as in intentionally
with full awareness of what one is doing
the real estate agent purposely withheld information that would have discouraged us from buying the property
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Recent Examples of purposely
All of this is to say Algeria purposely scoring an own goal late to benefit itself may not be out of the question.
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Ryan Morik,
FOXNews.com,
27 June 2026
The red brick and limestone structure cuts a stately, purposely demure profile.
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Tori Latham,
Robb Report,
25 June 2026
The others purposely daw-dled on the short walk from Mathew Street to Whitechapel, stopping at both the two pubs that lay en route.
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Andy Greene,
Rolling Stone,
18 June 2026
Scrutiny into Miranda’s Rescue emerged last month after the Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office began investigating the facility in response to evidence uncovered by two local women that the owner of the rescue had allegedly purposely shot dogs on his property.
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Caelyn Pender,
Mercury News,
18 June 2026
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Ryan Morik,
FOXNews.com,
27 June 2026
The red brick and limestone structure cuts a stately, purposely demure profile.
—
Tori Latham,
Robb Report,
25 June 2026
The others purposely daw-dled on the short walk from Mathew Street to Whitechapel, stopping at both the two pubs that lay en route.
—
Andy Greene,
Rolling Stone,
18 June 2026
Scrutiny into Miranda’s Rescue emerged last month after the Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office began investigating the facility in response to evidence uncovered by two local women that the owner of the rescue had allegedly purposely shot dogs on his property.
—
Caelyn Pender,
Mercury News,
18 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for purposely
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Balogun stepped on an ankle of Muharemovic, apparently not intentionally.
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Mujagić said the band intentionally shot the video low-budget.
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What isn’t measured is how much is entered that no human deliberately selected.
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The highest number of fatal attacks, the study found, occurred after high-risk behaviors, including deliberately entering waterways known to contain alligators.
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“Purposely.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/purposely. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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