as in intentionally
with full awareness of what one is doing
cannot convict unless the defendant knowingly committed perjury
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Recent Examples of knowingly
Hayes previously pleaded guilty to knowingly and willfully transmitting in interstate commerce a communication containing a threat to injure the person of another, according to prosecutors.
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Julia Marnin, Miami Herald, 12 Sep. 2025
The only thing that truly matters, and which simply must be established by the time the investigation is done, is whether Ballmer or any Clippers officials knowingly played a part in these deals that filled Leonard’s pockets.
—Sam Amick, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2025
Since 1986, employers have required to verify workers' eligibility to work, and can be fined or jailed if caught knowingly breaking the law.
—Trevor Hughes, USA Today, 10 Sep. 2025
The False Claims Act allows the Department of Justice to impose treble damages and significant penalties on companies that knowingly misstate compliance.
—Emil Sayegh, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
Other companies, like Intel, Nvidia, Oracle, Thermo Fisher, Motorola, Amazon Web Services, Microsoft, Western Digital, creator of mapping software ArcGIS Esri, and what was then Hewlett Packard, or HP, also sold technology or services knowingly to Chinese police or surveillance companies.
—Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 9 Sep. 2025
Brown-Smith, 23, is charged with knowingly operating a vehicle without a valid license, causing death.
—Chris Ramirez, jsonline.com, 9 Sep. 2025
North Carolina classifies bigamy as a Class I felony, and the charge can result in imprisonment for anyone who knowingly marries while still legally married to another person.
—Charlotte Phillipp, PEOPLE, 8 Sep. 2025
For their part, Kruse and Fialko claim Priscilla entered the contracts knowingly, benefitted from their services and then cut them off, in breach of their agreements, when her fortunes changes in the aftermath of Lisa Marie’s death.
—Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 5 Sep. 2025
Julia Marnin, Miami Herald, 12 Sep. 2025
The only thing that truly matters, and which simply must be established by the time the investigation is done, is whether Ballmer or any Clippers officials knowingly played a part in these deals that filled Leonard’s pockets.
—Sam Amick, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2025
Since 1986, employers have required to verify workers' eligibility to work, and can be fined or jailed if caught knowingly breaking the law.
—Trevor Hughes, USA Today, 10 Sep. 2025
The False Claims Act allows the Department of Justice to impose treble damages and significant penalties on companies that knowingly misstate compliance.
—Emil Sayegh, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
Other companies, like Intel, Nvidia, Oracle, Thermo Fisher, Motorola, Amazon Web Services, Microsoft, Western Digital, creator of mapping software ArcGIS Esri, and what was then Hewlett Packard, or HP, also sold technology or services knowingly to Chinese police or surveillance companies.
—Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 9 Sep. 2025
Brown-Smith, 23, is charged with knowingly operating a vehicle without a valid license, causing death.
—Chris Ramirez, jsonline.com, 9 Sep. 2025
North Carolina classifies bigamy as a Class I felony, and the charge can result in imprisonment for anyone who knowingly marries while still legally married to another person.
—Charlotte Phillipp, PEOPLE, 8 Sep. 2025
For their part, Kruse and Fialko claim Priscilla entered the contracts knowingly, benefitted from their services and then cut them off, in breach of their agreements, when her fortunes changes in the aftermath of Lisa Marie’s death.
—Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 5 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for knowingly
Adverb
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Giants pitcher Justin Verlander, who had just allowed four straight batters to hit the ball at least 97 MPH, intentionally walked Shohei Ohtani.—
Dan Freedman,
Forbes.com,
13 Sep. 2025
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With a base open, Melvin elected to intentionally walk one MVP in Shohei Ohtani to get to another MVP in Betts.—
Justice delos Santos,
Mercury News,
13 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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Remarkably, almost all of the forty or so core players survived their time here and avoided being deliberately gassed, although their main conductor did not survive.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
17 Sep. 2025
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But the best leaders don’t rush, deliberately slowing down to build their presence, become connected to those around them, and make better choices.—
Megan Poinski,
Forbes.com,
17 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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Mannequin Skin Hair may have gone big this season, but skin went simple, and purposely so.—
Kaleigh Werner,
Footwear News,
16 Sep. 2025
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Edges and hems were purposely left romantically unfinished and raw, with bodices falling off to reveal the construction underneath or skirt panels hanging asymmetrically exposing multiple layers.—
Blue Carreon,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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“Knowingly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/knowingly. Accessed 19 Sep. 2025.
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