as intended
idiom
: in the way that has been planned
If everything goes as intended, he will graduate this spring.
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Mission controllers will spend the coming days verifying that the satellite is functioning correctly and that all its systems are working as intended.
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Matthew Glasser, ABC News, 30 Apr. 2025
Sometimes a pairing that looks great on paper doesn’t work as intended.
—Jeff Gluck, New York Times, 26 Apr. 2025
Despite the research that went into Affleck’s portrayal, not all audiences have received the performance as intended.
—Glenn Garner, Deadline, 25 Apr. 2025
But instead of bringing her back to Louisiana as intended, Lozier later dropped the woman off to a detention center in Mississippi, officials said.
—Jennifer Rodriguez, Kansas City Star, 24 Apr. 2025
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Matthew Glasser, ABC News, 30 Apr. 2025
Sometimes a pairing that looks great on paper doesn’t work as intended.
—Jeff Gluck, New York Times, 26 Apr. 2025
Despite the research that went into Affleck’s portrayal, not all audiences have received the performance as intended.
—Glenn Garner, Deadline, 25 Apr. 2025
But instead of bringing her back to Louisiana as intended, Lozier later dropped the woman off to a detention center in Mississippi, officials said.
—Jennifer Rodriguez, Kansas City Star, 24 Apr. 2025
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“As intended.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/as%20intended. Accessed 11 May. 2025.
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