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Noun
On June 8, the mastermind, writer and star of Hamilton, Lin-Manuel Miranda, made history by bringing the Broadway cast back on stage to mark the musical’s 10th anniversary. Siena Kessler, People.com, 4 July 2025 In a set that clocked in at just over 90 mins, the rapper/singer/production mastermind launched cupid strikes, flexed trickster magic, wore a mask, bore his heart, danced, raged, rapped, played with fire, and shouted out the flagship Whole Foods in downtown Austin. Deborah Sengupta Stith, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
Verb
The series is based on a previously unproduced script by Sopranos mastermind David Chase. Ryan Schwartz, TVLine, 2 July 2025 The league’s president of content and events has masterminded how to put on outdoor games, All-Star weekends, the Stanley Cup Final in a bubble and last year’s draft at the Sphere. Stephen Whyno, Chicago Tribune, 27 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for mastermind
Recent Examples of Synonyms for mastermind
Noun
  • He was first inspired by a post uploaded by his friend, local architect John Stoughton, who occasionally uses AI at his firm in the early stages of conceptual design.
    Sydney Franklin, The Enquirer, 31 July 2025
  • To make his vision a reality, Forte enlisted famed American golf architect, Carl Philipps to design two 18-hole championship-length courses and a 9-hole par 3 course.
    Carrie Coolidge, Forbes.com, 31 July 2025
Verb
  • Fortunately, Red Sox chief of baseball operations Craig Breslow was astute enough in the offseason to engineer a trade with the New York Yankees, bringing in largely unheralded rookie catcher Carlos Narvaez for pitching prospect Elmer Rodriguez-Cruz.
    Jon Vankin, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 July 2025
  • Takeaway: Move fast, but only on systems engineered to hold the weight.
    Kevin Meyer, Forbes.com, 25 July 2025
Verb
  • The proposal by the Commission was negotiated behind closed doors and largely held secret until the final draft was approved.
    Jon McGowan, Forbes.com, 24 July 2025
  • The sale of the home entertainment rights was negotiated by Brian Andreotti on behalf of Music Box Films and Workman.
    Addie Morfoot, Variety, 24 July 2025
Verb
  • Heading into the summer, Howe and the decision-makers at St James’ Park were surely plotting how to move forward again.
    Graham Ruthven, Forbes.com, 26 July 2025
  • Reiko Matsumura, a Yolo County sheriff’s deputy, is named on property records for a home and farmland plotted beside her sister Tammy’s property, where the explosions took place.
    Daniel Lempres, Sacbee.com, 25 July 2025
Verb
  • Fast-forward to this month, when Paramount agreed to a $16 million settlement to move past Trump's claims that CBS's 60 Minutes deceptively manipulated a pre-election interview with Kamala Harris.
    Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 25 July 2025
  • As for Tretter, Ferguson was more sympathetic despite whispers that the former Cleveland Browns guard from Akron Central High might have manipulated Howell’s rise to the NFLPA throne in exchange for a leadership role himself.
    Tim Graham, New York Times, 24 July 2025
Verb
  • Horowitz spent decades arranging for Sondheim’s archives to come to the Library of Congress.
    Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 13 July 2025
  • The controversy comes at a time the United States is trying to arrange a ceasefire in Gaza between Israel and Hamas.
    Amira El-Fekki‎, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 July 2025
Verb
  • And these two will maneuver, manipulate, and murder anyone who gets in their way.
    EW.com, EW.com, 22 July 2025
  • July is on course to set new records for the intensity of cross-border attacks. LONDON -- Russia and Ukraine again exchanged a series of major overnight drone strikes as the two sides maneuvered ahead of a possible resumption of ceasefire talks later this week.
    David Brennan, ABC News, 21 July 2025

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