1
as in resolute
fully committed to achieving a goal
a soft-spoken but purposeful criminal investigator
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2
as in deliberate
made, given, or done with full awareness of what one is doing
there's a difference between a purposeful lie and an accidental untruth
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Recent Examples of purposeful
And while the Bears made exploratory but purposeful calls to gauge trade-up possibilities, Poles couldn’t justify the price tag for jumping ahead of the Raiders at No. 6, even with the Browns open for business on trades at No. 5.
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Dan Wiederer, Chicago Tribune, 29 Apr. 2025
The popularity of the art hotel concept indicates a shift in tourism, where a subset of hotels seeks to offer more purposeful, and not just aesthetic, experiences.
—Ryan Craggs, Travel + Leisure, 29 Apr. 2025
Special touches, like metallic piping accents on the shoulder seam, add personality to this purposeful accessory.
—Pamela Brill, Parents, 22 May 2025
Review workloads with your managers to ensure employees are engaged in challenging, purposeful tasks aligned with your organizational goals.
—Johnny C. Taylor Jr, USA Today, 21 May 2025
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Dan Wiederer, Chicago Tribune, 29 Apr. 2025
The popularity of the art hotel concept indicates a shift in tourism, where a subset of hotels seeks to offer more purposeful, and not just aesthetic, experiences.
—Ryan Craggs, Travel + Leisure, 29 Apr. 2025
Special touches, like metallic piping accents on the shoulder seam, add personality to this purposeful accessory.
—Pamela Brill, Parents, 22 May 2025
Review workloads with your managers to ensure employees are engaged in challenging, purposeful tasks aligned with your organizational goals.
—Johnny C. Taylor Jr, USA Today, 21 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for purposeful
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Coupling calmness with resolute silence can be masterful.—
John Baldoni,
Forbes.com,
1 June 2025
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But as the match progressed, Djokovic – who turned 38 on Thursday – showed the kind of resolute determination which appeared to have deserted him of late, breaking Hurkacz four times in a tiebreak after each player had held serve throughout the second set.—
Jamie Barton,
CNN Money,
24 May 2025
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Going the extra mile should be thoughtful and deliberate, creating a lasting impact without breaking the bank.—
Jacob Orrin,
Forbes.com,
5 June 2025
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Investigators were left grasping at smoke, trying to make sense of a pattern that felt deliberate but remained elusive.—
JP Mangalindan,
Time,
4 June 2025
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David Becker | Getty Images News | Getty Images BEIJING — Chinese companies are so intent on global expansion that even the biggest stock offering to date on Shanghai’s tech-heavy STAR board counts the U.S. as one of its biggest markets, on par with China.—
Evelyn Cheng,
CNBC,
12 June 2025
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Or private equity investors intent on maximizing profits might decide to pick up Warner Bros.—
David Folkenflik,
NPR,
9 June 2025
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And these attempts to defend history cannot take hold if the public remains conscious of what history actually is all about.—
Jeffery Vacante,
Hartford Courant,
10 June 2025
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His mom, Natalie Hernandez, said the project instills positive life lessons, and teaches kids to be environmentally conscious.—
Yvette Fernandez,
NPR,
9 June 2025
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This could be the reason that Republicans seem determined to give them a tax cut.—
Gary Franks,
Hartford Courant,
14 June 2025
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His interest in the appraisals made by determined minds informed every issue of Lapham’s Quarterly.—
Donovan Hohn
June 13,
Literary Hub,
13 June 2025
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Jennifer Kellogg, who stayed with the couple the week of the killing, pleaded guilty to voluntary manslaughter and was sentenced to 17 years in prison, according to Antelope Valley Press.—
Emily Blackwood,
People.com,
7 June 2025
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McMahon announced roughly half the agency's workforce would be eliminated through a combination of mass layoffs and voluntary buyouts.—
Maureen Groppe,
USA Today,
7 June 2025
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In the decisive third set, Sabalenka double-faulted to give Gauff a break for 2-1. Gauff led 3-1 and had break points for 4-1 but Sabalenka held and then broke for 3-all.—
Adam Zagoria,
Forbes.com,
7 June 2025
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In the seventh, San Francisco landed its decisive blow.—
Justice delos Santos,
Mercury News,
5 June 2025
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By combining smart systems with intentional human touchpoints, the ProducifyX team combines speed with care in a way that clients say helps foster stronger matches and a more refined candidate experience.—
Wyles Daniel,
USA Today,
14 June 2025
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Shortly after, Kehl would fall to his death at a neighboring building — police have yet to say if the fall was intentional or accidental.—
Devoun Cetoute,
Miami Herald,
14 June 2025
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“Purposeful.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/purposeful. Accessed 18 Jun. 2025.
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