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adjective

di-ˈzī-niŋ How to pronounce designing (audio)
Definition of designingnext
as in cunning
clever at attaining one's ends by indirect and often deceptive means a fraudulent scheme contrived by a group of greedy and designing people

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designing

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verb

present participle of design
1
as in planning
to have in mind as a purpose or goal early on she had designed to a top position in a major insurance company

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2
as in preparing
to work out the details of (something) in advance the foreman designed a better layout for the factory floor to improve efficiency

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Recent Examples of designing
Adjective
Marvell’s business co-designing custom AI chips is usually what gets the most attention. — Jim Cramer, CNBC, 9 Apr. 2026 That means brands funding cooling infrastructure, working with workers and unions to establish robust heat-stress protections and co-designing transition plans with workers from the outset. — Jasmin Malik Chua, Sourcing Journal, 5 Dec. 2025
Verb
In designing the collection, Zankov combed Banana Republic’s archives and selected pieces to reinterpret with his own signature elements including unexpected color and patchwork construction. — David Moin, Footwear News, 15 Oct. 2026 Ukraine has earned worldwide recognition for its cutting-edge drone industry, designing and assembling systems that have changed modern warfare. — ABC News, 14 Oct. 2026 Now, scientists believe the key may lie in designing materials that can create new defects when the freeze sets in. — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 14 Oct. 2026 Designer enzymes The people behind the new work, primarily from Nobel-winner David Baker’s lab at the University of Washington, viewed designing a protease as a challenge. — ArsTechnica, 14 Oct. 2026 From Campaign Manager To AI Concierge Today, marketing teams spend a lot of resources manually managing messaging campaigns, designing customer journeys for each segment, monitoring incoming messages and, in some cases, writing custom replies. — Amanda McGuckin Hager, Forbes.com, 13 Oct. 2026 After a one-day brainstorming session, the team typically spends two to three weeks designing a character, followed by roughly four weeks of production. — Tanya Fedak, Variety, 13 Oct. 2026 The trio spent months together in a house designing algorithms to improve how exchanges support trading. — Camila Grigera Naón, Fortune, 7 Oct. 2026 Thankfully, Starck showed a bit of restraint when designing the rooms. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for designing
  1. cunning
  2. planning
  3. preparing
  4. cute
  5. intending
  6. organizing
  7. slick
  8. arranging
Adjective
  • Magpies are opportunistic scavengers, incredibly cunning and deceitful and capable of calculated deception.
    — Voice of the People, New York Daily News, 28 Sep. 2026
  • Last week, Alan Cumming’s cunning competition empire The Traitors unsheathed its most diabolical twist yet.
    — Rebecca Alter, Vulture, 24 Sep. 2026
Definition of cunning
Verb
  • Museum will add new west wing The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art is planning a major expansion to the west, highlighted by a two-level glass addition topped with a green roof.
    — Neil Nakahodo, Kansas City Star, 18 Oct. 2026
  • Waymo is planning to expand its service in London, Tokyo, and Munich.
    — Andrew Hawkins, The Verge, 18 Oct. 2026
Definition of planning
Verb
  • The decline came as crews began inspecting power lines and preparing to restore service in communities that had been without electricity since Wednesday evening.
    — Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 16 Oct. 2026
  • Continue reading … CHEF'S DEFENSE — Supreme Court to decide whether preparing meals for terrorists can bar asylum.
    — , FOXNews.com, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of preparing
Adjective
  • Henry makes a cute joke about Arch’s wife; Arch weeps due to the hardships of war.
    — Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 16 Oct. 2026
  • Someone tells you that the rats are actually cute, what’s your honest response?
    — Zach Schiffman, Curbed, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of cute
Verb
  • The idea is that individuals pursuing their own interests in a free market can, without intending it, advance the interests of society as a whole.
    — Linda K. Brown Stroh, Fortune, 11 Oct. 2026
  • The plane was flying from Dubai to Tel Aviv and was intending to land at Ben Gurion midmorning on a busy weekday.
    — Kat Lonsdorf, NPR, 5 Oct. 2026
Definition of intending
Verb
  • Workers are organizing at manufacturing plants, in newsrooms, in technology, in hospitals, on college campuses, and construction sites.
    — Liz Shuler, Time, 15 Oct. 2026
  • The area of opportunity for the Democratic Party continues to be a tendency to concentrate resources and organizing around major elections.
    — Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 14 Oct. 2026
Definition of organizing
Adjective
  • Jack Hughes scored on a breakaway off a slick pass from Jesper Bratt early in overtime, lifting the New Jersey Devils to a 5-4 win over the Detroit Red Wings on Tuesday night.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 14 Oct. 2026
  • The next email had a slick poster promoting the Zoom event, with the book cover as the backdrop and blurbs from the Economist and other publications.
    — Snigdha Poonam, The Dial, 13 Oct. 2026
Definition of slick
Verb
  • Yana also admitted arranging questionable free transportation for his supporters at his political rallies.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 15 Oct. 2026
  • As with the traditional Rubik’s Cube, players wrestle with arranging the small square pieces into a 3 x 3 x 3 square.
    — Richard Eisenberg, Time, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of arranging

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“Designing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/designing. Accessed 20 Oct. 2026.

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