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 following day is left intentionally open-ended—travelers may take a private boat from the hotel to Positano, visiting quiet coves and swimming spots along the way, or stay on property for a painting lesson on the terrace with a local artist.
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AFAR Media, 17 Oct. 2025
Air Force One, this very intentionally is not.
—Kayti Burt, Time, 17 Oct. 2025
Hope no one ever intentionally does this lol.
—Maria Azzurra Volpe, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Oct. 2025
Drift racers intentionally oversteer to the point of losing traction while maintaining control of the car.
—Brady MacDonald, Oc Register, 16 Oct. 2025
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AFAR Media, 17 Oct. 2025
Air Force One, this very intentionally is not.
—Kayti Burt, Time, 17 Oct. 2025
Hope no one ever intentionally does this lol.
—Maria Azzurra Volpe, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Oct. 2025
Drift racers intentionally oversteer to the point of losing traction while maintaining control of the car.
—Brady MacDonald, Oc Register, 16 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for intentionally
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But Nelson replied that while many provisions of the voting rights law did have time limits, Congress deliberately refused to put a time limit on this provision.—
Nina Totenberg,
NPR,
15 Oct. 2025
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Although the pace of fabric purchasing for collections has slowed because of fluctuations in the global economy, Kesim said that brands are doing this to manage their processes more deliberately.—
Angela Velasquez,
Sourcing Journal,
13 Oct. 2025
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Prouse's priority was to avoid any child feeling labeled or purposely assigned to a table that wasn't as academically strong.—
Valerie Mesa,
PEOPLE,
14 Oct. 2025
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Taken together, Showing Up and Night Moves thematically foreshadow Reichardt’s critique of James in The Mastermind by purposely pushing real-world problems to the margins.—
Robert Daniels,
Time,
10 Oct. 2025
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“Intentionally.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/intentionally. Accessed 22 Oct. 2025.
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