as in intentionally
with full awareness of what one is doing
deliberately chose to break the rules
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Recent Examples of deliberately
His pieces include solid wood chairs with a deliberately rudimentary, almost minimal design, integrating ornamental elements such as marquetry panels or tin bas-reliefs into their backs, legs or seats.
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Sandra Salibian, Footwear News, 20 Apr. 2026
The production company, AI Film, then filed a lawsuit in July last year, alleging that Wilson had deliberately sabotaged the movie's release.
—Adam England, PEOPLE, 20 Apr. 2026
The name Book Society was deliberately chosen and carries distinct connotations of membership, belonging and community, the California company said in a statement.
—Katie Langford, Denver Post, 19 Apr. 2026
Everyone agreed that the post was, at best, deliberately misleading.
—Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 17 Apr. 2026
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Sandra Salibian, Footwear News, 20 Apr. 2026
The production company, AI Film, then filed a lawsuit in July last year, alleging that Wilson had deliberately sabotaged the movie's release.
—Adam England, PEOPLE, 20 Apr. 2026
The name Book Society was deliberately chosen and carries distinct connotations of membership, belonging and community, the California company said in a statement.
—Katie Langford, Denver Post, 19 Apr. 2026
Everyone agreed that the post was, at best, deliberately misleading.
—Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 17 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for deliberately
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The college’s leaders intentionally decided not to open a dining hall, so that the students would learn to cook and host others in their home.—
Emma Green,
New Yorker,
17 Apr. 2026
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The real question is whether the system will build around that reality intentionally.—
Jeremy Morgan,
Fortune,
16 Apr. 2026
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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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“Deliberately.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deliberately. Accessed 24 Apr. 2026.
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