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
Emily Krauser, People.com, 23 Mar. 2025
No great technical skill is required, no genius coder to recruit, and no criminal masterminds are needed.
—Davey Winder, Forbes, 22 Mar. 2025
Lee Sharrock, Forbes, 27 Feb. 2025
That cannot be denied, and nor can the fact that Gian Piero Gasperini has been the man to mastermind their rise to this lofty position.
—Adam Digby, Forbes, 11 Mar. 2025
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Noun
Who was the mastermind of Dan Markel’s murder? Wendi’s brother Charlie is considered by law enforcement to be the mastermind of the murder-for-hire plot in Dan's killing.
—Emily Krauser, People.com, 23 Mar. 2025
No great technical skill is required, no genius coder to recruit, and no criminal masterminds are needed.
—Davey Winder, Forbes, 22 Mar. 2025
Verb
The interior design was masterminded by Chilean designer Jamie Beriestain, with a remit of combining tradition and history with luxury.
—Lee Sharrock, Forbes, 27 Feb. 2025
That cannot be denied, and nor can the fact that Gian Piero Gasperini has been the man to mastermind their rise to this lofty position.
—Adam Digby, Forbes, 11 Mar. 2025
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Finally, in Spring 2023, the identity architect from Westlake, Ohio, ran the Cleveland Marathon fast enough to qualify for Boston.—
Wendy Grossman Kantor,
People.com,
2 Apr. 2025
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The goal then, is not too dissimilar from what the architects of baseball’s modern rules had in mind: The same beloved ball game, just a little bit snappier.—
Jacob Feldman,
Sportico.com,
2 Apr. 2025
Verb
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The engine is mated to an 8-speed automatic transmission driving the front or all four wheels (all-wheel drive, engineered to maximize on-road traction, is offered on all trims).—
Michael Harley,
Forbes.com,
8 Apr. 2025
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The Colossal team thus engineered two other genes that shut down black and red pigmentation, leading to the dire wolf’s characteristic light color without causing any harm in the edited gray wolf genome.—
Jeffrey Kluger,
Time,
7 Apr. 2025
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The acquisition was negotiated by Miles Fineburg representing Samuel Goldwyn Films, with Studiocanal’s team including Chloe Marquet (head of international sales), Charlotte Lopez (senior VP of international sales) and Sophie Leuthreau (head of business and legal affairs international distribution).—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
7 Apr. 2025
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Even an indication that the White House is willing to negotiate with trading partners could help stem the losses.—
Allison Morrow,
CNN Money,
7 Apr. 2025
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Less than a month into the job, Trump and the Japanese Prime Minister plotted their response to a North Korean missile launch in the open-air patio of Mar a Lago, photos of which ended up on Facebook.—
Philip Elliott,
Time,
26 Mar. 2025
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During his trial at the Constitutional Court last month, Han denied plotting martial law with Yoon.—
Gawon Bae,
CNN,
24 Mar. 2025
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Decades earlier, Loftus had demonstrated that people’s memories of visual details could be manipulated by posing questions that contained misinformation.—
Bernice Andrews,
Scientific American,
8 Apr. 2025
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While Ticketmaster denies using surge pricing or dynamic algorithms to manipulate prices, fans like Jessica Chou question if their early participation in presales might be contributing to higher initial costs.—
Caché McClay,
USA Today,
8 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Oz: On [Richard’s] birthday, Laura arranged for maybe a dozen Civil War reenactors to come galloping onto the set.—
Andy Greene,
Rolling Stone,
9 Apr. 2025
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But the human author was a sort of conductor: prompting, arranging, intervening.—
Anna Wiener,
New Yorker,
9 Apr. 2025
Verb
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While SpaceX has a clear advantage in number of launches, schedule assurance, and pricing—and reliability comparable to ULA—Bruno has recently touted the Vulcan rocket's ability to maneuver over long periods in space as a differentiator.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
5 Apr. 2025
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The immediate focus of his studio, Morris says, is on demonstrating autonomous docking with and relocation of orbiting satellites and spacecraft that have lost their ability to maneuver.—
Kevin Holden Platt,
Forbes.com,
3 Apr. 2025
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“Mastermind.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mastermind. Accessed 15 Apr. 2025.
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