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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 masterminded Prosecutors say Robert Sabiron Rubillar and Liezyl Rubillar, the chief executive officer and chief financial officer of Legal Systems Billing Solutions, masterminded the scheme. —
Hannah Fry, Los Angeles Times, 9 Apr. 2026 Sixty-five years ago, my grandfather masterminded a robbery at a historic Los Angeles estate. —Jennifer Cannon, Vanity Fair, 7 Apr. 2026 Its Scandinavian design was masterminded by a Swiss architect, and while the angles may be precise and dramatic, the furnishings are unabashedly hygge, with sheepskins, soft throws, and wood-burning fireplaces throughout to fend off the coastal damp. —Ashley Baker, Air Mail, 4 Apr. 2026 After reluctantly agreeing to be a temporary adviser, Jobs took over as CEO and masterminded an innovation factory that churned out the iPod, the iPhone and the iPad in a decade-long burst of feverish creativity. —ABC News, 31 Mar. 2026 Court records show Wamuigah participated in a business email compromise scheme masterminded by Okechuckwu Valentine Osuji of Nigeria. —Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 29 Mar. 2026 As the story goes, fresh off university and broke in 1996, Ralph Anderl, alongside friends Philipp Haffmans and Harald Gottschling, masterminded the screwless invention, decided to apply it to stainless-steel eyewear and wore some prototype pairs to a gallery event in Berlin. —Martino Carrera, Footwear News, 20 Mar. 2026 What happens to her — a deadly warning from the man’s criminal boss father — sets in motion two generations of retribution masterminded by one of the cruelest characters Burton has given us. —Mary Ann Grossmann, Twin Cities, 8 Mar. 2026 Cuban officials on Friday said the attack had been masterminded by Maritza Lugo Fernandez, an exile and former political prisoner in Cuba. —David Smiley, Miami Herald, 28 Feb. 2026
Hannah Fry, Los Angeles Times, 9 Apr. 2026 Sixty-five years ago, my grandfather masterminded a robbery at a historic Los Angeles estate. —Jennifer Cannon, Vanity Fair, 7 Apr. 2026 Its Scandinavian design was masterminded by a Swiss architect, and while the angles may be precise and dramatic, the furnishings are unabashedly hygge, with sheepskins, soft throws, and wood-burning fireplaces throughout to fend off the coastal damp. —Ashley Baker, Air Mail, 4 Apr. 2026 After reluctantly agreeing to be a temporary adviser, Jobs took over as CEO and masterminded an innovation factory that churned out the iPod, the iPhone and the iPad in a decade-long burst of feverish creativity. —ABC News, 31 Mar. 2026 Court records show Wamuigah participated in a business email compromise scheme masterminded by Okechuckwu Valentine Osuji of Nigeria. —Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 29 Mar. 2026 As the story goes, fresh off university and broke in 1996, Ralph Anderl, alongside friends Philipp Haffmans and Harald Gottschling, masterminded the screwless invention, decided to apply it to stainless-steel eyewear and wore some prototype pairs to a gallery event in Berlin. —Martino Carrera, Footwear News, 20 Mar. 2026 What happens to her — a deadly warning from the man’s criminal boss father — sets in motion two generations of retribution masterminded by one of the cruelest characters Burton has given us. —Mary Ann Grossmann, Twin Cities, 8 Mar. 2026 Cuban officials on Friday said the attack had been masterminded by Maritza Lugo Fernandez, an exile and former political prisoner in Cuba. —David Smiley, Miami Herald, 28 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for masterminded
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The one modern exception came during the 50-50 Senate of 2021-2022, and only because both parties had negotiated a power-sharing agreement that altered the rules by mutual consent.— Phil Mattingly, CNN Money, 22 Apr. 2026
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Last month, Foster negotiated a new three-year, $33 million extension for the Green Bay Packers’ Sean Rhyan, a Southern California native and UCLA product.— Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 22 Apr. 2026
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The turns are engineered to allow drivers to maintain 200 miles per hour without losing traction.— Asher Redd, FOXNews.com, 25 Apr. 2026
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A lot of that expression was in how the machines looked on the outside, which of course was heavily influenced by how they were engineered inside and out.— Kai Nicol-Schwarz, CNBC, 24 Apr. 2026
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In this material, those moments are arranged in opposing directions.— Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 25 Apr. 2026
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In the example model shown, this is arranged as a multifunctional room that includes a small desk/dining table and some seating.— Adam Williams April 25, New Atlas, 25 Apr. 2026
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Authorities say the teen carefully plotted the shooting at his Barrow County high school, including allegedly leaving a notebook with handwritten instructions detailing the steps to prepare for the violence and a diagram of his classroom.— Dan Raby, CBS News, 17 Apr. 2026
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Immigration and Customs Enforcement arrested former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro’s spy chief, who is accused of having plotted a coup attempt to keep his boss in power.— Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 14 Apr. 2026
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The price of Celsius crypto would go up, but it was being manipulated by those in charge, all as a way to get ordinary citizens to invest.— Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 20 Apr. 2026
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Figures show crime was already on the decline before, although those figures are being investigated after claims arose against local police that they may have been manipulated.— Gary Fields, Chicago Tribune, 20 Apr. 2026
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