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 team missed a race because its engines didn't arrive and another when its trucks were stuck in traffic, was accused by one driver of knowingly fitting damaged steering to his car and was eventually excluded from F1 mid-season.
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ABC News, 4 Mar. 2026
Few women knowingly marry a monster.
—Literary Hub, 4 Mar. 2026
The plaintiffs accuse the tech companies of knowingly designing addictive products harmful to young users’ mental health.
—Shanshan Dong, NBC news, 27 Feb. 2026
Even if some users knowingly installed bandwidth-sharing apps in exchange for rewards, many did not receive clear disclosure about how their devices were being used.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 27 Feb. 2026
Were those and other writers knowingly lying to maintain their standing on the progressive team?
—Graham Hillard, The Washington Examiner, 27 Feb. 2026
Columbia Water sued dozens of PFAS manufacturers in an ongoing federal lawsuit filed in mid-2024, alleging the companies are knowingly and improperly disposing of PFAS through wastewater treatment plants upstream of the city’s intake pipes.
—Austin Fast, USA Today, 24 Feb. 2026
California prohibits online platforms from knowingly providing an addictive feed to a minor without parental consent.
—Gili Malinsky, CNBC, 23 Feb. 2026
Ten manufacturers of ultraprocessed foods are also facing a lawsuit, filed in December by San Francisco City Attorney David Chiu, that alleges companies knowingly engineered and marketed addictive, dangerous products while hiding the risks and causing a public health crisis.
—Sarah Koch, CBS News, 16 Feb. 2026
ABC News, 4 Mar. 2026
Few women knowingly marry a monster.
—Literary Hub, 4 Mar. 2026
The plaintiffs accuse the tech companies of knowingly designing addictive products harmful to young users’ mental health.
—Shanshan Dong, NBC news, 27 Feb. 2026
Even if some users knowingly installed bandwidth-sharing apps in exchange for rewards, many did not receive clear disclosure about how their devices were being used.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 27 Feb. 2026
Were those and other writers knowingly lying to maintain their standing on the progressive team?
—Graham Hillard, The Washington Examiner, 27 Feb. 2026
Columbia Water sued dozens of PFAS manufacturers in an ongoing federal lawsuit filed in mid-2024, alleging the companies are knowingly and improperly disposing of PFAS through wastewater treatment plants upstream of the city’s intake pipes.
—Austin Fast, USA Today, 24 Feb. 2026
California prohibits online platforms from knowingly providing an addictive feed to a minor without parental consent.
—Gili Malinsky, CNBC, 23 Feb. 2026
Ten manufacturers of ultraprocessed foods are also facing a lawsuit, filed in December by San Francisco City Attorney David Chiu, that alleges companies knowingly engineered and marketed addictive, dangerous products while hiding the risks and causing a public health crisis.
—Sarah Koch, CBS News, 16 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for knowingly
Adverb
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This sudden outburst earns her a pauper’s grave, after she’s hauled out of the restaurant and shoved, accidentally or intentionally, down the stairs.—
Alison Willmore,
Vulture,
5 Mar. 2026
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Not accidentally with a swollen or exploding battery, but intentionally with a miniature cigarette lighter built into the top.—
Eric Zeman,
PC Magazine,
5 Mar. 2026
Adverb
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Some of Fiedler’s fellow plaintiffs were charged with deliberately misidentifying people as gang members, but a judge later dismissed the case against them.—
City News Service,
Daily News,
11 Mar. 2026
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Trump would not deliberately help Massie after his remarkably personal attacks against the congressman and even his new wife last month.—
Naomi Lim,
The Washington Examiner,
11 Mar. 2026
Adverb
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The 5-foot-4 Smith was purposely being guarded by the 6-1 Robinson.—
Eric Sondheimer
Columnist
Follow,
Los Angeles Times,
2 Mar. 2026
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Agbim missed his first free throw but made the second, and then purposely shot at the front of the rim on the final attempt to run out the clock.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
28 Feb. 2026
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“Knowingly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/knowingly. Accessed 12 Mar. 2026.
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