as in architect
a person who designs and guides a plan or undertaking
the real mastermind behind the embezzlement scheme
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as in to engineer
to plan out usually with subtle skill or care
he was charged with masterminding a plan to redecorate the suite of offices without seriously disrupting business operations
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Recent Examples of mastermind
Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 4 Aug. 2025
Your course gets better, but your mastermind stays the same.
—Andrew Dunn, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2025
Robyn Mowatt, Essence, 25 July 2025
Bob Persichetti and Justin K. Thompson direct from a script that franchise masterminds Phil Lord and Chris Miller wrote with David Callaham.
—Aaron Couch, HollywoodReporter, 18 July 2025
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Noun
Earlier this year, two signature residences by the creative mastermind came to market in Washington’s Bellevue and Seattle communities, and now a Mercer Island abode with industrial flair just listed for $6.9 million.
—Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 4 Aug. 2025
Your course gets better, but your mastermind stays the same.
—Andrew Dunn, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2025
Verb
September 12: Off-White Off-White’s legacy was built by the late designer and mastermind Virgil Abloh.
—Robyn Mowatt, Essence, 25 July 2025
Bob Persichetti and Justin K. Thompson direct from a script that franchise masterminds Phil Lord and Chris Miller wrote with David Callaham.
—Aaron Couch, HollywoodReporter, 18 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mastermind
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The Heritage Foundation was the primary architect behind Project 2025, a comprehensive conservative blueprint for Republican presidential administrations.—
Adeola Adeosun
Hollie Silverman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 Aug. 2025
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The two moved to Chicago, where her husband, a Navy veteran, found a job working for noted architect Ludwig Mies van der Rohe.—
Bob Goldsborough,
Chicago Tribune,
11 Aug. 2025
Verb
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These satellites are engineered to manufacture superalloys, semiconductors and optical fibers that benefit from space’s unique properties: microgravity, vacuum and extreme thermal gradients.—
Shelli Brunswick,
Forbes.com,
18 Aug. 2025
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Each speaker is handcrafted by Sonus Faber using natural materials, with every component engineered for the finest acoustic performance.—
Rachel Cormack,
Robb Report,
14 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Until a decade ago, every La Liga club negotiated its own TV agreement, leading to enormous revenue disparities.—
Ian Nicholas Quillen,
Forbes.com,
16 Aug. 2025
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Another few weeks of Russian infantry assaults could achieve that goal, allowing Putin to negotiate with the U.S. and Ukraine from a position of greater advantage.—
Simon Shuster,
Time,
16 Aug. 2025
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That’s thanks in part to the years of federal science data that have been collected and fed into computer models that assist the center’s hurricane specialists in plotting forecasts.—
Dinah Voyles Pulver,
USA Today,
16 Aug. 2025
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Loomer, a conservative influencer, has accused Kennedy of plotting another run.—
Will McDuffie,
ABC News,
15 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Gerrymandering is when politicians manipulate district lines, dividing or grouping populations, to get an advantage.—
Larry Kaplow,
NPR,
18 Aug. 2025
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This included reporting that the company manipulated vote counts, is owned by a company founded in Venezuela to rig elections for Hugo Chavez, is paid kickbacks to government officials who used its machines in swing states and was involved in voting irregularities in Texas in 2018.—
Winston Cho,
HollywoodReporter,
18 Aug. 2025
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After McLaren won the 2024 constructors’ championship, the Crown Prince of Bahrain arranged for the entire team to be flown from that race in Abu Dhabi to his nearby homeland to party through the night (McLaren Group is owned by Bahrain’s sovereign wealth fund).—
Luke Smith,
New York Times,
20 Aug. 2025
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As part of this project, Engel arranged for the students to meet with designers from Macy’s furniture store and Ikea as well as the lead visual merchandiser for Nordstrom’s.—
Beth Lipoff,
Kansas City Star,
20 Aug. 2025
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Thanks to its all-wheel suspension, front-locking wheels, and shock-absorbing tires that never go flat, the Mockingbird is easy to maneuver.—
Laura Lu,
Parents,
14 Aug. 2025
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Endurance then began maneuvering its way back to Earth, setting up its splashdown today.—
Mike Wall,
Space.com,
9 Aug. 2025
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“Mastermind.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mastermind. Accessed 25 Aug. 2025.
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