acquiescently

adverb

as in deliberately

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  1. deliberately
  2. consciously
  3. knowingly
  4. intentionally
Adverb
  • Prosecutors, however, claimed Clancy deliberately killed her children and charged her with first-degree murder.
    — Nicole Acosta, PEOPLE, 9 Sep. 2026
  • No self-respecting living thing would deliberately sniff, let alone eat, any part of the plant, which also contains highly toxic steroidal alkaloids.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 8 Sep. 2026
Definition of deliberately
Adverb
  • The art of the Intifada was a symbolist art that consciously addressed its own population, not the international art world.
    — Tessa Solomon, ARTnews.com, 26 Aug. 2026
  • This suggested that dreams were drawing on the events of the day—even for people who could not consciously recall them—and working with them somehow.
    — Veronique Greenwood, Time, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of consciously
Adverb
  • Dominion alleged that the cable network operator had knowingly broadcast false claims that Dominion had rigged the 2020 presidential election.
    — Daniel Arkin, NBC news, 3 Sep. 2026
  • How can any of the Clippers partners or sponsors or fans trust this team with their dollars or their time or their affection after they were apparently caught knowingly breaking one of the NBA’s cardinal rules?
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of knowingly
Adverb
  • Beyond what can be seen externally, which was intentionally kept to a minimum, the piece extends underneath the laces to enable greater lockdown.
    — Ian Servantes, Footwear News, 9 Sep. 2026
  • During her April 2024 trial, prosecutors accused Read of drunkenly hitting and killing O’Keefe with her car, either intentionally or unintentionally while being under the influence.
    — Caroline Blair, PEOPLE, 9 Sep. 2026
Definition of intentionally
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