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
There will be no safe spaces for industries who harbor violent criminals or purposely try to undermine ICE's efforts.
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Nicole Sganga, CBS News, 17 June 2025
The Dutch driver boiled over after receiving the order, purposely hitting Russell when seemingly giving the place back.
—Nelson Espinal, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 June 2025
Advertisement Hamas has accused Israeli leaders of purposely delaying a deal.
—Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 30 June 2025
Reubens had purposely foregrounded his alter ego Pee Wee and hid himself from the public spotlight, making appearances on TV shows like The Tonight Show with David Letterman as the character.
—Matt Shaw, Forbes.com, 28 June 2025
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Nicole Sganga, CBS News, 17 June 2025
The Dutch driver boiled over after receiving the order, purposely hitting Russell when seemingly giving the place back.
—Nelson Espinal, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 June 2025
Advertisement Hamas has accused Israeli leaders of purposely delaying a deal.
—Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 30 June 2025
Reubens had purposely foregrounded his alter ego Pee Wee and hid himself from the public spotlight, making appearances on TV shows like The Tonight Show with David Letterman as the character.
—Matt Shaw, Forbes.com, 28 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for purposely
Recent Examples of Synonyms for purposely
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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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Meanwhile, the prospect that asteroid orbits may be deliberately changed for research and mining, or in the future, by habitation, has gained the attention of a student team from Imperial College London, the University of Santiago de Compostela and Cairo University.—
Leonard David,
Space.com,
12 July 2025
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In the past few decades, riders have deliberately dropped time to avoid wearing the sponsor’s skinsuits.—
Eben Novy-Williams,
Sportico.com,
12 July 2025
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“Purposely.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/purposely. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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