as in intentionally
with full awareness of what one is doing
deliberately chose to break the rules
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The fractured surfaces showed that the artifacts had been destroyed deliberately and most likely when the grave had been reopened.
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Andrea Margolis, Fox News, 8 Jan. 2025
Authorities said at the time that their initial findings showed a Chinese fishing vessel and a Chinese freighter caused the disruption, but that there was no evidence Beijing deliberately tampered with the cables.
—Reuters, NBC News, 7 Jan. 2025
Big Tobacco deliberately made products addictive and targeted young people, profiting massively while the public paid the price.
—Andrae Bailey, Orlando Sentinel, 5 Jan. 2025
Young’s work is genuinely controversial and deliberately creates deep discomfort even in its devotees.
—The New Yorker, 3 Jan. 2025
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Andrea Margolis, Fox News, 8 Jan. 2025
Authorities said at the time that their initial findings showed a Chinese fishing vessel and a Chinese freighter caused the disruption, but that there was no evidence Beijing deliberately tampered with the cables.
—Reuters, NBC News, 7 Jan. 2025
Big Tobacco deliberately made products addictive and targeted young people, profiting massively while the public paid the price.
—Andrae Bailey, Orlando Sentinel, 5 Jan. 2025
Young’s work is genuinely controversial and deliberately creates deep discomfort even in its devotees.
—The New Yorker, 3 Jan. 2025
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“Deliberately.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deliberately. Accessed 20 Jan. 2025.
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