as in intentionally
with full awareness of what one is doing
the Federal Reserve purposively controls the supply of money in order to keep a lid on inflation
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Adverb
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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 -
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
Adverb
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Washington hit the first of his three free throws but missed the second, which inspired him to purposely miss the third attempt.—
Eric Nehm,
New York Times,
11 Nov. 2025
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According to Adams, Koehler forced the woman from her upstairs bedroom down to downstairs, purposely disorienting her — the basis for the kidnapping charge he was also found guilty of.—
Grethel Aguila,
Miami Herald,
3 Nov. 2025
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“Purposively.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/purposively. Accessed 12 Nov. 2025.
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