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the real estate agent purposely withheld information that would have discouraged us from buying the property
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She shouldn't be forced to have a shitty weekend to please people that purposely excluded her.
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Ashlyn Robinette, PEOPLE, 12 Dec. 2025
Intoxication Consuming large amounts of nutmeg, or purposely using it for recreational drug purposes, is a dangerous practice.
—Cristina Mutchler, Verywell Health, 5 Dec. 2025
But some of the most remarkable series this year are purposely, even sometimes stubbornly, refusing to reinvent any wheels.
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My Esther is purposely the embodiment of the Queen Esther she is named for—the Esther of the Hebrew Bible and the Christian Old Testament.
—Literary Hub, 24 Nov. 2025
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Ashlyn Robinette, PEOPLE, 12 Dec. 2025
Intoxication Consuming large amounts of nutmeg, or purposely using it for recreational drug purposes, is a dangerous practice.
—Cristina Mutchler, Verywell Health, 5 Dec. 2025
But some of the most remarkable series this year are purposely, even sometimes stubbornly, refusing to reinvent any wheels.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 1 Dec. 2025
My Esther is purposely the embodiment of the Queen Esther she is named for—the Esther of the Hebrew Bible and the Christian Old Testament.
—Literary Hub, 24 Nov. 2025
See All Example Sentences for purposely
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“Purposely.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/purposely. Accessed 18 Dec. 2025.
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purposely
adverb
pur·pose·ly
ˈpər-pəs-lē 
: with a clear or known purpose
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