as in intentionally
with full awareness of what one is doing
the puzzle was designedly difficult to decipher
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Nathan Fielder’s intentionally cringeworthy HBO docu-comedy series The Rehearsal will return for Season Two on April 20.—
Mankaprr Conteh,
Rolling Stone,
27 Feb. 2025 -
Nearby, people play miniature golf in a former food court where the holes are designed as tiny movie sets — intentionally made for Instagram to boost customers’ social media feeds.—
Roger Vincent,
Los Angeles Times,
27 Feb. 2025
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Now, the only way to convince a U-boat commander to surface was to deliberately take a torpedo strike and play dead.—
Sean Kingsley,
Smithsonian Magazine,
18 Feb. 2025
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Despite the mountain of things, Ms. Valadez has deliberately left one big wall bare — for film projections.—
Achy Obejas,
New York Times,
17 Feb. 2025
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Today’s Paper | Subscribe Discover More in Health and Science Sick in the Name of Science: Since the pandemic, drug trials that purposely make people vomit, shiver and ache have become a research area of growing interest.—
Carl Zimmer,
New York Times,
17 Feb. 2025
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Harvey also accused his brother and others of purposely planning this scheme in an effort to take over the company at his expense.—
Josh Hammer,
Newsweek,
15 Feb. 2025
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“Designedly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/designedly. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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