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
The menu features warm, soft, nutrient-dense dishes—always dairy-and-gluten-free—intentionally designed to support new moms.
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Erin Bunch, Bon Appetit Magazine, 9 Oct. 2025
Lively reasoned that for murder to fit, the teenager would have had to be intentionally driving into oncoming traffic.
—Amy Yurkanin, ProPublica, 9 Oct. 2025
The challenge includes intentionally varied bingo spaces so readers of all genres can participate.
—Clare Mulroy, USA Today, 8 Oct. 2025
Andrew Garfield didn’t intentionally mean to make the Internet obsess over his onstage look at the 2025 Golden Globe Awards.
—Lexy Perez, HollywoodReporter, 8 Oct. 2025
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Erin Bunch, Bon Appetit Magazine, 9 Oct. 2025
Lively reasoned that for murder to fit, the teenager would have had to be intentionally driving into oncoming traffic.
—Amy Yurkanin, ProPublica, 9 Oct. 2025
The challenge includes intentionally varied bingo spaces so readers of all genres can participate.
—Clare Mulroy, USA Today, 8 Oct. 2025
Andrew Garfield didn’t intentionally mean to make the Internet obsess over his onstage look at the 2025 Golden Globe Awards.
—Lexy Perez, HollywoodReporter, 8 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for intentionally
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The Tilly announcement struck many in the AI content community as deliberately provocative.—
Gene Maddaus,
Variety,
8 Oct. 2025
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Some Democrats who know Jeffries well dismiss the idea that Trump is deliberately cold-shouldering Jeffries.—
Shelby Talcott,
semafor.com,
8 Oct. 2025
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One day, calling kids up to get pizza for a class lunch, the teacher repeatedly and purposely bungled her name.—
Borys Kit,
HollywoodReporter,
30 Sep. 2025
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In fact, the camera almost seems to purposely tilt up to reveal the second exit sign above her head, as if to call attention to it.—
Lauren Huff,
Entertainment Weekly,
28 Sep. 2025
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“Intentionally.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/intentionally. Accessed 12 Oct. 2025.
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