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
What Lewis leaves out, either out of ignorance or deliberately to deceive, is that both the Obama and Biden administrations sought to classify internet providers as common carriers under Title II of the Communications Act of 1934.
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U T Readers, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Oct. 2025
On Wednesday, local wireless carrier One New Zealand reported that someone had deliberately set ablaze a cell tower site in the town of Wānaka, home to about 18,000 people.
—PC Magazine, 9 Oct. 2025
Late night host Jimmy Kimmel said Wednesday that his comments in the wake of Charlie Kirk’s assassination that preceded his brief suspension by ABC were deliberately mischaracterized by his critics.
—Ryan Mancini, The Hill, 9 Oct. 2025
Whether xAI has deliberately allowed Grok to cook up the sort of pornography that rival chatbots won’t remains unclear.
—Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 8 Oct. 2025
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U T Readers, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Oct. 2025
On Wednesday, local wireless carrier One New Zealand reported that someone had deliberately set ablaze a cell tower site in the town of Wānaka, home to about 18,000 people.
—PC Magazine, 9 Oct. 2025
Late night host Jimmy Kimmel said Wednesday that his comments in the wake of Charlie Kirk’s assassination that preceded his brief suspension by ABC were deliberately mischaracterized by his critics.
—Ryan Mancini, The Hill, 9 Oct. 2025
Whether xAI has deliberately allowed Grok to cook up the sort of pornography that rival chatbots won’t remains unclear.
—Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 8 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for deliberately
Adverb
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However, unlike beer or cheese, where microbes are intentionally introduced and controlled, fermentation in cocoa beans is a spontaneous process and largely uncontrolled.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
18 Oct. 2025
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The report notes homeowners are gardening more intentionally—collecting rare cultivars, new foliage colors, and variegations with sustainability in mind for lasting beauty.—
Cameron Beall,
Southern Living,
17 Oct. 2025
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Prouse's priority was to avoid any child feeling labeled or purposely assigned to a table that wasn't as academically strong.—
Valerie Mesa,
PEOPLE,
14 Oct. 2025
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Taken together, Showing Up and Night Moves thematically foreshadow Reichardt’s critique of James in The Mastermind by purposely pushing real-world problems to the margins.—
Robert Daniels,
Time,
10 Oct. 2025
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“Deliberately.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deliberately. Accessed 19 Oct. 2025.
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