masterminds 1 of 2

plural of mastermind

masterminds

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of mastermind

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Recent Examples of masterminds
Noun
Once enlisted, recruits rarely meet the masterminds behind the crimes, instead receiving instructions through handlers online. Emma Bussey, FOXNews.com, 30 Sep. 2025 Mommy Pai’s, the latest venture from the masterminds behind Thai Diner and the late Uncle Boons, seems to follow this road map—on paper, at least. Helen Rosner, New Yorker, 28 Sep. 2025 Unlike high-cost advisors or one-size-fits-all masterminds, these tools offer flexibility to adapt as income changes and knowledge grows. Alejandra Rojas, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025 All of the top brass attended this meeting, and everyone involved credited my partner Ricky and me as the masterminds behind the massive seizure. Martin Suarez, Rolling Stone, 13 Sep. 2025 The court also issued a warrant for Hamas official Mohammed Deif, who Israel said was one of the masterminds of the October 7 attack. Lex Harvey, CNN Money, 5 Sep. 2025 Owen suspects his soon-to-be in-laws (Pierce Brosnan and Ellen Barkin) as the masterminds behind the heist. James Mercadante, PEOPLE, 4 Sep. 2025 Crofton Acacia Pantry Organizers The design masterminds at ALDI (and by extension, Crofton and Kirkton House, their in-house brands) have mastered practical and pretty. Abigail Wilt, Southern Living, 25 Aug. 2025 Chechen hitmen were convicted, but the masterminds remain unidentified. Andy Shaw, Chicago Tribune, 22 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for masterminds
Noun
  • Lum always tries to connect with contacts from artistic, photographic and diasporic communities, or local historians and architects, before arriving.
    Oscar Holland, CNN Money, 1 Oct. 2025
  • Philosophy often glorifies the builders of grand systems — the bold architects of thought who draw sweeping maps of reality.
    Shai Tubali, Big Think, 30 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Big Tech now engineers a perpetual state of insecurity by creating relentless technological churn, rendering our skills and safety measures obsolete, only to then sell us the tools to catch up.
    Vivian Toh, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
  • The study, conducted over several years, uses an approach that engineers artificial proteins (referred to as ion channels) in the brain that are activated by and bound to cocaine.
    Noah Lyons, Mercury News, 5 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • However, the game rights change is contingent on the larger ESPN-NFL deal passing Department of Justice review, which seems increasingly unlikely to come before the NFL plots its 2026 calendar.
    Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 29 Sep. 2025
  • LaBeouf plays a character named Clodio Pulcher, who plots against Cesar.
    Tommy McArdle, PEOPLE, 16 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Jonas negotiates the coffee and doughnut freebie in a fun video posted on Instagram and TikTok.
    Mike Snider, USA Today, 24 Sep. 2025
  • Faulí now runs a team of eleven architects, and also negotiates the politics of a project that has numerous stakeholders.
    D. T. Max, New Yorker, 15 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Laura is able to shove Cherry hard enough to pry Daniel away from her and lock her in the room, but Cherry jumps out of the balcony, sacrificing her ankle, and maneuvers herself back into the house.
    Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 10 Sep. 2025
  • In the next part of the scene, Gabriel maneuvers the plane into a roll, forcing Ethan, who is still clinging to the seatbelt, to slam into the side of the plane.
    EW.com, EW.com, 19 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Complicating matters is the insidious Host character (voiced by Len Cunningham’s father, Liam Cunningham), who manipulates the players’ reality.
    Jennifer Maas, Variety, 2 Oct. 2025
  • All of this is possible because hackers use a tactic called SEO poisoning, which manipulates Google's search results so their fake websites appear near the top.
    Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 29 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • But after the app arranges the list, parents are still responsible for completing it.
    Miranda Rake, The Atlantic, 23 Sep. 2025
  • The Chronological Border arranges the beds in chronological order from the 16th to the 20th century.
    Jeanine Barone, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025

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