as in intentionally
with full awareness of what one is doing
the puzzle was designedly difficult to decipher
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Aurora Fire Rescue says they are being investigated as intentionally set fires.
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In a 2024 podcast interview, Platner reportedly claimed that Kyle intentionally killed Iraqi civilians to inflate his sniper kill counts.
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Boots were made to look deliberately disheveled, with tiny ladybirds across them.
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Israeli forces continue to commit genocide against Palestinians by deliberately targeting children in the Gaza Strip, an independent United Nations Commission of Inquiry has found.
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The others purposely daw-dled on the short walk from Mathew Street to Whitechapel, stopping at both the two pubs that lay en route.
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Scrutiny into Miranda’s Rescue emerged last month after the Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office began investigating the facility in response to evidence uncovered by two local women that the owner of the rescue had allegedly purposely shot dogs on his property.
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“Designedly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/designedly. Accessed 27 Jun. 2026.
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