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
In a new study, the team grew miniature human spinal cords from induced pluripotent stem cells and then deliberately injured them to replicate key features of traumatic spinal cord damage.
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Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 17 Feb. 2026
There is a sense that the filmmaker is deliberately slowing down the central character’s experience of the present and therefore that of the audience.
—Lé Baltar, IndieWire, 17 Feb. 2026
Left Arrow Right Arrow Fake browser extensions are nothing new, but this one takes things a step further by deliberately breaking your computer to scare you into infecting it.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 16 Feb. 2026
Lucy is never deliberately cruel.
—Antonia Blyth, Deadline, 16 Feb. 2026
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Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 17 Feb. 2026
There is a sense that the filmmaker is deliberately slowing down the central character’s experience of the present and therefore that of the audience.
—Lé Baltar, IndieWire, 17 Feb. 2026
Left Arrow Right Arrow Fake browser extensions are nothing new, but this one takes things a step further by deliberately breaking your computer to scare you into infecting it.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 16 Feb. 2026
Lucy is never deliberately cruel.
—Antonia Blyth, Deadline, 16 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for deliberately
Adverb
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Drift racers intentionally oversteer to the point of losing traction while maintaining control of the car.—
Brady MacDonald,
Oc Register,
5 Feb. 2026
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The data includes accounts that former employees intentionally leave in their old plan, for example, to take advantage of lower fees or stronger creditor protections relative to IRAs.—
Sarah Agostino,
CNBC,
4 Feb. 2026
Adverb
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Silver firmly stated that the investigation and its findings were not purposely delayed while the Clippers host this All-Star weekend.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
15 Feb. 2026
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Silver firmly stated that the investigation and its findings were not purposely delayed while the Clippers host All-Star weekend.—
Greg Beacham,
Los Angeles Times,
14 Feb. 2026
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“Deliberately.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deliberately. Accessed 19 Feb. 2026.
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