as intended

phrase

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

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If a front-line employee cannot easily restate the direction, execution will not happen as intended. — Maureen Metcalf, Forbes.com, 30 Oct. 2026 Soares left Google in 2014 to join MIRI, a Berkeley nonprofit that has spent years studying how to make advanced AI behave as intended. — Catherina Gioino, Fortune, 27 Oct. 2026 In Silver’s view, talent dispersal is a good thing, and proof the CBA is working as intended. — Lev Akabas, Sportico.com, 20 Oct. 2026 To work as intended, Muse requires access to most of a user’s accounts. — Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 20 Oct. 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 12 Nov. 2026.

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