as in intended
to have in mind as a purpose or goal
I've been purposing to fix that thing for some time now
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Recent Examples of purposed
The Albert re-purposed as much material as possible during its construction and restoration, reducing the hotel's carbon emissions by 40 percent.
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Taylor McIntyre, Travel + Leisure, 31 Dec. 2025
Rather than pilling it all on, the award season’s biggest showcase— the Oscars— purposed adornment with focus, a styling strategy not lost on brands whose red carpet images reverberate instantly around the globe.
—Thomas Waller, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2019
Taylor McIntyre, Travel + Leisure, 31 Dec. 2025
Rather than pilling it all on, the award season’s biggest showcase— the Oscars— purposed adornment with focus, a styling strategy not lost on brands whose red carpet images reverberate instantly around the globe.
—Thomas Waller, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for purposed
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The test flight is intended to provide critical performance data and operational experience for future Artemis missions, including landing American astronauts back on the Moon for the first time in more than 50 years.—
Jonathan Limehouse,
USA Today,
29 Mar. 2026
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But the stadium was never intended as Inter Miami’s permanent home.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
28 Mar. 2026
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After a kind gesture to airport employees in Georgia didn't go as planned, Tyler Perry found a workaround.—
Anthony Robledo,
USA Today,
28 Mar. 2026
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Rallies are also planned in more than a dozen other countries, from Europe to Latin America to Australia, Ezra Levin, a co-executive director of Indivisible, a group spearheading the events, said in an interview.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
28 Mar. 2026
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“Purposed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/purposed. Accessed 30 Mar. 2026.
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