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as in planned
to have in mind as a purpose or goal
early on she had designed to a top position in a major insurance company
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as in prepared
to work out the details of (something) in advance
the foreman designed a better layout for the factory floor to improve efficiency
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Recent Examples of designed
Taylor O’Connor 25, Kansas City Star, 25 Mar. 2026
With designed runs, Iamaleava can take the next leap of his career.
—Benjamin Royer, Daily News, 18 Jan. 2026
Alora Bopray, USA Today, 4 Apr. 2026
Organic pesticides can still have environmental impacts because they are designed to control living organisms.
—Anthony Reardon, Kansas City Star, 4 Apr. 2026
It’s designed to help locals and visitors discover the wide range of pizza styles available in the community, according to a news release.
—Mike Danahey, Chicago Tribune, 3 Apr. 2026
Between the casting and the secrecy, this movie got the full A24 treatment, designed to generate conversation.
—Hannah Jocelyn, New Yorker, 3 Apr. 2026
Officials and defense analysts have long said that the constraint is not simply funding, but structural limits in a defense industrial base designed for predictable demand rather than rapid wartime expansion.
—CBS News, 28 Mar. 2026
Enter Twinpalms Bangtao Phuket Tented Resort, the hideaway designed for those yearning for escapism.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 Mar. 2026
It's also designed for energy efficiency (but ships without a heatsink or heat spreader).
—George Yang, PC Magazine, 28 Mar. 2026
This language and these images have been backed up by the actions of the Hungarian state, each one designed to reinforce Fidesz propaganda.
—Anne Applebaum, The Atlantic, 27 Mar. 2026
Adjective
Instead, Messer said the Planning Department would like to see the city use the land as a pilot for the Portfolio Homes program — a free selection of pre-designed and pre-approved, small scale home building plans at no cost to a resident or developer.
—Taylor O’Connor 25, Kansas City Star, 25 Mar. 2026
With designed runs, Iamaleava can take the next leap of his career.
—Benjamin Royer, Daily News, 18 Jan. 2026
Verb
Mattress slackers do have an excuse, however, since some of the newer mattress-in-a-box brands aren't designed to flip.
—Alora Bopray, USA Today, 4 Apr. 2026
Organic pesticides can still have environmental impacts because they are designed to control living organisms.
—Anthony Reardon, Kansas City Star, 4 Apr. 2026
It’s designed to help locals and visitors discover the wide range of pizza styles available in the community, according to a news release.
—Mike Danahey, Chicago Tribune, 3 Apr. 2026
Between the casting and the secrecy, this movie got the full A24 treatment, designed to generate conversation.
—Hannah Jocelyn, New Yorker, 3 Apr. 2026
Officials and defense analysts have long said that the constraint is not simply funding, but structural limits in a defense industrial base designed for predictable demand rather than rapid wartime expansion.
—CBS News, 28 Mar. 2026
Enter Twinpalms Bangtao Phuket Tented Resort, the hideaway designed for those yearning for escapism.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 Mar. 2026
It's also designed for energy efficiency (but ships without a heatsink or heat spreader).
—George Yang, PC Magazine, 28 Mar. 2026
This language and these images have been backed up by the actions of the Hungarian state, each one designed to reinforce Fidesz propaganda.
—Anne Applebaum, The Atlantic, 27 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for designed
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Prior to the translunar injection, the crew completed a perigee raise burn to position the spacecraft in the correct orbital geometry for the maneuver, ensuring the engine firing would place Orion precisely on its intended path.—
Greg Wehner,
FOXNews.com,
3 Apr. 2026
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A little skin of the upper leg being shown outside of its intended context, that’s when the neighbors take it upon themselves to call her out of her name.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
3 Apr. 2026
Verb
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The Breakfast Ride and Cowboy Cookout are two unique dining experiences the whole family will love, and adult guests will appreciate the new spa planned for late 2027.—
Julie Bielenberg,
USA Today,
4 Apr. 2026
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Harrison, who declined to discuss his friend’s personal life, had a T-shirt made for Friday night’s vigil in Metayer’s honor at Coral Springs City Hall, one of several planned around South Florida in the coming days.—
Amanda Rosa,
Miami Herald,
4 Apr. 2026
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Billing records show he was involved with the case soon after, as the firm prepared to bring it to the Supreme Court a second time.—
Edmund H. Mahony,
Hartford Courant,
31 Mar. 2026
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Teams conducted testing, prepared the site, and then deployed the system inside the facility.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
31 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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The Horned Frogs can play fast in spurts, but typically TCU uses a more deliberate pace on offense, using multiple ball screens to create the right look for Miles or her teammates.—
Steven Johnson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
30 Mar. 2026
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The Leo moon supports your deliberate withdrawal.—
USA TODAY,
USA Today,
29 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Massive investments in weapons and technology A significant portion of the funding is aimed at strengthening military capabilities.—
Sujita Sinha,
Interesting Engineering,
3 Apr. 2026
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The curriculum also includes resistance techniques aimed at helping troops endure interrogation and psychological pressure if captured.—
Luis Martinez,
ABC News,
3 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Olitzky and Marder recently returned from a listening tour of Israel and the West Bank, organized by the nonpartisan group Encounter.—
Eyal Press,
New Yorker,
30 Mar. 2026
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The hunger strike starts on April 10 and is organized by the Zero Burn Coalition, working with a medical team along the way.—
Frankie McLister,
CBS News,
29 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Private museum tours, sandal-making workshops, and boat trips to the nearby islands of Aegina and Kea (where another One&Only opens in 2024) can be arranged.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
5 Apr. 2026
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The Uncollected Letters of Virginia Woolf, weighing in at a thousand pages and containing over 1,400 letters (additions to the 3,766 letters that were published in six volumes, edited by Nigel Nicolson and Joanne Trautmann, between 1975 and 1980), is arranged alphabetically by correspondent.—
Hermione Lee,
The New York Review of Books,
4 Apr. 2026
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First canals and then locks were devised to guide boats around the falls.—
Adam Sachs,
Condé Nast Traveler,
28 Mar. 2026
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Suno devised all the vocals, instrumentation, arrangements, production, mixing and mastering for all of Tempchin’s songs on both those albums.—
George Varga,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
22 Mar. 2026
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“Designed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/designed. Accessed 5 Apr. 2026.
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