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
The process for people with intellectual disabilities is purposely set up to be less restrictive and provide longer-term support.
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Shelly Bradbury, Denver Post, 27 Sep. 2025
Gary Busey was sentenced to two years probation Thursday after previously pleading guilty to charges stemming from an incident where the actor purposely groped a woman’s buttocks at a New Jersey horror convention in 2022.
—Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 20 Sep. 2025
Like in 1971, when UF’s defense purposely let UM score so the Gators quarterback could get the ball back and break a passing record.
—Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 17 Sep. 2025
Mannequin Skin Hair may have gone big this season, but skin went simple, and purposely so.
—Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 16 Sep. 2025
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Shelly Bradbury, Denver Post, 27 Sep. 2025
Gary Busey was sentenced to two years probation Thursday after previously pleading guilty to charges stemming from an incident where the actor purposely groped a woman’s buttocks at a New Jersey horror convention in 2022.
—Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 20 Sep. 2025
Like in 1971, when UF’s defense purposely let UM score so the Gators quarterback could get the ball back and break a passing record.
—Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 17 Sep. 2025
Mannequin Skin Hair may have gone big this season, but skin went simple, and purposely so.
—Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 16 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for purposely
Recent Examples of Synonyms for purposely
Adverb
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However, unlike beer or cheese, where microbes are intentionally introduced and controlled, fermentation in cocoa beans is a spontaneous process and largely uncontrolled.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
18 Oct. 2025
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The report notes homeowners are gardening more intentionally—collecting rare cultivars, new foliage colors, and variegations with sustainability in mind for lasting beauty.—
Cameron Beall,
Southern Living,
17 Oct. 2025
Adverb
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But Nelson replied that while many provisions of the voting rights law did have time limits, Congress deliberately refused to put a time limit on this provision.—
Nina Totenberg,
NPR,
15 Oct. 2025
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Although the pace of fabric purchasing for collections has slowed because of fluctuations in the global economy, Kesim said that brands are doing this to manage their processes more deliberately.—
Angela Velasquez,
Sourcing Journal,
13 Oct. 2025
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“Purposely.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/purposely. Accessed 20 Oct. 2025.
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