performances on the DP World Tour.—
CNN.com Wire Service,
Mercury News,
30 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Designed as a mobile smart home assistant, the humanoid-style system combines autonomous navigation, robotic manipulation, and generative AI to automate household tasks across connected appliances within the LG ThinQ ecosystem.—
Jijo Malayil,
Interesting Engineering,
7 May 2026
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Regulations are needed to ensure that the markets operate with integrity and transparency, and prevent market manipulation and insider trading by government officials.—
Phillip Molnar,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
7 May 2026
Verb
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Another method involves manipulating routing through Border Gateway Protocol (BGP).—
Georgina Jedikovska,
Interesting Engineering,
4 May 2026
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However, manipulating elections or even giving the appearance of fixing an election is what an anti-Democracy person would do.—
Gary Franks,
Hartford Courant,
3 May 2026
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While written on the advice of the British government, much of the language and tone come from Charles himself, the source added.—
Kathryn Palmer,
USA Today,
29 Apr. 2026
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The new law will also allow residents or the state's Attorney General to sue local and county governments over their voting processes or plans.—
JT Moodee Lockman,
CBS News,
28 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Such pairings are one of Wilson’s strengths, his eye for portraiture matched by his skill for arranging images on the page.—
Casey Cep,
New Yorker,
9 May 2026
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Others kick things up by arranging private beach bonfires in the evening, catamaran outings by day, surf lessons with Engstrom Surf, and even customized tarot card readings.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
7 May 2026
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“Engineering.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/engineering. Accessed 10 May. 2026.
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