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the real estate agent purposely withheld information that would have discouraged us from buying the property
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Democrats and protestors said the map purposely spreads Memphis' 64%-Black population into three majority-White districts.
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Terry Collins, USA Today, 8 May 2026
But the series’ central character, played by Rachel Weisz, has enough nervous, itchy, manic energy to make the show’s narrative structure feel purposely unstable rather than safely smug.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 4 May 2026
Sometimes acronyms are purposely devised to reinforce a message.
—Clarissa Brincat, Big Think, 29 Apr. 2026
Are companies purposely purchasing broadcast time so that their commercials are repeated like that?
—Rich Heldenfels, Boston Herald, 26 Apr. 2026
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Terry Collins, USA Today, 8 May 2026
But the series’ central character, played by Rachel Weisz, has enough nervous, itchy, manic energy to make the show’s narrative structure feel purposely unstable rather than safely smug.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 4 May 2026
Sometimes acronyms are purposely devised to reinforce a message.
—Clarissa Brincat, Big Think, 29 Apr. 2026
Are companies purposely purchasing broadcast time so that their commercials are repeated like that?
—Rich Heldenfels, Boston Herald, 26 Apr. 2026
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“Purposely.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/purposely. Accessed 13 May. 2026.
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purposely
adverb
pur·pose·ly
ˈpər-pəs-lē 
: with a clear or known purpose
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