as in deliberately
with full awareness of what one is doing
the witness intentionally gave misleading answers to the questions
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Recent Examples of intentionally
In true Brock Akil fashion, the wardrobe speaks as intentionally as the script.
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Juliana Ukiomogbe, Essence, 21 May 2025
Police said someone had intentionally set Cudi’s Porsche ablaze outside the home, but no suspects were ever arrested.
—Joseph Wilkinson, New York Daily News, 21 May 2025
A couple of months before the cruise, passengers were given a list of shore excursions kept intentionally obscure, and they were invited to book them in advance.
—Laura Itzkowitz, AFAR Media, 20 May 2025
Left in to try and soak up some more outs for an overworked bullpen, Banda gave up a single and walked two (one intentionally) to load the bases again in the sixth inning.
—Bill Plunkett, Oc Register, 10 May 2025
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Juliana Ukiomogbe, Essence, 21 May 2025
Police said someone had intentionally set Cudi’s Porsche ablaze outside the home, but no suspects were ever arrested.
—Joseph Wilkinson, New York Daily News, 21 May 2025
A couple of months before the cruise, passengers were given a list of shore excursions kept intentionally obscure, and they were invited to book them in advance.
—Laura Itzkowitz, AFAR Media, 20 May 2025
Left in to try and soak up some more outs for an overworked bullpen, Banda gave up a single and walked two (one intentionally) to load the bases again in the sixth inning.
—Bill Plunkett, Oc Register, 10 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for intentionally
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The festival was deliberately planned for the barren weeks in June after college students left and before the summer concert and festival season kicked in.—
Christopher Arnott,
Hartford Courant,
25 May 2025
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Are people allowed to observe that the literary world is deliberately sidelining a certain demographic of writer -- and to do something about it?—
Michael Washburn,
National Review,
25 May 2025
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Well, that and Sam Bennett then fighting Andrei Svechnikov, who had purposely thumped Sergei Bobrovsky’s head back in Game 1.—
Dave Hyde,
Sun Sentinel,
25 May 2025
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Those with information may call the Spectrum tip line at 833-404-8477. Google Fiber lines in the area were also purposely cut, and a police report was filed, a company representative said.—
Maddie Carr,
Kansas City Star,
24 May 2025
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“Intentionally.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/intentionally. Accessed 3 Jun. 2025.
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