1
as in resolute
fully committed to achieving a goal
a soft-spoken but purposeful criminal investigator
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2
as in deliberate
made, given, or done with full awareness of what one is doing
there's a difference between a purposeful lie and an accidental untruth
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Recent Examples of purposeful
Everything about him looked put together and purposeful.
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Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 16 Mar. 2025
The California Democrat told reporters at a press conference for the Congressional Black Caucus in Virginia that Trump's policies during his first two months in office were not haphazard but purposeful.
—Mark Davis, Newsweek, 14 Mar. 2025
The roster-building efforts have been aggressive and purposeful as Johnson and general manager Ryan Poles united on a vision to fortify both lines.
—Dan Wiederer, Chicago Tribune, 14 Mar. 2025
The pattern of being competitive had been indubitably laid into the foundations of each AGI, either by default or by purposeful intent.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes, 21 Mar. 2025
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Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 16 Mar. 2025
The California Democrat told reporters at a press conference for the Congressional Black Caucus in Virginia that Trump's policies during his first two months in office were not haphazard but purposeful.
—Mark Davis, Newsweek, 14 Mar. 2025
The roster-building efforts have been aggressive and purposeful as Johnson and general manager Ryan Poles united on a vision to fortify both lines.
—Dan Wiederer, Chicago Tribune, 14 Mar. 2025
The pattern of being competitive had been indubitably laid into the foundations of each AGI, either by default or by purposeful intent.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes, 21 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for purposeful
Adjective
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The letter offers a resolute response to Ballal’s treatment unlike the one signed by Yang and Kramer.—
Matthew Carey,
Deadline,
28 Mar. 2025
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There is plenty of good sense in the EU taking a resolute stand.—
Arash Azizi,
The Atlantic,
19 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Be deliberate about your communications with the federal agency and offer any questions and rebuttals in writing.—
Bruce Y. Lee,
Forbes.com,
6 Apr. 2025
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Many people have perceived his walking off set and the Instagram story as a deliberate snub.—
John W. Dean,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Not because technology may disrupt it, but because my own government seems intent on destroying it.—
Ian Bogost,
The Atlantic,
30 Mar. 2025
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While Duffy has tasked Reacher with finding a missing confidential informant who was working for Beck, Reacher is intent on finding one of Beck’s associates, Xavier Quinn (Brian Tee), who brutally murdered one of the former MP’s fellow Army investigators years before.—
Tim Lammers,
Forbes.com,
27 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Most of them went by quickly enough to evade conscious perception, but the overall effect was unsettling.—
Rob Salkowitz,
Forbes.com,
28 Mar. 2025
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But the players around him will need to be conscious defensively to get the most out of him.—
Sam Vecenie,
New York Times,
28 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Despite Donald Trump‘s growing chokehold on the Kennedy Center, Conan O’Brien was determined to fill the venue with laughs.—
Glenn Garner,
Deadline,
3 Apr. 2025
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Whereas Selena exudes ambition, Pete is inexplicably determined not to advance in his job — which is tricky, since Willie keeps killing his superiors, which means Pete’s bound to become captain eventually, if only by process of elimination.—
Peter Debruge,
Variety,
3 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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The voluntary program allows people who have two years or less of their sentence remaining to serve the rest of their time in a center that offers help with reentering the community.—
Alene Tchekmedyian,
Los Angeles Times,
29 Mar. 2025
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While there has even been some talk of a military invasion, there are other ways America could gain control of the Arctic territory, such as free association, which is the ability to maintain self-government along with a voluntary and mutual partnership with a sovereign state.—
Ron Estes,
MSNBC Newsweek,
29 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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What is decisive in one culture may feel autocratic in another.—
Expert Panel®,
Forbes.com,
27 Mar. 2025
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Alessia Russo’s double was decisive in setting up a semi against eight-time winners Lyon.—
Phil Hay,
New York Times,
27 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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The key just lies in understanding proportions, mixing textures, and adding the right accessories to take a look from casual to more intentional.—
Ruhama Wolle,
Glamour,
3 Apr. 2025
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Closing that gap across hierarchy and geography requires intentional and consistent communication from the CEO.—
Elizabeth Baskin,
Forbes.com,
2 Apr. 2025
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“Purposeful.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/purposeful. Accessed 9 Apr. 2025.
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