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deliberatively

American  
[di-li-ber-uht-iv-lee, di-li-bruht-iv-lee] / dɪˈlɪ bər ət ɪv li, dɪˈlɪ brət ɪv li /

adverb

  1. in a deliberative way.

  2. in a careful, deliberate, considered way; deliberately.


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A senior U.S. official said the administration is moving deliberatively to ensure talks are substantive.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 5, 2026

Innovation is deliberatively non-participatory, driven by a small group seeking to rapidly and massively scale operations.

From Science Daily ● Jun. 4, 2024

"When you get your foot on the brake, you think about steering in a very different way ... sometimes you act a little bit more deliberatively, and I'm ready to do that," Barkin said.

From Reuters ● Nov. 4, 2022

Happily, there may be some hope for jumpers: Our work suggests that using training to target their biases can help people think more deliberatively.

From Scientific American ● Oct. 15, 2021

"You are good to—love," she added deliberatively, placing her hands lightly on his heart.

From Literary Love-Letters and Other Stories by Robert Herrick

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