as intended

phrase

: in the way that has been planned
If everything goes as intended, he will graduate this spring.

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The company that manufactured the trains for the ride said in court filings that the ride was tested after the incident and was found to be operating as intended. Fedor Zarkhin, Los Angeles Times, 17 Sep. 2026 If the approach works as intended, the same digital thread connecting the XA102’s design, manufacturing, and inspection could also help the aerospace industry respond more quickly to future propulsion requirements. Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 16 Sep. 2026 By that point, employees may have spent months navigating a benefit that did not work as intended. Dave Etling, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2026 But medical experts say that scant oversight of the compounding pharmacies increased the odds of a drug not working as intended. Max Blau, ProPublica, 8 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for as intended

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“As intended.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/as%20intended. Accessed 22 Sep. 2026.

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