as in deliberately
with full awareness of what one is doing
the witness intentionally gave misleading answers to the questions
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Recent Examples of intentionally
So the standard was intentionally racist.
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Hanna Rosin, The Atlantic, 14 May 2026
In prosecutors’ telling, Ryan, fueled by his anger, intentionally killed his father-in-law, who was remembered by several friends as a principled and loving family man.
—Mark Morales, CNN Money, 14 May 2026
Tyrone Taylor had an RBI grounder in the second off Framber Valdez, who made his first start since a five-game suspension for intentionally hitting Boston's Trevor Story with a pitch.
—Cbs New York Team, CBS News, 14 May 2026
This Internet evidence was used to help convict Justin Ross Harris of intentionally killing his son Cooper back in 2014.
—Nate Anderson, ArsTechnica, 14 May 2026
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Hanna Rosin, The Atlantic, 14 May 2026
In prosecutors’ telling, Ryan, fueled by his anger, intentionally killed his father-in-law, who was remembered by several friends as a principled and loving family man.
—Mark Morales, CNN Money, 14 May 2026
Tyrone Taylor had an RBI grounder in the second off Framber Valdez, who made his first start since a five-game suspension for intentionally hitting Boston's Trevor Story with a pitch.
—Cbs New York Team, CBS News, 14 May 2026
This Internet evidence was used to help convict Justin Ross Harris of intentionally killing his son Cooper back in 2014.
—Nate Anderson, ArsTechnica, 14 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for intentionally
Adverb
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Jackson called the allegations knowingly false and deliberately timed to damage him among conservative voters as polling showed the race tightening.—
Christopher Harris,
CBS News,
20 May 2026
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China, by contrast, is doing it deliberately—and at scale.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
20 May 2026
Adverb
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But the videos are purposely lower production value than a traditional ad.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
13 May 2026
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Democrats and protestors said the map purposely spreads Memphis' 64%-Black population into three majority-White districts.—
Terry Collins,
USA Today,
8 May 2026
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“Intentionally.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/intentionally. Accessed 21 May. 2026.
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