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
The approach starts by assessing how water moves through your yard and then guiding it intentionally using features like rain gardens and dry creek beds.
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Marisa Suzanne Martin, The Spruce, 21 Jan. 2026
In interviews, Pusha suggested Scott once crashed his recording session with Williams to play them the album, but intentionally omitted Drake’s verse.
—Jeff Ihaza, Rolling Stone, 21 Jan. 2026
The goal is to intentionally reduce mental load, not to abandon all digital devices.
—Robin Pickering, The Conversation, 21 Jan. 2026
Simeon Cottle, the leading scorer for Kennesaw State men’s basketball, stands accused of intentionally flubbing his performance in a March 1, 2024, game against Queens University.
—Tyler Estep, AJC.com, 21 Jan. 2026
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Marisa Suzanne Martin, The Spruce, 21 Jan. 2026
In interviews, Pusha suggested Scott once crashed his recording session with Williams to play them the album, but intentionally omitted Drake’s verse.
—Jeff Ihaza, Rolling Stone, 21 Jan. 2026
The goal is to intentionally reduce mental load, not to abandon all digital devices.
—Robin Pickering, The Conversation, 21 Jan. 2026
Simeon Cottle, the leading scorer for Kennesaw State men’s basketball, stands accused of intentionally flubbing his performance in a March 1, 2024, game against Queens University.
—Tyler Estep, AJC.com, 21 Jan. 2026
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Shell, who pleaded not guilty at his arraignment last week in Philadelphia federal court, is one of more than a dozen college athletes accused of accepting bribes from gamblers to take a dive and deliberately tank their performance on the court.—
Scott MacFarlane,
CBS News,
22 Jan. 2026
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Just ordinary skills, practiced deliberately, in full view of the people counting on you.—
Rodger Dean Duncan,
Forbes.com,
22 Jan. 2026
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Kiyan purposely keeps his circle small.—
Lindsay Schnell,
New York Times,
6 Jan. 2026
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Arizona state law mandates drivers can't purposely bypass going through a stop sign or stoplight, according to ARS 28-651.—
Shelby Slade,
AZCentral.com,
6 Jan. 2026
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“Intentionally.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/intentionally. Accessed 26 Jan. 2026.
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