as in intentionally
with full awareness of what one is doing
the Federal Reserve purposively controls the supply of money in order to keep a lid on inflation
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Balogun stepped on an ankle of Muharemovic, apparently not intentionally.
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Mujagić said the band intentionally shot the video low-budget.
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What isn’t measured is how much is entered that no human deliberately selected.
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The highest number of fatal attacks, the study found, occurred after high-risk behaviors, including deliberately entering waterways known to contain alligators.
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The main social space on the ground floor is purposely uncluttered, all the better to shift easily between poolside family frolics, predinner drinks with guests, and ad hoc performances when the muse strikes.
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The rooms Across the two separate parts of the resort, there are 180 rooms and suites purposely placed between the desert, sea and resort’s lagoon, with nature views out every window.
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“Purposively.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/purposively. Accessed 3 Jul. 2026.
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