as in architect
a person who designs and guides a plan or undertaking
the engineer of a movement to eradicate hunger
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as in to negotiate
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 engineer
Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 23 May 2025
Over the past year, veteran software engineer Jay Prakash Thakur has spent his nights and weekends prototyping AI agents that could, in the near future, order meals and engineer mobile apps almost entirely on their own.
—Paresh Dave, Wired News, 22 May 2025
Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 21 May 2025
While some have been released, hundreds remain incarcerated under conditions deliberately engineered to break their will.
—Antonio Maria Delgado, Miami Herald, 20 May 2025
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Noun
The drummer departed the band in 2016, and worked as a software engineer for GoPro for eight years.
—Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 23 May 2025
Over the past year, veteran software engineer Jay Prakash Thakur has spent his nights and weekends prototyping AI agents that could, in the near future, order meals and engineer mobile apps almost entirely on their own.
—Paresh Dave, Wired News, 22 May 2025
Verb
So the new movie makes up for the original’s offhand poetry with speed and engineered rambunctiousness.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 21 May 2025
While some have been released, hundreds remain incarcerated under conditions deliberately engineered to break their will.
—Antonio Maria Delgado, Miami Herald, 20 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for engineer
Noun
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The 100-seat glass-and-wood chapel was built in 1951 and designed by architect Frank Lloyd Wright Jr., son of famous architect Frank Lloyd Wright.—
Rebecca Ellis,
Los Angeles Times,
1 June 2025
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Designed by renowned architect Frank P. Milburn, the structure features octagonal towers, arched windows, spiral staircases, and bricks shipped by rail from Maysville, Kentucky.—
Erin Gifford,
Southern Living,
31 May 2025
Verb
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The manufacturing giant had resumed negotiating with the IAM union on May 22.—
Staff report,
Hartford Courant,
25 May 2025
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But as state lawmakers negotiate the first state operating budget since the prison was shuttered, Gov. JB Pritzker’s administration is proposing that Stateville receive nearly as much funding as when the maximum security section of the facility was open.—
Olivia Olander,
Chicago Tribune,
23 May 2025
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Attackers can design prompts that insert malicious instructions through seemingly innocent prompts, manipulate the model to reset its understanding of its role or subtly influence the model's output by feeding misleading information or context.—
Etay Maor,
Forbes.com,
23 May 2025
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All platforms manipulate users to keep them scrolling.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
23 May 2025
Verb
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Clinics often arrange hotel stays and local transfers.—
William Jones,
USA Today,
28 May 2025
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At Emery’s request, the club arranged a warm-weather camp in Dubai during the March international break, including a couple of friendlies against local teams.—
Jacob Tanswell,
New York Times,
28 May 2025
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“Engineer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/engineer. Accessed 7 Jun. 2025.
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