intentionally
Americanadverb
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on purpose; with conscious intent.
Intentionally weakening standards is shortsighted and unethical to the extreme.
The hives are constructed out of a light-colored wood finished in a color intentionally reminiscent of honey.
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with deliberate consciousness or focus.
Our hope is that people with opposing points of view will engage intentionally over coffee, or better yet, a meal together.
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However, I sense a slight from the older brother towards my husband, intentionally or unintentionally.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 6, 2026
The image contained extra "noise" because the instrument's detectors were intentionally being kept warmer than their eventual operating temperature.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 2, 2026
Normally when hacks happen, the evidence lies hidden behind corporate firewalls, but the swarms tracked by Piecha and others left traces of their activities scattered all over the internet—sometimes intentionally, to help each other.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026
"Some organizations may review what we share and conclude that the information was intentionally public or that the model's interaction was not concerning," it explained.
From BBC ● Sep. 26, 2026
Our voluntary expressive system is the way we intentionally signal our emotions.
From "Blink" by Malcolm Gladwell
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