by design

idiom

: according to plan : by intention
The motor is loud by design.

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That’s by design to protect the privacy of the user’s messages, photos and other content. Clare Duffy, CNN Money, 18 Sep. 2025 Securing this future means enforcing Zero Trust for all actors—humans and agents—and ensuring that every action is attributable, auditable and governed intentionally by design. Eric Olden, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025 All of these subtle, automatic adjustments are happening by design, and some of them work better than others. ArsTechnica, 15 Sep. 2025 Prisons are oppressive places, by design, and this show paints a clear picture of that — one that does not allow those on the outside to ignore the plight of those on the inside. Ray Mark Rinaldi, Denver Post, 15 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for by design

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“By design.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/by%20design. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.

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