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 the weeks following Andrew’s arrest, the future queen has deliberately chosen to wear items from within her own closet, which sends a message of its own.
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Rachel Burchfield, InStyle, 3 Mar. 2026
By contrast, Murtha holds a much more jaundiced view of the NCAA, accusing the organization of deliberately undercutting his request.
—Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 3 Mar. 2026
The judge in his dismissal said the suit did not present any specific facts suggesting that Menards acted consciously and deliberately to cause harm to Stanback.
—Wcco Staff, CBS News, 2 Mar. 2026
These techniques lend the space a cavernous, austere quality, but are always done deliberately, reinforcing the building’s structural honesty.
—Katherine McLaughlin, Architectural Digest, 2 Mar. 2026
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Rachel Burchfield, InStyle, 3 Mar. 2026
By contrast, Murtha holds a much more jaundiced view of the NCAA, accusing the organization of deliberately undercutting his request.
—Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 3 Mar. 2026
The judge in his dismissal said the suit did not present any specific facts suggesting that Menards acted consciously and deliberately to cause harm to Stanback.
—Wcco Staff, CBS News, 2 Mar. 2026
These techniques lend the space a cavernous, austere quality, but are always done deliberately, reinforcing the building’s structural honesty.
—Katherine McLaughlin, Architectural Digest, 2 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for deliberately
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This sudden outburst earns her a pauper’s grave, after she’s hauled out of the restaurant and shoved, accidentally or intentionally, down the stairs.—
Alison Willmore,
Vulture,
5 Mar. 2026
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Not accidentally with a swollen or exploding battery, but intentionally with a miniature cigarette lighter built into the top.—
Eric Zeman,
PC Magazine,
5 Mar. 2026
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The 5-foot-4 Smith was purposely being guarded by the 6-1 Robinson.—
Eric Sondheimer
Columnist
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Los Angeles Times,
2 Mar. 2026
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Agbim missed his first free throw but made the second, and then purposely shot at the front of the rim on the final attempt to run out the clock.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
28 Feb. 2026
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“Deliberately.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deliberately. Accessed 11 Mar. 2026.
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