as in architects
a person who designs and guides a plan or undertaking
the engineer of a movement to eradicate hunger
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as in negotiates
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 engineers
Keith Cooper, Space.com, 16 Sep. 2025
Siemens Energy, for example, is hiring hundreds of engineers for a new transformer plant, critical for powering these facilities.
—Charlotte Observer, 16 Sep. 2025
While some brands simply offer their spaces as a respite from the festivities, others take the opportunity to show off their newest designs and allow guests to chat with the brand’s top leaders, designers and engineers.
—Scotty Reiss, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
The engineers are now preparing to work with aircraft manufacturers and labs to test full-size models in wind tunnels and crash simulations.
—Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 16 Sep. 2025
Fireworks lit up the sky the night before the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) was officially opened, and dancers dressed as engineers in hardhats performed at the colorful daytime ceremony attended by African dignitaries.
—Kate Bartlett, NPR, 9 Sep. 2025
Noah Lyons, Mercury News, 5 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, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Sep. 2025
The Colts are stuck in QB purgatory unless Anthony Richardson engineers a massive turnaround.
—Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 29 Aug. 2025
Holger Reisinger, Senior Vice President at Jabra—a global brand that engineers technology that makes life look and sound better.
—Holger Reisinger, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2025
Noun
Therefore, scientists and engineers have been working on ways to clean up low-Earth orbit.
—Keith Cooper, Space.com, 16 Sep. 2025
Siemens Energy, for example, is hiring hundreds of engineers for a new transformer plant, critical for powering these facilities.
—Charlotte Observer, 16 Sep. 2025
While some brands simply offer their spaces as a respite from the festivities, others take the opportunity to show off their newest designs and allow guests to chat with the brand’s top leaders, designers and engineers.
—Scotty Reiss, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
The engineers are now preparing to work with aircraft manufacturers and labs to test full-size models in wind tunnels and crash simulations.
—Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 16 Sep. 2025
Fireworks lit up the sky the night before the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) was officially opened, and dancers dressed as engineers in hardhats performed at the colorful daytime ceremony attended by African dignitaries.
—Kate Bartlett, NPR, 9 Sep. 2025
Verb
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
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, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Sep. 2025
The Colts are stuck in QB purgatory unless Anthony Richardson engineers a massive turnaround.
—Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 29 Aug. 2025
Holger Reisinger, Senior Vice President at Jabra—a global brand that engineers technology that makes life look and sound better.
—Holger Reisinger, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for engineers
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Born in Brussels in 2018, the Collectible design platform, which was driven by the approval of attendees like Dries Van Noten, fashion boutique architects Gonzalez Haase, and Alexis Martial and Adrien Caillaudaud, former artistic directors of Carven, debuted in New York City in 2024.—
Sofia Celeste,
Footwear News,
10 Sep. 2025
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Admire the sparkling water and salt marshes on courses designed by top architects for everyone from beginners to avid enthusiasts.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
9 Sep. 2025
Verb
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If a publisher on the platform bites, the author then negotiates a publishing deal with them.—
Elaine Pofeldt,
Forbes.com,
13 Sep. 2025
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Its Office for Civil Rights investigates allegations at schools and negotiates corrective actions.—
Fred Clasen-Kelly,
ABC News,
11 Sep. 2025
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Loktev’s film chronicles the Russian government’s systematic crackdown on journalists in late 2021 and early 2022 as Vladimir Putin plots his invasion of Ukraine.—
Tim Grierson,
Rolling Stone,
13 Aug. 2025
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Harper is a surfer who plays by her own rules and even plots to break up her mother from her current fiancé.—
Lisa Stardust,
People.com,
8 Aug. 2025
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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
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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
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But outside of the ring, Christy hides and represses her lesbianism and winds up marrying her trainer Jim Martin (Ben Foster), who manipulates and physically abuses her.—
Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
5 Sep. 2025
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After all, if an attacker hijacks the agent’s credentials or manipulates its input data, the agent could take harmful actions faster and more persistently than any human user.—
Michael DeCesare,
Forbes.com,
11 Aug. 2025
Verb
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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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The Latest section, on the other hand, arranges posts and reels in chronological order, with the most recent ones appearing first.—
Jibin Joseph,
PC Magazine,
4 Sep. 2025
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“Engineers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/engineers. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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