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
With three games remaining in the regular season and Mahomes sidelined because of a knee injury, some fans are hoping the team will purposely tank to help its draft position.
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Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 19 Dec. 2025
Stolen cargo off the backs of trucks, awaiting loading, being purposely sent to the wrong location, or being ambushed at stoplights leads to higher insurance costs for shippers and higher expenses for companies moving their products, according to Spear.
—Anna Giaritelli, The Washington Examiner, 17 Dec. 2025
She shouldn't be forced to have a shitty weekend to please people that purposely excluded her.
—Ashlyn Robinette, PEOPLE, 12 Dec. 2025
Intoxication Consuming large amounts of nutmeg, or purposely using it for recreational drug purposes, is a dangerous practice.
—Cristina Mutchler, Verywell Health, 5 Dec. 2025
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Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 19 Dec. 2025
Stolen cargo off the backs of trucks, awaiting loading, being purposely sent to the wrong location, or being ambushed at stoplights leads to higher insurance costs for shippers and higher expenses for companies moving their products, according to Spear.
—Anna Giaritelli, The Washington Examiner, 17 Dec. 2025
She shouldn't be forced to have a shitty weekend to please people that purposely excluded her.
—Ashlyn Robinette, PEOPLE, 12 Dec. 2025
Intoxication Consuming large amounts of nutmeg, or purposely using it for recreational drug purposes, is a dangerous practice.
—Cristina Mutchler, Verywell Health, 5 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for purposely
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Dispatch audio obtained by PEOPLE confirmed that Kneeland’s girlfriend dialed 911, afraid that the football star would intentionally harm himself.—
Angel Saunders,
PEOPLE,
7 Nov. 2025
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The city of Craig has agreed to pay $300,000 to settle claims brought by a man who suffered major injuries after a law enforcement officer intentionally plowed into him with an SUV.—
Sam Tabachnik,
Denver Post,
7 Nov. 2025
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Judge Richard Taranto, writing in dissent, countered that Congress had deliberately given presidents broad discretion under IEEPA to handle emergencies involving national security or foreign commerce.—
Robert Alexander,
MSNBC Newsweek,
5 Nov. 2025
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Still, humans have done more damage by deliberately planting the honeysuckle in the first place, some say.—
Sophie Hartley,
IndyStar,
5 Nov. 2025
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“Purposely.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/purposely. Accessed 9 Jan. 2026.
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