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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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 -
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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Prouse's priority was to avoid any child feeling labeled or purposely assigned to a table that wasn't as academically strong.—
Valerie Mesa,
PEOPLE,
14 Oct. 2025
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Taken together, Showing Up and Night Moves thematically foreshadow Reichardt’s critique of James in The Mastermind by purposely pushing real-world problems to the margins.—
Robert Daniels,
Time,
10 Oct. 2025
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“Purposively.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/purposively. Accessed 21 Oct. 2025.
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