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
Haliburton made the first, cutting the Pacers’ deficit to 119-117, then intentionally missed the second.
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Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 7 May 2025
Roberts tried to get creative, intentionally walking the leadoff man before setting up a five-man infield when a line-drive single loaded the bases.
—Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 7 May 2025
Geragos said that Hochman intentionally reassigned Theberge and Lunsford, viewed as Menendez sympathizers, to another office.
—Peter D'abrosca , Michael Ruiz, FOXNews.com, 28 Apr. 2025
The choice was binary when Judge came to the plate, Schneider said, pitch carefully or intentionally walk.
—Mitch Bannon, New York Times, 28 Apr. 2025
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Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 7 May 2025
Roberts tried to get creative, intentionally walking the leadoff man before setting up a five-man infield when a line-drive single loaded the bases.
—Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 7 May 2025
Geragos said that Hochman intentionally reassigned Theberge and Lunsford, viewed as Menendez sympathizers, to another office.
—Peter D'abrosca , Michael Ruiz, FOXNews.com, 28 Apr. 2025
The choice was binary when Judge came to the plate, Schneider said, pitch carefully or intentionally walk.
—Mitch Bannon, New York Times, 28 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for intentionally
Adverb
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Prosecutors say Read deliberately hit O’Keefe, 46, outside the home a fellow cop and left him for dead in a drunken rage.—
Christopher Cann,
USA Today,
14 May 2025
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Many couples had deliberately filed taxes separately for years to avoid having a higher combined income drive up their monthly student loan payments.—
Shahar Ziv,
Forbes.com,
13 May 2025
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Stealth mode, known best in the gaming industry, is about not being noticed, or purposely being secretive, until deciding when or if to become more visible.—
Julie Kratz,
Forbes.com,
11 May 2025
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No other governor would purposely alienate the families of 70,000 kids.—
Joe Soucheray,
Twin Cities,
10 May 2025
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“Intentionally.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/intentionally. Accessed 24 May. 2025.
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