willfully

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for willfully
Adverb
  • Left in to try and soak up some more outs for an overworked bullpen, Banda gave up a single and walked two (one intentionally) to load the bases again in the sixth inning.
    Bill Plunkett, Oc Register, 10 May 2025
  • The dot can also appear if someone has activated the camera intentionally during a cyberattack, for example using spyware.
    Kate O'Flaherty, Forbes.com, 9 May 2025
Adverb
  • Prosecutors say Read deliberately hit O’Keefe, 46, outside the home a fellow cop and left him for dead in a drunken rage.
    Christopher Cann, USA Today, 14 May 2025
  • Many couples had deliberately filed taxes separately for years to avoid having a higher combined income drive up their monthly student loan payments.
    Shahar Ziv, Forbes.com, 13 May 2025
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“Willfully.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/willfully. Accessed 23 May. 2025.

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