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
Taylor McIntyre, Travel + Leisure, 31 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for purposed
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Among the city’s primary efforts in the area is the East Riverside Corridor Planning Initiative, a project aimed at updating two documents intended to guide the area's future.—
Alex Driggars,
Austin American Statesman,
14 Feb. 2026
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The hearings are ostensibly intended to gather information, all of which will be summarized in a white paper being written by researchers at the Terner Center for Housing Innovation at UC Berkeley.—
Ben Christopher,
Los Angeles Times,
14 Feb. 2026
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The ailing astronaut and the three others returned to Earth more than a month sooner than planned.—
Marcia Dunn,
Los Angeles Times,
15 Feb. 2026
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Crew-12 is a replacement crew for Crew-11, a team of four astronauts who returned to Earth earier than planned last month in what was the first-ever medical evacuation of the space station.—
Josh Dinner,
Space.com,
14 Feb. 2026
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“Purposed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/purposed. Accessed 18 Feb. 2026.
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