as in intentionally
with full awareness of what one is doing
the real estate agent purposely withheld information that would have discouraged us from buying the property
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Some of the little skate embryos were purposely paralyzed right before their joints would begin to cavitate.
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Elizabeth Rayne, Ars Technica, 21 Mar. 2025
And his impulse was to build a show that felt purposely aimless.
—Kathryn Vanarendonk, Vulture, 19 Mar. 2025
The Deliberate Mistake is like the original Mistake whiskey, except it is purposely aged for two years.
—Jeanette Hurt, Forbes, 17 Mar. 2025
Shoham said their guards told them they were being purposely starved so that, upon their release, the images of their skeletal frames and sunken faces would inflame the Israeli public and force the Netanyahu government to broker a deal.
—Matt Gutman, ABC News, 17 Mar. 2025
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Elizabeth Rayne, Ars Technica, 21 Mar. 2025
And his impulse was to build a show that felt purposely aimless.
—Kathryn Vanarendonk, Vulture, 19 Mar. 2025
The Deliberate Mistake is like the original Mistake whiskey, except it is purposely aged for two years.
—Jeanette Hurt, Forbes, 17 Mar. 2025
Shoham said their guards told them they were being purposely starved so that, upon their release, the images of their skeletal frames and sunken faces would inflame the Israeli public and force the Netanyahu government to broker a deal.
—Matt Gutman, ABC News, 17 Mar. 2025
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“Purposely.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/purposely. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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