as in intentionally
with full awareness of what one is doing
cannot convict unless the defendant knowingly committed perjury
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Recent Examples of knowingly
The Justice Department must demonstrate that Comey knowingly lied about a significant matter for the charges to be upheld.
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Brittney Melton, NPR, 26 Sep. 2025
This master class, knowingly or not, spotlighted the benefits of intergenerational friendships—one where a 40-year age gap seemed inconsequential.
—Alexa Mikhail, Flow Space, 25 Sep. 2025
The legislation states that no person should knowingly be present at a street takeover, which are gatherings in the public roadway as participating vehicles do burnouts and donuts.
—Drake Bentley, jsonline.com, 24 Sep. 2025
On Tuesday, a federal judge will begin hearing the Federal Trade Commission’s case against Amazon that alleges the company intentionally used manipulative practices to trick customers into signing up for the Prime membership service, and knowingly complicated the cancellation process.
—Preston Fore, Fortune, 22 Sep. 2025
Nadeau has been charged with one count of second-degree murder for knowingly shooting DeCesare, though additional charges are likely.
—Sophia Compton , Elizabeth Pritchett , Bradford Betz, FOXNews.com, 21 Sep. 2025
Nadeau has been charged with one count of second-degree murder for knowingly shooting one of the victims, 59-year-old Robert Steven DeCesare, according to New Hampshire Attorney General John Formella and Nashua Police Chief Kevin Rourke.
—Giulia Carbonaro, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Sep. 2025
Now, the Federal Trade Commission and seven states are filing suit against the concert giant for allegedly violating the FTC Act and the Better Online Ticket Sales Act by knowingly collaborating with secondary market brokers to spike ticket prices.
—Walden Green, Pitchfork, 19 Sep. 2025
After investigating the allegations for five months and interviewing 15 witnesses, investigators were unable to find clear evidence that James knowingly falsified records to obtain better loan terms, ABC News first reported earlier this week.
—Katherine Faulders, ABC News, 19 Sep. 2025
Brittney Melton, NPR, 26 Sep. 2025
This master class, knowingly or not, spotlighted the benefits of intergenerational friendships—one where a 40-year age gap seemed inconsequential.
—Alexa Mikhail, Flow Space, 25 Sep. 2025
The legislation states that no person should knowingly be present at a street takeover, which are gatherings in the public roadway as participating vehicles do burnouts and donuts.
—Drake Bentley, jsonline.com, 24 Sep. 2025
On Tuesday, a federal judge will begin hearing the Federal Trade Commission’s case against Amazon that alleges the company intentionally used manipulative practices to trick customers into signing up for the Prime membership service, and knowingly complicated the cancellation process.
—Preston Fore, Fortune, 22 Sep. 2025
Nadeau has been charged with one count of second-degree murder for knowingly shooting DeCesare, though additional charges are likely.
—Sophia Compton , Elizabeth Pritchett , Bradford Betz, FOXNews.com, 21 Sep. 2025
Nadeau has been charged with one count of second-degree murder for knowingly shooting one of the victims, 59-year-old Robert Steven DeCesare, according to New Hampshire Attorney General John Formella and Nashua Police Chief Kevin Rourke.
—Giulia Carbonaro, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Sep. 2025
Now, the Federal Trade Commission and seven states are filing suit against the concert giant for allegedly violating the FTC Act and the Better Online Ticket Sales Act by knowingly collaborating with secondary market brokers to spike ticket prices.
—Walden Green, Pitchfork, 19 Sep. 2025
After investigating the allegations for five months and interviewing 15 witnesses, investigators were unable to find clear evidence that James knowingly falsified records to obtain better loan terms, ABC News first reported earlier this week.
—Katherine Faulders, ABC News, 19 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for knowingly
Adverb
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By the end of a run, players could have as many as 15 boons which, on top of temporary weapon upgrades, blessings from Moon, familiars, and more, creates a dizzying amount of customization that’s almost impossible to intentionally recreate verbatim on the regular.—
Christopher Cruz,
Rolling Stone,
27 Sep. 2025
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Advertisement Most of the female characters in One Battle After Another are Black, and while the film features far fewer faces than Pynchon’s sprawling, expansive book, Anderson has intentionally altered the races of the characters based on Frenesi, Prairie, and DL for his film.—
Rory Doherty,
Time,
26 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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But this approach manages to frame the situation in a neutral way, without assuming your neighbor was deliberately trying to disturb you, says Larry Schooler, a professor of conflict resolution at the University of Texas at Austin.—
Angela Haupt,
Time,
24 Sep. 2025
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India, for example, is home to some of the largest AI talent and plans to release a deliberately non-prescriptive AI governance framework.—
The AI Insider,
Interesting Engineering,
22 Sep. 2025
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Gary Busey was sentenced to two years probation Thursday after previously pleading guilty to charges stemming from an incident where the actor purposely groped a woman’s buttocks at a New Jersey horror convention in 2022.—
Daniel Kreps,
Rolling Stone,
20 Sep. 2025
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Like in 1971, when UF’s defense purposely let UM score so the Gators quarterback could get the ball back and break a passing record.—
Miami Herald Archives,
Miami Herald,
17 Sep. 2025
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“Knowingly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/knowingly. Accessed 30 Sep. 2025.
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