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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The report supports the conclusion that the tankers aren’t accidentally caught up in sanctioned trades, but rather intentionally designed for illicit activity, according to Michelle Wiese Bockmann, senior maritime intelligence analyst and Windward AI.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 15, 2026
Video assistant referee Shaun Evans has denied "intentionally" making a hand gesture "to communicate a message, affiliation, game or belief of any kind" after he was cleared by a Fifa investigation.
From BBC • Jun. 15, 2026
And while his screenplay is intentionally incendiary, Tuttle understands that extreme power lies in well-crafted provocation.
From Salon • Jun. 15, 2026
Prosecutors have yet to present any evidence that he intentionally burned anything.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 12, 2026
As a result of immunity law, the Court held that a prosecutor cannot be held liable for misconduct in a criminal case, even if he intentionally and illegally withheld evidence of innocence.
From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson
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