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the real estate agent purposely withheld information that would have discouraged us from buying the property
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Lindsay Schnell, New York Times, 6 Jan. 2026
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The league purposely made the ice sheets slightly thicker to accommodate for weather and humidity.
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Lindsay Schnell, New York Times, 6 Jan. 2026
Arizona state law mandates drivers can't purposely bypass going through a stop sign or stoplight, according to ARS 28-651.
—Shelby Slade, AZCentral.com, 6 Jan. 2026
The league purposely made the ice sheets slightly thicker to accommodate for weather and humidity.
—Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 30 Dec. 2025
The man had a peculiar tabular erect-type skull — with the front and back of the head purposely flattened.
—Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 29 Dec. 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 16 Jan. 2026.
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purposely
adverb
pur·pose·ly
ˈpər-pəs-lē 
: with a clear or known purpose
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