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
That includes age-appropriate design standards, stronger privacy protections, limits on addictive features aimed at minors, meaningful parental tools, safer reporting systems and accountability for platforms that knowingly profit from harm to children.
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Mercury News & East Bay Times Editorial Boards, Mercury News, 7 May 2026
Companies should be required to disclose how their algorithms promote content to minors and be held responsible for knowingly amplifying harmful material, including content linked to self-harm, exploitation, or harassment.
—Linh Tat, Oc Register, 4 May 2026
One who is a felon or knowingly buys for one.
—Letters To The Editor, The Orlando Sentinel, 3 May 2026
Her The Wife nods and supports, all knowingly without deceiving the emotional truths of the narrative.
—Chris Feil, Vulture, 1 May 2026
The court will accept the pleas, find them knowingly and voluntarily made with the assistance of competent counsel.
—Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 1 May 2026
One of the most severe accusations lobbed by the group was that Tao and former Chief Business Officer Janea Marking knowingly obscured information about the impending financial crisis from the district board of trustees before approving a new contract with the Sacramento City Teachers Association.
—Jennah Pendleton, Sacbee.com, 30 Apr. 2026
The bill would also create criminal penalties for officials who knowingly misuse the system or falsify compliance, order a government audit of targeting practices and require new procedures to expand congressional access to FISA court proceedings.
—ABC News, 29 Apr. 2026
Jerusalem — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has accused Israel of knowingly allowing grain stolen by Russia to be unloaded at Israeli ports, threatening to impose sanctions on anyone involved in the shipments, which Kyiv says have continued despite multiple appeals to Israeli officials.
—Tal Shalev, CNN Money, 28 Apr. 2026
Mercury News & East Bay Times Editorial Boards, Mercury News, 7 May 2026
Companies should be required to disclose how their algorithms promote content to minors and be held responsible for knowingly amplifying harmful material, including content linked to self-harm, exploitation, or harassment.
—Linh Tat, Oc Register, 4 May 2026
One who is a felon or knowingly buys for one.
—Letters To The Editor, The Orlando Sentinel, 3 May 2026
Her The Wife nods and supports, all knowingly without deceiving the emotional truths of the narrative.
—Chris Feil, Vulture, 1 May 2026
The court will accept the pleas, find them knowingly and voluntarily made with the assistance of competent counsel.
—Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 1 May 2026
One of the most severe accusations lobbed by the group was that Tao and former Chief Business Officer Janea Marking knowingly obscured information about the impending financial crisis from the district board of trustees before approving a new contract with the Sacramento City Teachers Association.
—Jennah Pendleton, Sacbee.com, 30 Apr. 2026
The bill would also create criminal penalties for officials who knowingly misuse the system or falsify compliance, order a government audit of targeting practices and require new procedures to expand congressional access to FISA court proceedings.
—ABC News, 29 Apr. 2026
Jerusalem — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has accused Israel of knowingly allowing grain stolen by Russia to be unloaded at Israeli ports, threatening to impose sanctions on anyone involved in the shipments, which Kyiv says have continued despite multiple appeals to Israeli officials.
—Tal Shalev, CNN Money, 28 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for knowingly
Adverb
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Even so, the target demographic remains intentionally domestic.—
Nicholas Quah,
Vulture,
7 May 2026
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As in the games, the violence is intentionally over-the-top and cartoony, never aiming to even remotely approach realistic.—
Brendan Morrow,
USA Today,
7 May 2026
Adverb
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In keeping with the ultra-luxury playbook, the property is now being held off the market deliberately.—
Abby Montanez,
Robb Report,
5 May 2026
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And in 2023, Wilson deliberately took a below-market extension to give the front office flexibility.—
Kimberly Wilson,
Essence,
5 May 2026
Adverb
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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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But the series’ central character, played by Rachel Weisz, has enough nervous, itchy, manic energy to make the show’s narrative structure feel purposely unstable rather than safely smug.—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
4 May 2026
Cite this Entry
“Knowingly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/knowingly. Accessed 12 May. 2026.
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