purposed

past tense of purpose

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of purposed The petition is purposed to ask voters in the April election if the village of Oak Park should provide a system for voters to recall a village president, clerk or trustee. — Cam'ron Hardy, Chicago Tribune, 18 Sep. 2026 The Albert re-purposed as much material as possible during its construction and restoration, reducing the hotel's carbon emissions by 40 percent. — 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
Verb
  • The location is intended to connect future air taxi services with existing ground transportation and airport facilities.
    — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 31 Oct. 2026
  • But whether researchers intended to serve their funders’ agenda on CCS or not, some say the effect has been undeniable.
    — Katie Worth, ProPublica, 30 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • Beehive’s planned 8,000-unit annual capacity reflects the production ambitions behind that strategy.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 30 Oct. 2026
  • With an adjacent property planned for a 1,000-unit residential subdivision on the Locust land that the family has leased for several years, a path to land ownership is critical to surviving development pressure.
    — Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 29 Oct. 2026

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“Purposed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/purposed. Accessed 5 Nov. 2026.

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