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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Even so, Mizrahi remembers purposely staying out of the editing room as much as possible.
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Anna Tingley, Variety, 28 Jan. 2025
Bernick says the act was purposely written to be sweeping and broad in scope.
—Brian Bennett, TIME, 22 Jan. 2025
Given the current turbulent DEI environment, there’s much at stake in terms of the liability exposure and reputation of the company and its officers and directors should the company make an uninformed or purposely controversial decision.
—Michael Peregrine, Forbes, 17 Jan. 2025
The Traitors purposely put one of their own in one of the coffins in order to throw everyone off the scent.
—Ross Raihala, Twin Cities, 17 Jan. 2025
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Anna Tingley, Variety, 28 Jan. 2025
Bernick says the act was purposely written to be sweeping and broad in scope.
—Brian Bennett, TIME, 22 Jan. 2025
Given the current turbulent DEI environment, there’s much at stake in terms of the liability exposure and reputation of the company and its officers and directors should the company make an uninformed or purposely controversial decision.
—Michael Peregrine, Forbes, 17 Jan. 2025
The Traitors purposely put one of their own in one of the coffins in order to throw everyone off the scent.
—Ross Raihala, Twin Cities, 17 Jan. 2025
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“Purposely.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/purposely. Accessed 10 Feb. 2025.
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