by design

idiom

: according to plan : by intention
The motor is loud by design.

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Forest’s consistent line-up is also partly due to a drop-off in quality outside of the starting eleven, particularly in attack, although that may be by design. Steve Price, Forbes.com, 8 Apr. 2025 Protocols are anti-monopolistic by design, allowing stakeholders to build coöperative systems that run side by side. Kyle Chayka, New Yorker, 7 Apr. 2025 That this all sounds a bit out of time and space is obviously a good hook, and clearly by design. Amiel Stanek, Bon Appetit Magazine, 4 Apr. 2025 Rodgers started at second base Thursday for the fifth time in seven games, perhaps by design. Chandler Rome, New York Times, 4 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for by design

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“By design.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/by%20design. Accessed 14 Apr. 2025.

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