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Recent Examples of calculatedly
With its calculatedly severe form, the film both distills and extends melodrama to avant-garde extremes.
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Richard Brody, New Yorker, 10 Sep. 2025
Richard Brody, New Yorker, 10 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for calculatedly
Adverb
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An ocean away, a sandy trail in the ponderosa forests of northern Arizona demands treading just as deliberately when walkers reach a line of tree stumps arranged as stepping stones.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
22 Apr. 2026
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But some movies, either deliberately or inadvertently, manage to offer glimpses into the future, either through visions of technological advances or predicted social and political trends.—
David Faris,
TheWeek,
22 Apr. 2026
Adverb
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Many of the same tools and principles that make content accessible also boost visibility—when they’re used intentionally.—
Rochelle Ratkaj,
Rolling Stone,
23 Apr. 2026
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First Citizens intentionally delayed the integration of Silicon Valley Bank because, in 2023, deposit losses at Silicon Valley Bank lingered, and First Citizens wanted to focus on stabilizing that.—
Bloomberg,
Mercury News,
23 Apr. 2026
Adverb
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Tammy Machado is suspected of mortgage fraud and two counts of willfully making a false return under penalty of perjury.—
Sacbee.com,
Sacbee.com,
11 Apr. 2026
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His collaborators remained unaware — or kept willfully oblivious — about the allegations.—
Mosi Reeves,
Rolling Stone,
9 Apr. 2026
Adverb
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And some understood it more self-consciously and articulately than others, but most people sort of sensed it.—
David Frum,
The Atlantic,
22 Apr. 2026
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Art of living consciously, refined, and without compromise.—
Matt Emma,
USA Today,
15 Apr. 2026
Adverb
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The ordinance also says parents may not authorize or knowingly permit their children to violate the rules.—
Kendrick Calfee,
Kansas City Star,
23 Apr. 2026
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His off-camera thoughts were revealed when internal communications between Fox staffers went public in 2023 due to Dominion Voting Systems’ defamation lawsuit against Fox News for knowingly broadcasting false claims that its machines rigged the 2020 election.—
Lorraine Ali,
Los Angeles Times,
22 Apr. 2026
Adverb
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One of her neighbors, a county official, claimed Bench had purposely made a wide turn and nearly hit him with her car.—
Ryan J. Foley,
Los Angeles Times,
17 Apr. 2026
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The situation has caused a pile-on of speculation and allegations—including from some of its competitors—that the company is purposely degrading performance owing to a lack of compute capacity.—
Beatrice Nolan,
Fortune,
14 Apr. 2026
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“Calculatedly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/calculatedly. Accessed 27 Apr. 2026.
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