deliberately
adverb
de·lib·er·ate·ly
di-ˈli-bə-rət-lē 
-ˈlib-rət-
: in a deliberate manner: such as
a
: with full awareness of what one is doing : in a way that is intended or planned
trying deliberately to mislead us
a deliberately harsh review
It's very clear, however, that organizations funded in part by the fossil fuel industry have deliberately tried to undermine the public's understanding of the scientific consensus by promoting a few skeptics.—
Joel Achenbach
Joel Achenbach
b
: in a way that is not hurried : slowly and carefully
speaking clearly and deliberately
He moves deliberately, almost cautiously, and he speaks with the assurance of someone who is accustomed to being listened to.—Alec Wilkinson
Alec WilkinsonExamples of deliberately in a Sentence
deliberately chose to break the rules
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Submarine cables, meanwhile, can be damaged accidentally by marine life or deliberately targeted in geopolitical flashpoints, such as attacks in the Red Sea that interrupted internet access in parts of Asia and the Middle East last year, said Rosenworcel.
—Sharmila Kuthunur, Space.com, 30 Jan. 2026
Rick Warner, the director of film studies at the University of North Carolina, deliberately selects films with slow pacing and subtle details, such as Chantal Akerman’s Jeanne Dielman, 23 quai du Commerce, 1080 Bruxelles, a three-hour movie that mostly follows a woman doing chores in her apartment.
—Rose Horowitch, The Atlantic, 30 Jan. 2026
For Cyborgs, the boundary between human and AI thinking became deliberately blurred.
—François Candelon, Fortune, 30 Jan. 2026
Several right-wing social media figures and conservative commentators have also shared the video and suggested that Pretti was not an innocent bystander, but rather someone who was deliberately seeking confrontation.
—Siladitya Ray, Forbes.com, 29 Jan. 2026
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Sharmila Kuthunur, Space.com, 30 Jan. 2026
Rick Warner, the director of film studies at the University of North Carolina, deliberately selects films with slow pacing and subtle details, such as Chantal Akerman’s Jeanne Dielman, 23 quai du Commerce, 1080 Bruxelles, a three-hour movie that mostly follows a woman doing chores in her apartment.
—Rose Horowitch, The Atlantic, 30 Jan. 2026
For Cyborgs, the boundary between human and AI thinking became deliberately blurred.
—François Candelon, Fortune, 30 Jan. 2026
Several right-wing social media figures and conservative commentators have also shared the video and suggested that Pretti was not an innocent bystander, but rather someone who was deliberately seeking confrontation.
—Siladitya Ray, Forbes.com, 29 Jan. 2026
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“Deliberately.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/deliberately. Accessed 4 Feb. 2026.
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