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
One day, calling kids up to get pizza for a class lunch, the teacher repeatedly and purposely bungled her name.
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Borys Kit, HollywoodReporter, 30 Sep. 2025
In fact, the camera almost seems to purposely tilt up to reveal the second exit sign above her head, as if to call attention to it.
—Lauren Huff, Entertainment Weekly, 28 Sep. 2025
The process for people with intellectual disabilities is purposely set up to be less restrictive and provide longer-term support.
—Shelly Bradbury, Denver Post, 27 Sep. 2025
Gary Busey was sentenced to two years probation Thursday after previously pleading guilty to charges stemming from an incident where the actor purposely groped a woman’s buttocks at a New Jersey horror convention in 2022.
—Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 20 Sep. 2025
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Borys Kit, HollywoodReporter, 30 Sep. 2025
In fact, the camera almost seems to purposely tilt up to reveal the second exit sign above her head, as if to call attention to it.
—Lauren Huff, Entertainment Weekly, 28 Sep. 2025
The process for people with intellectual disabilities is purposely set up to be less restrictive and provide longer-term support.
—Shelly Bradbury, Denver Post, 27 Sep. 2025
Gary Busey was sentenced to two years probation Thursday after previously pleading guilty to charges stemming from an incident where the actor purposely groped a woman’s buttocks at a New Jersey horror convention in 2022.
—Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 20 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for purposely
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Sanders has since been charged with intentionally abandoning a child younger than 15 without intent to return, a third-degree felony charge in Texas, according to court documents.—
Bailey Richards,
PEOPLE,
26 Oct. 2025
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In February 2025, umpire Pat Hoberg was fired by MLB for sharing his legal sports gambling accounts with a friend who bet on baseball games and for intentionally deleting electronic messages pertinent to the league’s investigation.—
Ryan Canfield,
FOXNews.com,
25 Oct. 2025
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Perhaps its message is meant to be deliberately ambiguous—or maybe there’s no message at all.—
Shirley Li,
The Atlantic,
22 Oct. 2025
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The pending trial is one of many alleging that social media technology companies have deliberately created platforms and features that cause harm to younger users and damage their mental health.—
Samantha Subin,
CNBC,
21 Oct. 2025
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“Purposely.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/purposely. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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