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
America has traditionally experienced higher temperatures and its homes and buildings were deliberately built to withstand them.
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Taco Engelaar,
Fortune,
30 June 2026
The language was left deliberately ambiguous to help both governments manage domestic opposition.
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Hussain Abdul-Hussain,
The Orlando Sentinel,
29 June 2026
Lagree was deliberately built to be more physically demanding than traditional Pilates, with progressive overload baked into the method.
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Hanna Wickes,
Sacbee.com,
29 June 2026
This seems, if anything, deliberately obscure.
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Annie Joy Williams,
The Atlantic,
28 June 2026
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Taco Engelaar,
Fortune,
30 June 2026
The language was left deliberately ambiguous to help both governments manage domestic opposition.
—
Hussain Abdul-Hussain,
The Orlando Sentinel,
29 June 2026
Lagree was deliberately built to be more physically demanding than traditional Pilates, with progressive overload baked into the method.
—
Hanna Wickes,
Sacbee.com,
29 June 2026
This seems, if anything, deliberately obscure.
—
Annie Joy Williams,
The Atlantic,
28 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for deliberately
Recent Examples of Synonyms for deliberately
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Balogun stepped on an ankle of Muharemovic, apparently not intentionally.
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Mujagić said the band intentionally shot the video low-budget.
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The main social space on the ground floor is purposely uncluttered, all the better to shift easily between poolside family frolics, predinner drinks with guests, and ad hoc performances when the muse strikes.
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The rooms Across the two separate parts of the resort, there are 180 rooms and suites purposely placed between the desert, sea and resort’s lagoon, with nature views out every window.
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“Deliberately.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deliberately. Accessed 3 Jul. 2026.
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