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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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RELATED WORDS

expressly, deliberately, knowingly, consciously, willfully, explicitly, voluntarily, purposely, pointedly, studiously, designedly, advisedly, freely, intentionally, designed, premeditatedly, purposefully, wittingly, emphatically, independently

Nearby words

  1. by choice,
  2. by coincidence,
  3. by cracky,
  4. by definition,
  5. by degrees,
  6. by dint of,
  7. by far,
  8. by fits and starts,
  9. by half,
  10. by halves
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