as in intentionally
with full awareness of what one is doing
the puzzle was designedly difficult to decipher
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Adverb
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The low-slung ceilings and exposed concrete are intentionally left to recall the past.—
Susan Stapleton,
USA TODAY,
3 Feb. 2025 -
To compensate for the lean, higher floors were intentionally poured out of alignment, in the opposite direction.—
Eric Lach,
The New Yorker,
3 Feb. 2025
Adverb
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There are no big jump scares, the atmosphere is deliberately mundane, and the mood is more melancholic than terrifying.—
David Sims,
The Atlantic,
25 Jan. 2025
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But then, footage from her own surveillance cameras shows the kids deliberately taunting her, shaking their butts in her direction.—
Peter Debruge,
Variety,
25 Jan. 2025
Adverb
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Bernick says the act was purposely written to be sweeping and broad in scope.—
Brian Bennett,
TIME,
22 Jan. 2025
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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
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“Designedly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/designedly. Accessed 6 Feb. 2025.
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