as in deliberate
made, given, or done with full awareness of what one is doing
I'm fairly sure that your "accidental" cutting down of my rosebush was really intentional
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Recent Examples of intentional
In the build-up to this scene, Jordan has a clash with the head of student life about their gender identity, and the school’s intentional disregard of their experience and language around it.
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Abbey White, HollywoodReporter, 25 Sep. 2025
Violence There is no intentional violence to speak of; just characters falling or getting themselves out of a jam without getting hurt.
—Katie Grant, Parents, 24 Sep. 2025
What Djerf is more intentional about is building something real out of her glossy Instagram persona.
—Stephanie McNeal, Glamour, 24 Sep. 2025
Since then, Hanifa has continued to evolve, balancing innovation with intentional craft.
—Jamie Landeau, Refinery29, 24 Sep. 2025
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Abbey White, HollywoodReporter, 25 Sep. 2025
Violence There is no intentional violence to speak of; just characters falling or getting themselves out of a jam without getting hurt.
—Katie Grant, Parents, 24 Sep. 2025
What Djerf is more intentional about is building something real out of her glossy Instagram persona.
—Stephanie McNeal, Glamour, 24 Sep. 2025
Since then, Hanifa has continued to evolve, balancing innovation with intentional craft.
—Jamie Landeau, Refinery29, 24 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for intentional
Adjective
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Now, faced with deliberate racial gerrymandering in other states and unchecked executive overreach at home, California must respond with equal determination.—
Trena Turner,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
29 Sep. 2025
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Singer-songwriter Baby Rose stepped into a suite of Nina Simone songs, her voice—smoky, deliberate—pouring into the choreography.—
Skylar Mitchell,
Essence,
29 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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The resulting formula is a gentle and effective cleanser with a host of benefits that have its eco-friendly suds making a splash within the beauty and environmentally-conscious household cleaning spaces alike.—
Patricia Shannon,
Southern Living,
2 Oct. 2025
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This hotel, which appeals to budget-conscious travelers with its free aquarium and mermaid show, offers free self-parking and valet parking.—
Michael Salerno,
AZCentral.com,
2 Oct. 2025
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What to Know Several companies have issued voluntary recalls of shrimp products suspected of possible Cs-137 contamination.—
Matt Cannon,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Oct. 2025
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What’s desperately needed, Sisti said, are comprehensive investments in mental health — Housing First programs, funding to build up a mental health care workforce, and an easily accessible and coordinated system of voluntary treatment that prevents people from deteriorating on the streets.—
Nathaniel Meyersohn,
CNN Money,
30 Sep. 2025
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Its intended purpose is to help develop the nation's communications infrastructure and protect consumers’ equal access by promoting competition among communication companies.—
Marina Johnson,
Louisville Courier Journal,
24 Sep. 2025
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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
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“Intentional.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/intentional. Accessed 3 Oct. 2025.
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