as in deliberate
made, given, or done with full awareness of what one is doing
you may feign innocence, but I know that that last remark was an intended dig
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as in lover
the person to whom one is engaged to be married
after a bit of bickering, she and her intended have finally picked out a wedding site
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as in planned
to have in mind as a purpose or goal
an aspiring entrepreneur who intends to revolutionize the biotech industry
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as in meant
to communicate or convey (as an idea) to the mind
lawyers for both sides argued for days about what was intended by a particular phrase in the law
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Recent Examples of intended
Eugenie Brinkema,
ARTnews.com,
14 June 2026
The intended insult was Dorit’s payback after Sutton spent the season mocking her costar’s wallet size.
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Wendy Bowman,
Robb Report,
12 June 2026
Bailey Bujnosek,
InStyle,
12 Apr. 2026
Natasha Lebedeva,
NBC news,
3 July 2026
The animatrons, crafted from fiberglass, iron and rubber, are intended to take the place of live elephants in Hindu temples.
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ABC News,
3 July 2026
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Adjective
Nor is the tragicomic irony, which requires distance for a gap to emerge—that between an intended and a literal meaning.
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Eugenie Brinkema,
ARTnews.com,
14 June 2026
The intended insult was Dorit’s payback after Sutton spent the season mocking her costar’s wallet size.
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Wendy Bowman,
Robb Report,
12 June 2026
Noun
Once the intendeds did tie the knot, their love deepened into a lifetime of devotion and admiration.
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Bailey Bujnosek,
InStyle,
12 Apr. 2026
Verb
Negotiations are continuing toward a deal intended to bring about a longer-lasting peace, but several key sticking points remain.
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Natasha Lebedeva,
NBC news,
3 July 2026
The animatrons, crafted from fiberglass, iron and rubber, are intended to take the place of live elephants in Hindu temples.
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ABC News,
3 July 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for intended
Adjective
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The design is open and clean, with a deliberate choice to draw the surrounding scenery deep into the interior of the home.
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Prosecutors call Hearn’s actions a deliberate, violent act causing more than $1,000 in damage, and his attorneys denounce the case as an alarming misuse of government power.
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Lindsay's sister Nicole (Christy Carlson Romano) seems to be the first to notice the enemies-to-lovers sparks flying, especially as Philip slips a sparkly shoe onto Lindsey's foot.
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The track went viral on TikTok earlier this year, with longtime lovers of the musician remembering the hit, while younger fans may have discovered it for the first time.
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Nunez said investigators planned to interview an employee who was working at the business when the blaze began.
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Following the exercise, the Royal Navy capability team and the Air and Space Warfare Centre began analyzing the results, with additional testing potentially planned aboard HMS Queen Elizabeth.
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That has meant pursuing environmental certifications, cutting energy use with solar panels, and switching to lighter-weight bottles.
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Defendants have claimed the case is a strategic lawsuit against public participation, also known as a SLAPP suit, which legal experts say are meant to dissuade the public from vocal criticisms.
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The reason is that the administration has shrunk the requirements for reports of immunization from states, changing the reports from mandated to voluntary.
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Without control of committee gavels — and the subpoena power that comes with them — legislative inquiries from the Hill minority generally rely on the voluntary compliance from their targets to produce documents or testimony.
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Walker was abducted, raped, tortured and murdered after attending a Valentine’s Day dance with her boyfriend.
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Kravitz has been linked with onetime Swift boyfriend Harry Styles, who is currently in London on his Together, Together tour.
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All of them were aimed at creating new congressional district maps that favor their party.
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The House of Representatives easily approved bipartisan legislation aimed at protecting kids online, a significant step in a yearslong journey to rein in social media companies' interactions with children.
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Democrats may be looking at a different kind of red wave this year based on Tuesday night’s primary results, a throwback to when the color red signified not the Republican Party, but socialism.
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The acquisition of Celifie not only signified a major addition to the 2027 class, but also marked the start of the Bruins keeping homegrown talent in Los Angeles.
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“Intended.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/intended. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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