by design

idiom

: according to plan : by intention
The motor is loud by design.

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But everyone else’s experience will be uniquely their own, by design. Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 2 Oct. 2025 If that sounds like a low bar, that’s by design. Diana Hubbell, Popular Science, 1 Oct. 2025 Keep an eye on these two seeking to develop in these areas by design this season. Hunter Patterson, New York Times, 30 Sep. 2025 The ugly game in front of 29,437 fans at Snapdragon Stadium may have been by design, though. Staff, Mercury News, 28 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for by design

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“By design.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/by%20design. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.

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