as in intentionally
with full awareness of what one is doing
deliberately chose to break the rules
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Recent Examples of deliberately
Instead, the new policy changes should be done more deliberately, with public input, a clear communication strategy and reasonable timeline, the AARP explained in the letter.
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Lorie Konish, CNBC, 9 Apr. 2025
This can mean very deliberately looking outside your business.
—Nicki Sprinz, Forbes.com, 9 Apr. 2025
And, of course, Lynch's visionary style — ever so risky, strange, and deliberately confusing — set a new standard for the medium.
—EW.com, 8 Apr. 2025
While Hamlin secured his second consecutive victory, many have been trying to join the dots, suggesting that Wallace deliberately crashed into Larson to favor Hamlin.
—Gordon G. Chang, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Apr. 2025
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Lorie Konish, CNBC, 9 Apr. 2025
This can mean very deliberately looking outside your business.
—Nicki Sprinz, Forbes.com, 9 Apr. 2025
And, of course, Lynch's visionary style — ever so risky, strange, and deliberately confusing — set a new standard for the medium.
—EW.com, 8 Apr. 2025
While Hamlin secured his second consecutive victory, many have been trying to join the dots, suggesting that Wallace deliberately crashed into Larson to favor Hamlin.
—Gordon G. Chang, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Apr. 2025
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“Deliberately.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deliberately. Accessed 20 Apr. 2025.
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