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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 engineered
Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 24 Oct. 2025
Those who need more range and strength for mixed terrain benefit from the Ausom L2 Max Dual Motor E-scooter, engineered with dual 1000W motors and advanced front and rear rocker-arm suspension.
—Matt Emma, USA Today, 24 Oct. 2025
Created in partnership with the bionic footwear and apparel brand Dephy, the next-gen design is engineered to augment natural lower-leg and ankle movement, providing extra power for everyday exercise.
—Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 24 Oct. 2025
It was edited by Jess Jiang, fact-checked by Sierra Juarez and engineered by Ko Tagasugi Chernovin with help from Robert Rodriguez.
—NPR, 24 Oct. 2025
With powerful video models now available to anyone with a browser, the internet will soon flood with high-volume, high-intensity clips engineered for shock, irony, or dopamine.
—Victor Riparbelli, Fortune, 23 Oct. 2025
Wolf’s platform is engineered to enhance the creation process for narrative games with a deep understanding of story logic, character integrity, and world-building.
—Dade Hayes, Deadline, 22 Oct. 2025
They can be engineered into strange, but functional, energy-storage devices called supercapacitors.
—Perri Thaler, IEEE Spectrum, 22 Oct. 2025
The 360-degree twisting mechanism is said to be engineered to withstand thousands of twists without the bottle losing shape.
—New Atlas, 18 Oct. 2025
Adjective
Scientists at Rice University have engineered living cells to light up like tiny beacons, revealing protein changes in real time.
—Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 24 Oct. 2025
Those who need more range and strength for mixed terrain benefit from the Ausom L2 Max Dual Motor E-scooter, engineered with dual 1000W motors and advanced front and rear rocker-arm suspension.
—Matt Emma, USA Today, 24 Oct. 2025
Created in partnership with the bionic footwear and apparel brand Dephy, the next-gen design is engineered to augment natural lower-leg and ankle movement, providing extra power for everyday exercise.
—Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 24 Oct. 2025
It was edited by Jess Jiang, fact-checked by Sierra Juarez and engineered by Ko Tagasugi Chernovin with help from Robert Rodriguez.
—NPR, 24 Oct. 2025
With powerful video models now available to anyone with a browser, the internet will soon flood with high-volume, high-intensity clips engineered for shock, irony, or dopamine.
—Victor Riparbelli, Fortune, 23 Oct. 2025
Wolf’s platform is engineered to enhance the creation process for narrative games with a deep understanding of story logic, character integrity, and world-building.
—Dade Hayes, Deadline, 22 Oct. 2025
They can be engineered into strange, but functional, energy-storage devices called supercapacitors.
—Perri Thaler, IEEE Spectrum, 22 Oct. 2025
The 360-degree twisting mechanism is said to be engineered to withstand thousands of twists without the bottle losing shape.
—New Atlas, 18 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for engineered
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As a result of the new agreement, Little Rock officers and sergeants will get another 5% pay increase in 2027 on top of the 5% increases previously negotiated for 2025 and 2026.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
25 Oct. 2025
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The deal for worldwide sales rights was negotiated by Nat McCormick of Stoic and Alexandros Potter, Principal of Simeon Faith.—
Andreas Wiseman,
Deadline,
24 Oct. 2025
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Deiseroth continued to yell and bang his head in the back of the car while Lane, Dorestant and Scibilia arranged for Deiseroth’s estranged wife to come down from Miami-Dade County to pick up the couple’s children, according to the footage and his arrest report.—
David Goodhue
October 24,
Miami Herald,
24 Oct. 2025
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The garments by the two designers are arranged side by side or facing each other, allowing visitors to appreciate the contrast between Balenciaga’s formal elegance and Alaïa’s sensual style.—
Andrea Onate,
Footwear News,
24 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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One of them, Hip Optical, which touts designer eyewear at non-designer prices, opened earlier this year across from the Apple Store and near True Food Kitchen and BJ’s Brewhouse.—
Howard Cohen,
Miami Herald,
24 May 2024
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The order arrived as a white, non-designer T-shirt, size 2XL.—
Sha Hua,
WSJ,
21 June 2022
Verb
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Politico spoke to Ingrassia’s lawyer, who said the text messages might have been manipulated or were missing context.—
Fortune Editors,
Fortune,
22 Oct. 2025
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In many cases, the photos are so heavily filtered and manipulated, that there is no way to look like this in real life.—
Wendy Wisner,
Parents,
21 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Earlier this year, farmworkers began moving into the 47-unit Stone Pine Cove development of pre-manufactured homes, which is separate from this project, but additional housing is still needed as agricultural production rebounds.—
Ryan Macasero,
Mercury News,
18 Oct. 2025
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Denver has plotted Greenlaw’s recovery for the long haul, and Strnad’s contributions have given the franchise the breathing room to do so.—
Luca Evans,
Denver Post,
14 Oct. 2025
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While Witherspoon dug into the world of trauma surgery, Coben plotted the novel’s key moments.—
Clare Mulroy,
USA Today,
11 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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The company in 2020 pleaded guilty to distributing adulterated ice-cream products and agreed to pay a fine over the outbreak.—
Dylan Tokar,
WSJ,
2 Feb. 2023
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And while most of those overdoses involved the illicit synthetic opioid fentanyl, experts say that an adulterated and contaminated drug supply is also leading to deaths.—
Nadia Kounang,
CNN,
17 Mar. 2022
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“Engineered.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/engineered. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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