1
as in intentionally
with full awareness of what one is doing
he purposefully chose the more difficult route to the mountain summit
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2
as in hard
with great effort or determination
strode purposefully into the boss's office, determined to ask for a raise
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One of the shoes was tied; the other was completely, and intentionally, unlaced.—
Charles Bethea,
New Yorker,
28 Apr. 2025 -
But this opening number is intentionally overstuffed.—
Matt Minton,
Variety,
28 Apr. 2025
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Even though the Trump administration has made no secret about its intentions to downsize and remake federal health agencies, many in the field of injury and violence prevention weren't expecting their corner of the CDC to be hit so hard.—
Will Stone,
NPR,
21 Apr. 2025
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And then there's the national security angle, which Google has been pushing harder since the start of the year.—
Ryan Whitwam,
ArsTechnica,
21 Apr. 2025
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Related article Damage to ancient Hadrian’s Wall confirmed after famous UK tree ‘deliberately felled’ Jon Stokes, director of trees, science and research at the Tree Council, said in the trust’s statement that ancient oaks can live up to 1,000 years.—
Olivia Kemp,
CNN Money,
17 Apr. 2025
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Along the way, Coogler deliberately lays out the geography of his small-town setting (sometimes one step at a time, via a couple long, unbroken shots) and builds his ensemble cast as the brothers assemble the staff and entertainment for opening night.—
A.A. Dowd,
Rolling Stone,
17 Apr. 2025
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Other hiring employers like Snapchat’s CEO, Evan Spiegel, purposely terrifies new hires by setting them up to fail on their first day on the job.—
Bryan Robinson,
Forbes.com,
16 Apr. 2025
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The glasses themselves were objectively rather dull, utilitarian in design and purposely plain.—
Sam Reed,
Glamour,
15 Apr. 2025
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Market players are listening intently to any guidance by CEO on the round of quarterly earnings now underway.—
Jill Goldsmith,
Deadline,
29 Apr. 2025
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Listen intently to your health when Mars challenges Pluto.—
USA TODAY,
USA Today,
26 Apr. 2025
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These agents can continuously oversee transactions and customer activities to ensure adherence to regulatory requirements.—
Craig Costigan,
Forbes.com,
24 Apr. 2025
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One proactive step is to consider personal data removal services, which specialize in continuously monitoring and removing your information from various online databases and websites.—
Kurt Knutsson, CyberGuy Report,
FOXNews.com,
22 Apr. 2025
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“Purposefully.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/purposefully. Accessed 2 May. 2025.
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