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
Players, journalists and fans all played their parts, knowingly performing for each other.
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Jerry Brewer, New York Times, 3 Feb. 2026
Any organization that breaks the law would be permanently barred from receiving any state or local funding, and any employee who knowingly participates in or directs a violation of the law would be guilty of a felony.
—Ari Fife, The Frontier, 31 Jan. 2026
Federal agents raided Zipps Sports Grill locations following a tip that the company was knowingly hiring undocumented workers.
—Daniel Gonzalez, AZCentral.com, 29 Jan. 2026
Knox, who committed to wrestle at Rutgers University, and his dad were initially charged with simple assault for purposely/knowingly causing bodily injury after a brawl broke out at Collingswood High School on February.
—Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 29 Jan. 2026
Keeping him in power is like performing surgery and knowingly leaving a cancerous tumor behind.
—Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 29 Jan. 2026
The lawsuit alleges that the tech companies knowingly designed features such as auto play and infinite scroll to make their platforms addictive, leading to mental health issues.
—Stephen Desaulniers,jonathan Vanian, CNBC, 27 Jan. 2026
TikTok has reached a confidential settlement to exit a landmark trial in Los Angeles billed as the first of thousands of similar cases brought by plaintiffs alleging social media platforms knowingly engineered their products to be addictive to young users.
—Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 27 Jan. 2026
Six days earlier, the network had settled a lawsuit with Dominion Voting Systems, which alleged that Fox News hosts, including Carlson, had knowingly aired false accusations that the company’s voting machines were used to change vote totals in the 2020 Presidential election.
—Jason Zengerle, New Yorker, 24 Jan. 2026
Jerry Brewer, New York Times, 3 Feb. 2026
Any organization that breaks the law would be permanently barred from receiving any state or local funding, and any employee who knowingly participates in or directs a violation of the law would be guilty of a felony.
—Ari Fife, The Frontier, 31 Jan. 2026
Federal agents raided Zipps Sports Grill locations following a tip that the company was knowingly hiring undocumented workers.
—Daniel Gonzalez, AZCentral.com, 29 Jan. 2026
Knox, who committed to wrestle at Rutgers University, and his dad were initially charged with simple assault for purposely/knowingly causing bodily injury after a brawl broke out at Collingswood High School on February.
—Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 29 Jan. 2026
Keeping him in power is like performing surgery and knowingly leaving a cancerous tumor behind.
—Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 29 Jan. 2026
The lawsuit alleges that the tech companies knowingly designed features such as auto play and infinite scroll to make their platforms addictive, leading to mental health issues.
—Stephen Desaulniers,jonathan Vanian, CNBC, 27 Jan. 2026
TikTok has reached a confidential settlement to exit a landmark trial in Los Angeles billed as the first of thousands of similar cases brought by plaintiffs alleging social media platforms knowingly engineered their products to be addictive to young users.
—Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 27 Jan. 2026
Six days earlier, the network had settled a lawsuit with Dominion Voting Systems, which alleged that Fox News hosts, including Carlson, had knowingly aired false accusations that the company’s voting machines were used to change vote totals in the 2020 Presidential election.
—Jason Zengerle, New Yorker, 24 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for knowingly
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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The performance is deliberately showy, and some voters may feel the virtuosity outweighs emotional revelation.—
Clayton Davis,
Variety,
11 Feb. 2026
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There is another kind of voter fraud which has escaped the attention--whether accidentally or deliberately--of the media.—
Cal Thomas,
Arkansas Online,
10 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
Cite this Entry
“Knowingly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/knowingly. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.
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