as in intentionally
with full awareness of what one is doing
the puzzle was designedly difficult to decipher
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Peterson and two others have been charged with second-degree murder, while a fourth person is facing charges of involuntary manslaughter and intentionally placing false information in medical records, the outlet stated, citing court documents.—
Becca Longmire,
People.com,
11 Mar. 2025 -
This involves intentionally pulling away emotionally or shutting down communication.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes,
10 Mar. 2025
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This applies even in cases where the parties deliberately exclude VAT—including situations involving fraudulent intent or an attempt to conceal the transaction from tax authorities.—
Aleksandra Bal,
Forbes,
2 Mar. 2025
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But when the government is being deliberately desecrated, disasters are all but guaranteed.—
Stephen Collinson,
CNN,
1 Mar. 2025
Adverb
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The play is now set in a purposely indistinct time period.—
Christopher Arnott,
Hartford Courant,
2 Mar. 2025
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For those who may not be familiar with it, ‘sandbagging’ is when teams hide their cars’ actual performance and purposely put together slower lap times in testing.—
Luke Smith,
The Athletic,
25 Feb. 2025
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“Designedly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/designedly. Accessed 14 Mar. 2025.
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