as in intentionally
with full awareness of what one is doing
the real estate agent purposely withheld information that would have discouraged us from buying the property
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Recent Examples of purposely
Not only is there risk of injury on the playing field, but this sport purposely and tactically builds playing bodies that are bigger, taller, and stronger than the norm.
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Essence, 9 May 2025
But there has also never before in our history been an administration that has purposely inflicted pain on our citizens.
—Letters To The Editor, The Orlando Sentinel, 8 May 2025
That’s a shift from the past, when many people were afraid of the disease and purposely delayed diagnosis, Edgerly told Health.
—Jamie Ducharme, Health, 8 May 2025
Bender imagines people turning off AI features or purposely choosing synonyms when prompted to use certain words, as an act of defiance.
—Victoria Turk, The Atlantic, 29 Apr. 2025
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Essence, 9 May 2025
But there has also never before in our history been an administration that has purposely inflicted pain on our citizens.
—Letters To The Editor, The Orlando Sentinel, 8 May 2025
That’s a shift from the past, when many people were afraid of the disease and purposely delayed diagnosis, Edgerly told Health.
—Jamie Ducharme, Health, 8 May 2025
Bender imagines people turning off AI features or purposely choosing synonyms when prompted to use certain words, as an act of defiance.
—Victoria Turk, The Atlantic, 29 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for purposely
Recent Examples of Synonyms for purposely
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Left in to try and soak up some more outs for an overworked bullpen, Banda gave up a single and walked two (one intentionally) to load the bases again in the sixth inning.—
Bill Plunkett,
Oc Register,
10 May 2025
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The dot can also appear if someone has activated the camera intentionally during a cyberattack, for example using spyware.—
Kate O'Flaherty,
Forbes.com,
9 May 2025
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Prosecutors say Read deliberately hit O’Keefe, 46, outside the home a fellow cop and left him for dead in a drunken rage.—
Christopher Cann,
USA Today,
14 May 2025
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Many couples had deliberately filed taxes separately for years to avoid having a higher combined income drive up their monthly student loan payments.—
Shahar Ziv,
Forbes.com,
13 May 2025
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“Purposely.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/purposely. Accessed 17 May. 2025.
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