intentionally
adverb
in·ten·tion·al·ly
in-ˈten(t)-shə-nᵊl-ē 
-ˈtench-nə-lē
: in an intentional manner : with awareness of what one is doing : purposely
an intentionally vague response
The witness intentionally gave misleading answers to the questions.
The test is intentionally designed to trick students.
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the witness intentionally gave misleading answers to the questions
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Díaz was intentionally walked and, with left fielder Cody Bellinger brought in on the right side of a five-man infield, Hunter Feduccia struck out.
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Kristie Ackert, The Orlando Sentinel, 12 Apr. 2026
Ohtani struck out once and was intentionally walked in the eighth with runners on first and second.
—ABC News, 11 Apr. 2026
The Knicks have been intentionally running actions designed to use Towns as a play-maker with teammates cutting off of him around the 3-point line and the elbow.
—Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 11 Apr. 2026
The woman’s expression, painted in different shades of gray, is intentionally distorted in Picasso’s signature Cubist style.
—Jake McGowan, CNN Money, 11 Apr. 2026
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Kristie Ackert, The Orlando Sentinel, 12 Apr. 2026
Ohtani struck out once and was intentionally walked in the eighth with runners on first and second.
—ABC News, 11 Apr. 2026
The Knicks have been intentionally running actions designed to use Towns as a play-maker with teammates cutting off of him around the 3-point line and the elbow.
—Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 11 Apr. 2026
The woman’s expression, painted in different shades of gray, is intentionally distorted in Picasso’s signature Cubist style.
—Jake McGowan, CNN Money, 11 Apr. 2026
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“Intentionally.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/intentionally. Accessed 17 Apr. 2026.
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