as in intentionally
with full awareness of what one is doing
deliberately chose to break the rules
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Recent Examples of deliberately
They must be deliberately built into how companies operate.
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Christopher Vollmer, Fortune, 9 Feb. 2026
And while there wont be any stars, the league carefully and deliberately included pop cultural references from the child’s room at the center of the video, including action figures of Spider Man, Black Panther, and Optimum Prime, not to mention some genuine NFL apparel, courtesy of Fanatics.
—Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 8 Feb. 2026
When fear is deliberately amplified, violence often follows.
—Valeng Cha, Twin Cities, 8 Feb. 2026
Instead, it was deliberately limited to repeatable, early-stage tasks.
—Matt Emma, USA Today, 8 Feb. 2026
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Christopher Vollmer, Fortune, 9 Feb. 2026
And while there wont be any stars, the league carefully and deliberately included pop cultural references from the child’s room at the center of the video, including action figures of Spider Man, Black Panther, and Optimum Prime, not to mention some genuine NFL apparel, courtesy of Fanatics.
—Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 8 Feb. 2026
When fear is deliberately amplified, violence often follows.
—Valeng Cha, Twin Cities, 8 Feb. 2026
Instead, it was deliberately limited to repeatable, early-stage tasks.
—Matt Emma, USA Today, 8 Feb. 2026
See All Example Sentences for deliberately
Recent Examples of Synonyms for deliberately
Adverb
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Drift racers intentionally oversteer to the point of losing traction while maintaining control of the car.—
Brady MacDonald,
Oc Register,
5 Feb. 2026
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The data includes accounts that former employees intentionally leave in their old plan, for example, to take advantage of lower fees or stronger creditor protections relative to IRAs.—
Sarah Agostino,
CNBC,
4 Feb. 2026
Adverb
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As the name suggests, a prescribed fire is when a predetermined area is purposely burned under certain pre-planned conditions.—
Brayden Garcia,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
6 Feb. 2026
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Many of the ones that were found appear to have been purposely discarded.—
Andrea Margolis,
FOXNews.com,
5 Feb. 2026
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“Deliberately.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deliberately. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.
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