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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
Farshid Vahedifard,
The Conversation,
29 Dec. 2025
Lauren Jarvis-Gibson
july 6,
Miami Herald,
6 July 2026
Top-end homes are increasingly being engineered with structural systems more commonly associated with commercial buildings, including extensive steel framing that enables larger expanses of glass and fewer interior columns.
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Mark David,
Robb Report,
4 July 2026
While the community is defined by open space, the house itself is engineered to work with the climate, not fight it.
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David Caraccio
updated July 4,
Sacbee.com,
4 July 2026
Molecular design matters Unlike conventional porous carbon materials that interact weakly with polysulfides, covalent organic frameworks can be engineered with precise pore structures and chemical functionalities.
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Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
3 July 2026
This episode of Galaxy Brain was produced by Renee Klahr and engineered by Miguel Carrascal.
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Charlie Warzel,
The Atlantic,
3 July 2026
These stands are also designed and engineered in the US, so hopping on this deal feels appropriate for this upcoming Independence Day weekend.
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George Yang,
PC Magazine,
3 July 2026
Ys was co-produced by orchestral pop trailblazer Van Dyke Parks and engineered by punk icon Steve Albini, the only time those two prolific legends worked on the same album.
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Al Shipley,
SPIN,
29 June 2026
Ujiri engineered the trade in 2018 that brought Leonard to the Raptors without the player agreeing to an extension, and the result was a championship followed by Leonard bolting to the Clippers.
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Steve Henson,
Los Angeles Times,
29 June 2026
Adjective
Without much public debate or planning, these semi-engineered levees took on a critical and unintended role.
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Farshid Vahedifard,
The Conversation,
29 Dec. 2025
Verb
What makes David the newest protein bar contender David is the newest of the three and the most scientifically engineered, built around one goal maximum protein per calorie.
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Lauren Jarvis-Gibson
july 6,
Miami Herald,
6 July 2026
Top-end homes are increasingly being engineered with structural systems more commonly associated with commercial buildings, including extensive steel framing that enables larger expanses of glass and fewer interior columns.
—
Mark David,
Robb Report,
4 July 2026
While the community is defined by open space, the house itself is engineered to work with the climate, not fight it.
—
David Caraccio
updated July 4,
Sacbee.com,
4 July 2026
Molecular design matters Unlike conventional porous carbon materials that interact weakly with polysulfides, covalent organic frameworks can be engineered with precise pore structures and chemical functionalities.
—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
3 July 2026
This episode of Galaxy Brain was produced by Renee Klahr and engineered by Miguel Carrascal.
—
Charlie Warzel,
The Atlantic,
3 July 2026
These stands are also designed and engineered in the US, so hopping on this deal feels appropriate for this upcoming Independence Day weekend.
—
George Yang,
PC Magazine,
3 July 2026
Ys was co-produced by orchestral pop trailblazer Van Dyke Parks and engineered by punk icon Steve Albini, the only time those two prolific legends worked on the same album.
—
Al Shipley,
SPIN,
29 June 2026
Ujiri engineered the trade in 2018 that brought Leonard to the Raptors without the player agreeing to an extension, and the result was a championship followed by Leonard bolting to the Clippers.
—
Steve Henson,
Los Angeles Times,
29 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for engineered
Adjective
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What emerged was a startling portrait of manipulated devotion that culminated in Jeffs' 2006 arrest by the FBI.
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Mazzola, 43, also allegedly participated in an armed robbery to steal a manipulated shuffling machine.
Verb
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The deal was negotiated by Amazon MGM Studios and Sarah Vacchiano for United Artists.
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Any deal negotiated between team officials and the city will need to come back to the City Council for final approval.
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.
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The order arrived as a white, non-designer T-shirt, size 2XL.
Verb
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The original design featured 13 stripes representing the colonies and 13 stars arranged in a circle to symbolize equality among them.
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The floorplan is arranged with a clear separation between the living areas and private sleeping quarters of the home.
Adjective
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Its role is to expose wrongdoing, illuminate facts, and draw the world’s attention to crimes committed in the name of false causes and manufactured justifications.
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Through this, researchers are mimicking natural structures, such as bird nests and bone minerals, to create ultra-strong manufactured materials.
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The fair's conferences were held at the Art Institute, and on the current site of La Rabida Hospital was a recreation of the La Rabida convent in Spain, where Columbus plotted his voyages.
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It was plotted, police said, because Arnold suspected that two of the three men were responsible for stealing his property.
Adjective
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Navarro, who pleaded guilty to two counts of conspiracy in August, was sentenced Friday in Manhattan by federal Judge Mary Kay Vyskocil for being part of a conspiracy to distribute and administer adulterated and misbranded drugs for racehorses.
Adjective
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On the eve of our nation’s Independence Day, Americans should be deeply concerned by the misuse of government power against an ordinary citizen based on a concocted narrative.
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So is the neighbor who was pressured by police to corroborate a concocted story.
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“Engineered.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/engineered. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.
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