as intended
idiom
: in the way that has been planned
If everything goes as intended, he will graduate this spring.
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This wasn’t a Signal flaw — the app was working as intended.
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Zak Doffman, Forbes.com, 30 Mar. 2025
Nor is the Indian Super League booming as intended.
—Phil Hay, New York Times, 27 Mar. 2025
The majority ruled the California law did not violate the Second Amendment in part because the magazines are optional accessories, not arms protected by the Constitution, and that firearms can operate as intended without them.
—Alex Riggins, The Mercury News, 21 Mar. 2025
One that lingers, as intended, across the eight subsequent episodes, and gives the final season a fitting framework as a message of hope for the hopeless.
—Ben Travers, IndieWire, 9 Mar. 2025
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Zak Doffman, Forbes.com, 30 Mar. 2025
Nor is the Indian Super League booming as intended.
—Phil Hay, New York Times, 27 Mar. 2025
The majority ruled the California law did not violate the Second Amendment in part because the magazines are optional accessories, not arms protected by the Constitution, and that firearms can operate as intended without them.
—Alex Riggins, The Mercury News, 21 Mar. 2025
One that lingers, as intended, across the eight subsequent episodes, and gives the final season a fitting framework as a message of hope for the hopeless.
—Ben Travers, IndieWire, 9 Mar. 2025
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“As intended.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/as%20intended. Accessed 3 Apr. 2025.
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