as in intentionally
with full awareness of what one is doing
deliberately chose to break the rules
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Recent Examples of deliberately
Israeli Sabotage Araghchi accused Israel of deliberately sabotaging progress between Tehran and Washington.
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Amir Daftari, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 July 2025
For innovation to thrive, teams must deliberately protect and promote a diversity of ideas, according to the researchers.
—Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 7 July 2025
The problem is systemic rather than deliberately malicious.
—Zain Verjee, semafor.com, 7 July 2025
The Israeli newspaper Haaretz quoted anonymous soldiers who said they were ordered to deliberately open fire at unarmed crowds on their way to the food sites.
—Anas Baba, NPR, 6 July 2025
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Amir Daftari, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 July 2025
For innovation to thrive, teams must deliberately protect and promote a diversity of ideas, according to the researchers.
—Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 7 July 2025
The problem is systemic rather than deliberately malicious.
—Zain Verjee, semafor.com, 7 July 2025
The Israeli newspaper Haaretz quoted anonymous soldiers who said they were ordered to deliberately open fire at unarmed crowds on their way to the food sites.
—Anas Baba, NPR, 6 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for deliberately
Adverb
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This flexibility in the rules was created intentionally, according to the 75 Hard website.—
Lynsey Eidell,
People.com,
9 July 2025
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And with Williams’s departure, the bridge between product innovation and executive leadership has been intentionally dismantled.—
Nate Bennett,
Forbes.com,
9 July 2025
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According to the publication, cameras are always considered in the making of the house — beds are built on platforms to stop players from hiding under them and doors purposely don’t open wide enough to shield players from the devices.—
Caroline Blair,
People.com,
11 July 2025
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In your experience, do people fidget to purposely get non-conclusive results?—
Tony Maglio,
HollywoodReporter,
8 July 2025
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“Deliberately.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deliberately. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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