as in conscious
made, given, or done with full awareness of what one is doing
a hard-nosed industrialist with a willed indifference to public opinion
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as in bequeathed
to give by means of a will
willed their house to their adult children
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as in pleased
to see fit
do as you will—I wash my hands of the whole affair
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Recent Examples of willed
Erica Downs, Foreign Affairs, 24 Nov. 2025
Behind a strong willed business demeanor, however, lay a heart of gold.
—Christopher Rudolph, PEOPLE, 23 Nov. 2025
Miami Herald, 28 Dec. 2025
Well knowing their season was on the line Sunday, the Kansas City Chiefs willed their way to overtime by scoring 11 unanswered points.
—Kansas City Star, 23 Nov. 2025
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Adjective
China will rightly see the United States as weak willed, unwilling to hold to its convictions or commitments.
—Erica Downs, Foreign Affairs, 24 Nov. 2025
Behind a strong willed business demeanor, however, lay a heart of gold.
—Christopher Rudolph, PEOPLE, 23 Nov. 2025
Verb
Has Quinn Ewers willed it alive?
—Miami Herald, 28 Dec. 2025
Well knowing their season was on the line Sunday, the Kansas City Chiefs willed their way to overtime by scoring 11 unanswered points.
—Kansas City Star, 23 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for willed
Adjective
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Clearly, Epson is targeting a design-conscious user, competing more with lifestyle projectors like Samsung’s Freestyle canister flavors than traditional home theater projectors.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
27 Feb. 2026
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Democrats see an opportunity to steer the health-conscious movement back to their side.—
Garrett Downs,
CNBC,
27 Feb. 2026
Verb
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When Greville died, the earrings were bequeathed to the Queen Mother, who then, along with her husband King George VI, gave Princess Elizabeth the pair of earrings for her wedding day.—
Rachel Burchfield,
InStyle,
23 Feb. 2026
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When Greville died, the earrings were part of an extraordinary collection of jewels that were bequeathed to Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother.—
Stephanie Bridger-Linning,
Vanity Fair,
22 Feb. 2026
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Even Irving Langmuir joined in on the praise of his associate, which no doubt pleased her immensely.—
Natalia Sánchez Loayza,
Scientific American,
26 Feb. 2026
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That message has pleased some on the right, who have praised Paramount over its decision to buy The Free Press, cut ties with Stephen Colbert, and bring back one of the president’s favorite film franchises.—
Max Tani,
semafor.com,
23 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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My role is to ensure our liquidity levels and capital deployment remain intentional and deliberate.—
Alex Crippen,
CNBC,
1 Mar. 2026
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If that effort fails, prosecutors could seek to retry Garcia Torres on the murder charge, but they would not be allowed to rely on the prior kidnapping allegations or theories of willful, deliberate and premeditated murder, according to the ruling.—
Robert Salonga,
Mercury News,
28 Feb. 2026
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The Stars wanted an interference call on the Predators on the zone entry, but didn’t get it.—
Lia Assimakopoulos,
Dallas Morning News,
1 Mar. 2026
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When the horn sounded to end Friday night’s City Section Open Division boys’ basketball final, the first person OJ and EJ Popoola wanted to hug was their father, Chris.—
Steve Galluzzo,
Los Angeles Times,
28 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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Nearly two-thirds of children detained by ICE were eventually deported, and almost 1 in 10 left the country when their parents accepted voluntary departure, according to an AP analysis of the latest comprehensive data.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
1 Mar. 2026
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Dave Jones, a former California insurance commissioner, opposed the exemption, arguing that the Department of Insurance’s climate disclosure program is described as voluntary and does not require full reporting of emissions.—
Chaewon Chung,
Sacbee.com,
28 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Premier Li Qiang told Merz that China wished to cooperate in areas such as automobiles and chemicals as well as emerging fields including artificial intelligence and biomedicine.—
Reuters,
NBC news,
26 Feb. 2026
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The Hawks wished Young nothing but the best.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
25 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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The indictment alleges that false and fraudulent records were provided as part of the scheme, and that none of the money was used for the intended purpose.—
Paula Wethington,
CBS News,
27 Feb. 2026
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Charlie McAvoy was there at center ice to pick it off, but the puck bounced off his stick blade and continued on its intended trajectory to Marchenko, who beat Korpisalo on a clean breakaway.—
Steve Conroy,
Boston Herald,
27 Feb. 2026
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“Willed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/willed. Accessed 4 Mar. 2026.
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