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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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Several right-wing social media figures and conservative commentators have also shared the video and suggested that Pretti was not an innocent bystander, but rather someone who was deliberately seeking confrontation.—
Siladitya Ray,
Forbes.com,
29 Jan. 2026
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The actions of Canadian coach Joe Cecchini and Bobsleigh Canada Skeleton were intentional and deliberately aimed at reducing the points available.—
Jackson Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
29 Jan. 2026
Adverb
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The list intentionally avoids being overly banker-centric or academic, reflecting more how M&A is experienced by leaders and employees through the life-cycle of a transaction.—
Jennifer J. Fondrevay,
Forbes.com,
29 Jan. 2026
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Gen Z is leading the trend, with 63% intentionally unplugging — the highest rate of any generation.—
Avery Newmark,
AJC.com,
29 Jan. 2026
Adverb
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In other words, the Alabama court would determine whether Campbell had willfully and maliciously violated the charging orders, and that determination would then guide the bankruptcy court as to whether Campbell's debt to Radiance Capital would be excepted from discharge.—
Jay Adkisson,
Forbes.com,
30 Jan. 2026
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This is yet another area in which politicians willfully overlook an opportunity to show true community leadership and bring people together with a hard look at the legitimate grievances on both sides.—
Torrey Snow,
Baltimore Sun,
21 Jan. 2026
Adverb
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Is its packaging consciously designed or needlessly wasteful?—
Sarah Han,
Allure,
27 Jan. 2026
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For one thing, Made Music Studio consciously avoided the heart-pumping, attention-grabbing tropes of film soundtracks, opting instead for subtle auditory textures that complement the experience rather than distract from it.—
Leslie Katz,
Forbes.com,
21 Jan. 2026
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Knox, who committed to wrestle at Rutgers University, and his dad were initially charged with simple assault for purposely/knowingly causing bodily injury after a brawl broke out at Collingswood High School on February.—
Scott Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
29 Jan. 2026
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Keeping him in power is like performing surgery and knowingly leaving a cancerous tumor behind.—
Gustavo Arellano,
Los Angeles Times,
29 Jan. 2026
Adverb
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Kiyan purposely keeps his circle small.—
Lindsay Schnell,
New York Times,
6 Jan. 2026
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Arizona state law mandates drivers can't purposely bypass going through a stop sign or stoplight, according to ARS 28-651.—
Shelby Slade,
AZCentral.com,
6 Jan. 2026
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“Calculatedly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/calculatedly. Accessed 2 Feb. 2026.
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