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the real estate agent purposely withheld information that would have discouraged us from buying the property
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China purposely delayed the return of its Shenzhou 20 crew from the country's Tiangong space station recently.
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Leonard David, Space.com, 22 Nov. 2025
The 70-year-old victim was seated in the Americans with Disabilities section, and the other woman was standing near her and continued to purposely bump her, according to the sheriff’s office.
—David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 20 Nov. 2025
The complaint also alleges that residents are purposely being subjected to disruptive construction work at the properties.
—John Ramos, CBS News, 18 Nov. 2025
Hunter and his teammates would begin to play their normal game early on but purposely perform poorly later in the game so as not to raise suspicions.
—Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 18 Nov. 2025
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Leonard David, Space.com, 22 Nov. 2025
The 70-year-old victim was seated in the Americans with Disabilities section, and the other woman was standing near her and continued to purposely bump her, according to the sheriff’s office.
—David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 20 Nov. 2025
The complaint also alleges that residents are purposely being subjected to disruptive construction work at the properties.
—John Ramos, CBS News, 18 Nov. 2025
Hunter and his teammates would begin to play their normal game early on but purposely perform poorly later in the game so as not to raise suspicions.
—Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 18 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 26 Nov. 2025.
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purposely
adverb
pur·pose·ly
ˈpər-pəs-lē 
: with a clear or known purpose
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