by design
On purpose, deliberately, as in Whether by luck or by design, his application was accepted. This term, originally put as on design, uses design in the sense of “plan.” [First half of 1600s]
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Words nearby by design
by coincidence, by cracky, byde, by definition, by degrees, by design, Bydgoszcz, by dint of, bye, bye-bye, bye-byes
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