by design

phrase

: according to plan : by intention
The motor is loud by design.

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Every Touchpoint Is Expected To Be Content-Ready The biggest shift for us as a brand experience agency has been clients expecting every touchpoint to be content-ready by design, not as an afterthought. Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026 Well, Tommy can do her hair but, by design, can never replace Mickey, and that conflict between Valerie and Tommy underlines her loss and her denial of Mickey’s passing. Lisa Kudrow, Los Angeles Times, 18 Aug. 2026 Useful formalization by design This is not AxiomProver’s first rodeo. Benjamin Skuse, IEEE Spectrum, 17 Aug. 2026 If Felker’s appearance was by happenstance, Wynonna’s was by design. Josh Crutchmer, Rolling Stone, 15 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for by design

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“By design.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/by%20design. Accessed 23 Aug. 2026.

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