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
Some purists, however, insist there were only 15 Benedicts, purposely omitting Benedict X, who was elected in 1058 but later determined to be an antipope and replaced in less than a year by Nicholas II.
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Christopher Watson, ABC News, 21 Apr. 2025
In an effort to stay more on top of the ball at the plate this year, Muncy spent his offseason purposely trying to hit grounders and low line drives.
—Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 17 Apr. 2025
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
The glasses themselves were objectively rather dull, utilitarian in design and purposely plain.
—Sam Reed, Glamour, 15 Apr. 2025
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Christopher Watson, ABC News, 21 Apr. 2025
In an effort to stay more on top of the ball at the plate this year, Muncy spent his offseason purposely trying to hit grounders and low line drives.
—Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 17 Apr. 2025
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
The glasses themselves were objectively rather dull, utilitarian in design and purposely plain.
—Sam Reed, Glamour, 15 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for purposely
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Geragos said that Hochman intentionally reassigned Theberge and Lunsford, viewed as Menendez sympathizers, to another office.—
Peter D'Abrosca , Michael Ruiz,
FOXNews.com,
28 Apr. 2025
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The choice was binary when Judge came to the plate, Schneider said, pitch carefully or intentionally walk.—
Mitch Bannon,
New York Times,
28 Apr. 2025
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Sea salt sprays lend to instant movement and light hold for your hair—no heat required, for deliberately undone glamour.—
Conçetta Ciarlo,
Vogue,
1 May 2025
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But while the Trump administration has deliberately undone or reversed many of Biden's EV policies, the Joint Office does not appear to have been singled out for dismantling: There were no executive orders against it, and no indication of office-specific layoffs.—
Camila Domonoske,
NPR,
1 May 2025
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“Purposely.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/purposely. Accessed 4 May. 2025.
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