acquiescently

adverb

as in deliberately

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  1. deliberately
  2. consciously
  3. knowingly
  4. intentionally
Adverb
  • Roughly 7 in 10 people globally believe government officials, business leaders and journalists are deliberately misleading them.
    — Jamie Gutfreund, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2026
  • After the 2008 financial crisis, the Fed began more deliberately guiding the market to near certainty on the trajectory of rates heading into its meetings.
    — John Towfighi, CNN Money, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of deliberately
Adverb
  • Culpepper and Tanida cover it in unhurried, consciously beautiful tracking shots that appear simple, but required a full court press to make real.
    — Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 7 Aug. 2026
  • The result is a setup that encourages a repeatable stroke without requiring golfers to consciously manipulate the club.
    — Jeff Goudy, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2026
Definition of consciously
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  • McKinney’s office said the fraud penalty was appropriate because the company collected the taxes from customers and knowingly withheld them from the city.
    — Daniel Lempres, Sacbee.com, 11 Aug. 2026
  • The murder case is based upon the legal theory that Batsukh knowingly introduced the danger to Wilson despite his knowledge that the pills were counterfeit and unsafe.
    — Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of knowingly
Adverb
  • Underpromising and intentionally choosing to overdeliver is always a good strategy.
    — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2026
  • Phia built other features that similarly dropped a cookie without the shopper intentionally clicking on its coupons or links.
    — Bloomberg, Fortune, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of intentionally
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“Acquiescently.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/acquiescently. Accessed 15 Aug. 2026.

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