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
Post-concert, the pair even shared a very (and perhaps even deliberately) public kiss as Swift ran off stage.
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Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 14 Aug. 2025
Of the approximately 200 media operatives killed in Gaza in 22 months of war, around 50 have been deliberately targeted, while many others were killed in strikes impacting civilians in the strip, rather than while reporting, Thibaut Bruttin, RSF's director general, told Newsweek.
—Ellie Cook, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Aug. 2025
Another Reddit user alleged that the rollout was deliberately mishandled to frame the subsequent reversal as a calculated move, to make OpenAI’s leadership appear responsive.
—Victor Dey, Forbes.com, 14 Aug. 2025
The space had been carved out deliberately where Black joy, creative experimentation, and culinary storytelling could thrive in full bloom.
—Skylar Mitchell, Essence, 5 Aug. 2025
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Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 14 Aug. 2025
Of the approximately 200 media operatives killed in Gaza in 22 months of war, around 50 have been deliberately targeted, while many others were killed in strikes impacting civilians in the strip, rather than while reporting, Thibaut Bruttin, RSF's director general, told Newsweek.
—Ellie Cook, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Aug. 2025
Another Reddit user alleged that the rollout was deliberately mishandled to frame the subsequent reversal as a calculated move, to make OpenAI’s leadership appear responsive.
—Victor Dey, Forbes.com, 14 Aug. 2025
The space had been carved out deliberately where Black joy, creative experimentation, and culinary storytelling could thrive in full bloom.
—Skylar Mitchell, Essence, 5 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for deliberately
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Hire early, hire intentionally—and train people into your culture before they’re thrown into chaos. 4.—
Aleksandr Zemel,
Forbes.com,
14 Aug. 2025
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As civilians, intentionally targeting members of the press is a war crime.—
Ellie Cook,
MSNBC Newsweek,
14 Aug. 2025
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At that time landlords purposely overbuilt to avoid complying with an expensive new zoning law, which went into effect in 1963 and raised the standards for open space and light.—
Nicholas Pileggi,
Curbed,
15 Aug. 2025
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The Crack Shack’s fried chicken is purposely not Southern.—
Caron Golden,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
13 Aug. 2025
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“Deliberately.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deliberately. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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