as in intentionally
with full awareness of what one is doing
the puzzle was designedly difficult to decipher
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For the uninitiated, the silent treatment is when a person intentionally refuses to communicate with you — or in some cases, even acknowledge you.—
Jancee Dunn,
New York Times,
4 Apr. 2025 -
Please note that the AI is not intentionally seeking to destroy humankind.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
4 Apr. 2025
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In the Season 5 finale, June was deliberately hit and run over by a car bearing the Gilead symbol.—
Abigail Lee,
Variety,
8 Apr. 2025
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Some dev shops may deliberately underbid to win contracts, only to later overestimate remaining work to increase revenue.—
Hirohisa Yamada,
Forbes.com,
7 Apr. 2025
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In an odd loophole, Vincent’s death is not counted in statewide or federal statistics on police chases because the officer purposely struck his car.—
Katie Moore,
Kansas City Star,
7 Apr. 2025
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After giving Scola a purposely fleeting new partner in Episode 2, followed by an unexpectedly short-term partner (played by Lisette Olivera), the crime drama this week went about things a very different way.—
Matt Webb Mitovich,
TVLine,
2 Apr. 2025
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“Designedly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/designedly. Accessed 11 Apr. 2025.
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