as in intentionally
with full awareness of what one is doing
the real estate agent purposely withheld information that would have discouraged us from buying the property
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Recent Examples of purposely
Winter Haven owner Mitchell Maxwell purposely stacked his 15- man roster with former Boston Red Sox players.
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Roger Simmons, The Orlando Sentinel, 9 Mar. 2026
The 5-foot-4 Smith was purposely being guarded by the 6-1 Robinson.
—Eric Sondheimer
columnist
follow, Los Angeles Times, 2 Mar. 2026
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, 28 Feb. 2026
Then, purposely focus on slowing your breathing.
—Helen Carefoot, Flow Space, 23 Feb. 2026
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Roger Simmons, The Orlando Sentinel, 9 Mar. 2026
The 5-foot-4 Smith was purposely being guarded by the 6-1 Robinson.
—Eric Sondheimer
columnist
follow, Los Angeles Times, 2 Mar. 2026
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, 28 Feb. 2026
Then, purposely focus on slowing your breathing.
—Helen Carefoot, Flow Space, 23 Feb. 2026
See All Example Sentences for purposely
Recent Examples of Synonyms for purposely
Adverb
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His practice can be intentionally repetitive, reflecting the monotony of cancer treatment, and inspires viewers to meditate with the movement.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
13 Mar. 2026
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The variety of these designs show Radić to be an architect who defies categorization — and one who intentionally eschews a signature style.—
Oscar Holland,
CNN Money,
12 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
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“Purposely.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/purposely. Accessed 17 Mar. 2026.
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