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
It’s often used to label meaningless, overexposed or intentionally chaotic content.
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Diana Leyva, Nashville Tennessean, 24 Oct. 2025
And the events are intentionally family friendly.
—Charlotte Observer, 24 Oct. 2025
After the latest blackout began in late September, the Ukrainian authorities accused the Russians of intentionally cutting off the plant from Ukraine’s power grid, with the possible goal of trying to connect it to high-voltage lines belonging to Russia.
—Simon Shuster, Time, 23 Oct. 2025
For starters, Pullman’s world-building is spotty, probably intentionally so.
—Lev Grossman, The Atlantic, 23 Oct. 2025
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Diana Leyva, Nashville Tennessean, 24 Oct. 2025
And the events are intentionally family friendly.
—Charlotte Observer, 24 Oct. 2025
After the latest blackout began in late September, the Ukrainian authorities accused the Russians of intentionally cutting off the plant from Ukraine’s power grid, with the possible goal of trying to connect it to high-voltage lines belonging to Russia.
—Simon Shuster, Time, 23 Oct. 2025
For starters, Pullman’s world-building is spotty, probably intentionally so.
—Lev Grossman, The Atlantic, 23 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for intentionally
Recent Examples of Synonyms for intentionally
Adverb
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With this in mind, Browning deliberately worked to humanize the actors.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
30 Oct. 2025
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The chase ended in shocking fashion when an off-duty officer in a Toyota Camry veered into the biker’s path, deliberately collided with him and sent him and his motorcycle soaring into the air.—
Joseph Wilkinson,
Mercury News,
29 Oct. 2025
Adverb
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According to Adams, Koehler forced the woman from her upstairs bedroom down to downstairs, purposely disorienting her — the basis for the kidnapping charge he was also found guilty of.—
Grethel Aguila,
Miami Herald,
3 Nov. 2025
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The premiere ends with a shocking bit of violence that upends the way the two movies unfolded — purposely, IT filmmakers Andy and Barbara Muschietti told The Hollywood Reporter (spoilers contained in that link).—
Rick Porter,
HollywoodReporter,
30 Oct. 2025
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“Intentionally.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/intentionally. Accessed 6 Nov. 2025.
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