as in intentionally
with full awareness of what one is doing
deliberately chose to break the rules
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Berger mounts whispered conversations in shadowy hallways, deploys slow-motion sequences backed up by an operatic score, and builds striking tableaus of cardinals warily eyeing one another—elements that are then deliberately paired with hammy, self-aware dialogue.
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Shirley Li, The Atlantic, 30 Oct. 2024
The captivating mash-up of supernatural horror and human betrayal is deliberately paced, well acted all around, and enjoyably stark narratively and visually.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 30 Oct. 2024
Dimon has not endorsed a candidate Despite erroneous claims from the Trump camp that Dimon—a Harvard Business School grad—has endorsed the Republican candidate, the JPMorgan CEO has deliberately avoided expressing any opinion on either side thus far.
—Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 23 Oct. 2024
The key to The Wailing’s success is its deliberately slow pacing, which allows the tension to build gradually as Jong-goo’s investigation into the disease’s origin unfolds.
—Travis Bean, Forbes, 26 Oct. 2024
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Shirley Li, The Atlantic, 30 Oct. 2024
The captivating mash-up of supernatural horror and human betrayal is deliberately paced, well acted all around, and enjoyably stark narratively and visually.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 30 Oct. 2024
Dimon has not endorsed a candidate Despite erroneous claims from the Trump camp that Dimon—a Harvard Business School grad—has endorsed the Republican candidate, the JPMorgan CEO has deliberately avoided expressing any opinion on either side thus far.
—Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 23 Oct. 2024
The key to The Wailing’s success is its deliberately slow pacing, which allows the tension to build gradually as Jong-goo’s investigation into the disease’s origin unfolds.
—Travis Bean, Forbes, 26 Oct. 2024
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“Deliberately.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deliberately. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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