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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The company, despite the decline in diamond demand, is defiantly doubling down on its use of diamonds, purposely going against the trend of solitaire rings on thin bands to create something more robust and more personal.
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Anthony Demarco, Forbes, 19 Feb. 2025
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Sick in the Name of Science: Since the pandemic, drug trials that purposely make people vomit, shiver and ache have become a research area of growing interest.
—Carl Zimmer, New York Times, 17 Feb. 2025
Harvey also accused his brother and others of purposely planning this scheme in an effort to take over the company at his expense.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 15 Feb. 2025
Sometimes, the late night show courts it, like in the case of Chevy Chase, who purposely said the N-word live on air during SNL’s debut season.
—Shannon Carlin, TIME, 15 Feb. 2025
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Anthony Demarco, Forbes, 19 Feb. 2025
Today’s Paper | Subscribe Discover More in Health and Science
Sick in the Name of Science: Since the pandemic, drug trials that purposely make people vomit, shiver and ache have become a research area of growing interest.
—Carl Zimmer, New York Times, 17 Feb. 2025
Harvey also accused his brother and others of purposely planning this scheme in an effort to take over the company at his expense.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 15 Feb. 2025
Sometimes, the late night show courts it, like in the case of Chevy Chase, who purposely said the N-word live on air during SNL’s debut season.
—Shannon Carlin, TIME, 15 Feb. 2025
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“Purposely.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/purposely. Accessed 16 Mar. 2025.
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