as in intentionally
with full awareness of what one is doing
the real estate agent purposely withheld information that would have discouraged us from buying the property
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Recent Examples of purposely
With three games remaining in the regular season and Mahomes sidelined because of a knee injury, some fans are hoping the team will purposely tank to help its draft position.
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Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 19 Dec. 2025
Stolen cargo off the backs of trucks, awaiting loading, being purposely sent to the wrong location, or being ambushed at stoplights leads to higher insurance costs for shippers and higher expenses for companies moving their products, according to Spear.
—Anna Giaritelli, The Washington Examiner, 17 Dec. 2025
She shouldn't be forced to have a shitty weekend to please people that purposely excluded her.
—Ashlyn Robinette, PEOPLE, 12 Dec. 2025
Intoxication Consuming large amounts of nutmeg, or purposely using it for recreational drug purposes, is a dangerous practice.
—Cristina Mutchler, Verywell Health, 5 Dec. 2025
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Barnes made the first of two from the line and intentionally missed the second as Toronto won its third straight home meeting with the 76ers.—
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Each Starlink satellite is built to last about five years before it is intentionally deorbited and burned up in the atmosphere.—
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Paffett-Lugassy said the interaction model stays deliberately minimal.—
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The spa The Ritz-Carlton Spa, Key Biscayne is a 30,000-square-foot retreat that feels deliberately removed from the energy of the rest of the resort.—
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“Purposely.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/purposely. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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