as in intentionally
with full awareness of what one is doing
she consciously chose to take the more dangerous route down the mountain
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Geragos said that Hochman intentionally reassigned Theberge and Lunsford, viewed as Menendez sympathizers, to another office.—
Peter D'Abrosca , Michael Ruiz,
FOXNews.com,
28 Apr. 2025 -
The choice was binary when Judge came to the plate, Schneider said, pitch carefully or intentionally walk.—
Mitch Bannon,
New York Times,
28 Apr. 2025
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Sea salt sprays lend to instant movement and light hold for your hair—no heat required, for deliberately undone glamour.—
Conçetta Ciarlo,
Vogue,
1 May 2025
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But while the Trump administration has deliberately undone or reversed many of Biden's EV policies, the Joint Office does not appear to have been singled out for dismantling: There were no executive orders against it, and no indication of office-specific layoffs.—
Camila Domonoske,
NPR,
1 May 2025
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“Consciously.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/consciously. Accessed 6 May. 2025.
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