as in deliberate
made, given, or done with full awareness of what one is doing
you may feign innocence, but I know that that last remark was an intended dig
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as in lover
the person to whom one is engaged to be married
after a bit of bickering, she and her intended have finally picked out a wedding site
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as in planned
to have in mind as a purpose or goal
an aspiring entrepreneur who intends to revolutionize the biotech industry
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as in meant
to communicate or convey (as an idea) to the mind
lawyers for both sides argued for days about what was intended by a particular phrase in the law
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Recent Examples of intended
Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 23 Sep. 2025
But Carr's threat had its intended effect.
—Jon Brodkin, ArsTechnica, 22 Sep. 2025
Robert Alexander, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Oct. 2025
Most humidifiers specify the room size they’re intended for.
—Christopher Murray
May Earn A Commission If You Buy Through Our Referral Links. This Content Was Created By A Team That Works Independently From The Fox Newsroom., FOXNews.com, 13 Oct. 2025
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Adjective
Hence, the propeller thrust vectors pointed opposite the intended rotation—the stiffer carbon-fibre frame and later PID retuning fixed much of that control coupling.
—Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 23 Sep. 2025
But Carr's threat had its intended effect.
—Jon Brodkin, ArsTechnica, 22 Sep. 2025
Verb
The Supreme Court will now decide whether Louisiana’s effort to add a second majority-Black district—intended to comply with the Voting Rights Act—crossed the constitutional line by making race the dominant factor in drawing district boundaries.
—Robert Alexander, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Oct. 2025
Most humidifiers specify the room size they’re intended for.
—Christopher Murray
May Earn A Commission If You Buy Through Our Referral Links. This Content Was Created By A Team That Works Independently From The Fox Newsroom., FOXNews.com, 13 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for intended
Adjective
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War would also mean no deliberate, orderly transfer of some 12,000 Islamic State detainees from Kurdish to Syrian state prisons.—
Hassan Hassan,
Time,
11 Oct. 2025
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Hints of unease momentarily heightened as the Spartans — deliberate and layered — went to work.—
Ira Gorawara,
New York Times,
11 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Season 3 found Colin Bridgerton (Luke Newton) in a friends-to-lovers arc with neighbor Penelope Featherington (Nicola Coughlan), who’d harbored a crush on him for years.—
Ryan Schwartz,
TVLine,
13 Oct. 2025
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Meanwhile, star-crossed lovers Ellen (Harriet Slater) and Brian (Jamie Roy) managed to plot an escape of their own — but not before getting some major blood on their hands.—
Max Gao,
HollywoodReporter,
13 Oct. 2025
Verb
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His legal team planned to contest the admissibility of the undercover evidence, but at a hearing in January, 2022, just as a judge’s associate began reciting the charges against him, White interrupted.—
Eren Orbey,
New Yorker,
13 Oct. 2025
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With the latest installment of New York Luxury Bridal Fashion Week getting started Tuesday, the rollout of the new format is being planned for April 2026 at the Starrett-Lehigh Building.—
Rosemary Feitelberg,
Footwear News,
13 Oct. 2025
Verb
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The Education Department has also encouraged school districts to spend some federal money meant for disadvantaged students on services from private providers and on children from low-income families who live within district boundaries but attend private schools.—
Megan O’Matz,
ProPublica,
10 Oct. 2025
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For decades, breast cancer treatment has often meant surgery, which can be an emotionally and physically taxing process that leaves lasting scars.—
Elizabeth Ayoola,
Essence,
10 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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From distant bear sightings early in the hunt, activity had escalated to what appeared to be close-up and conscious bear participation in the daily deer harvest.—
Marguerite Reiss,
Outdoor Life,
9 Oct. 2025
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First responders freed the child, who was conscious and breathing, and he was transported to Rady Children’s Hospital.—
Kristina Davis,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
9 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The artist and politician started dating after Perry was freshly single from her split from longtime boyfriend Orlando Bloom.—
Lea Veloso,
StyleCaster,
13 Oct. 2025
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Then, Jenner's boyfriend, actor Timothée Chalamet, also made a big change with a dramatic buzz cut.—
Kara Nesvig,
Allure,
13 Oct. 2025
Verb
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The Swedish chemist, engineer and inventor Alfred Nobel liked a uniter, not a divider, even though his own experiments were aimed at blowing things up.—
Kim Hjelmgaard,
USA Today,
9 Oct. 2025
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The ruling marks the legal culmination of a prolific feud between Drake and Lamar that spanned much of 2024, when the two rappers dropped a slew of tracks aimed at each other.—
Angela Yang,
NBC news,
9 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Although this defeat signified the end of Sandinista rule, the Sandinistas themselves survived, albeit in name only.—
Tim Brinkhof,
JSTOR Daily,
8 Oct. 2025
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But the session also signified a major change in how business is conducted in the Missouri Senate, which may shape the future of legislation passed by lawmakers in the General Assembly.—
Kacen Bayless,
Kansas City Star,
12 Sep. 2025
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“Intended.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/intended. Accessed 15 Oct. 2025.
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