as in deliberately
with full awareness of what one is doing
the witness intentionally gave misleading answers to the questions
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Recent Examples of intentionally
For the bourbon industry, these trade deals with the two largest global markets likely mean a loss of international sales and a hit to key markets companies have intentionally worked to develop over the past decade.
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Olivia Evans, Louisville Courier Journal, 1 Aug. 2025
Aside from Liquid Glass, some of the other watchOS 26 changes are intentionally subtle.
—Andrew Gebhart, PC Magazine, 31 July 2025
The performer then went on to use her faux-confusion as a jumping off point, saying that Rowling intentionally misled readers about her own gender at the outset of her career.
—Stephen Daw, Billboard, 31 July 2025
The blame falls squarely on Ortegas, who intentionally sped up enough to force the issue by allowing the Klingons to spot the Federation ship.
—Keith Phipps, Vulture, 31 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for intentionally
Adverb
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The space had been carved out deliberately where Black joy, creative experimentation, and culinary storytelling could thrive in full bloom.—
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That means going beyond tests for self-harm and deliberately simulating interactions involving conditions like mania, psychosis, and OCD to assess how the models respond.—
Adverb
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That at least some of the wood was actually stained concrete and steel didn’t seem to register for most visitors, whose attention was purposely guided outside.—
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Horn and Jackson purposely did their warmup drills catching the ball near Young on Wednesday.—
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“Intentionally.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/intentionally. Accessed 8 Aug. 2025.
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