Engineer and Maneuver

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Engineer verb - To plan out usually with subtle skill or care.

Usage example: the mayor engineered an agreement to have a major league team play in our city

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Maneuver is a synonym for engineer in devise topic. In some cases you can use "Maneuver" instead a verb "Engineer".

Maneuver verb - To deal with (something) usually skillfully or efficiently.

Usage example: maneuvered the conversation so as to avoid the touchy subject of her divorce

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Engineer is a synonym for maneuver in plan topic. Sometimes you can use "Engineer" instead a verb "Maneuver".

In the movies, the reason was science advisor (and NASA engineer) Jesco von Puttkamer, who pointed out that physics doesn't allow fighters to maneuver in vacuum the way they do in atmosphere, never mind That Other Sci-Fi Movie Franchise over at 20th Century-Fox.

Source: The Battlestar
In Attack on Titan, author Hajime Isayama worked with an engineer to design the Three Dimensional Maneuver Gear used to fight the titular Titans, so the physics and mechanics of using such devices are somewhat plausible.

Source: Shown Their Work / Anime and Manga

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