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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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Some of Fiedler’s fellow plaintiffs were charged with deliberately misidentifying people as gang members, but a judge later dismissed the case against them.—
City News Service,
Daily News,
11 Mar. 2026
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Trump would not deliberately help Massie after his remarkably personal attacks against the congressman and even his new wife last month.—
Naomi Lim,
The Washington Examiner,
11 Mar. 2026
Adverb
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His practice can be intentionally repetitive, reflecting the monotony of cancer treatment, and inspires viewers to meditate with the movement.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
13 Mar. 2026
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The variety of these designs show Radić to be an architect who defies categorization — and one who intentionally eschews a signature style.—
Oscar Holland,
CNN Money,
12 Mar. 2026
Adverb
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After an investigation, officials said the 18-year-old was arrested on suspicion of making criminal threats to willfully cause great bodily harm.—
Nicole Buss,
Sacbee.com,
6 Mar. 2026
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But, ultimately, the movie has the form of mismatched pieces stitched together and brought to life more willfully than coherently.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
4 Mar. 2026
Adverb
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Ours is an age which consciously pursues health, and yet only believes in the reality of sickness.—
Becca Rothfeld,
New Yorker,
7 Mar. 2026
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But Knight’s script spends a lot of time self-consciously, apologetically fretting about those who are missing.—
Miriam Balanescu,
IndieWire,
5 Mar. 2026
Adverb
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The additional murder charge, filed Friday, requires proving Sahil acted with wanton disregard for others and knowingly engaged in high-risk behavior.—
Daniel Lempres,
Sacbee.com,
12 Mar. 2026
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Three teenagers have also been charged in the shooting, including a 15-year-old who, in July 2024, was ordered to serve a term at a state facility for youths after admitting to the charges of unlawful use of a weapon and knowingly discharging or firing a firearm at a person.—
Laura Bauer,
Kansas City Star,
11 Mar. 2026
Adverb
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The 5-foot-4 Smith was purposely being guarded by the 6-1 Robinson.—
Eric Sondheimer
Columnist
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Los Angeles Times,
2 Mar. 2026
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Agbim missed his first free throw but made the second, and then purposely shot at the front of the rim on the final attempt to run out the clock.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
28 Feb. 2026
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“Calculatedly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/calculatedly. Accessed 14 Mar. 2026.
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