as in deliberate
made, given, or done with full awareness of what one is doing
you may feign innocence, but I know that that last remark was an intended dig
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as in lover
the person to whom one is engaged to be married
after a bit of bickering, she and her intended have finally picked out a wedding site
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as in planned
to have in mind as a purpose or goal
an aspiring entrepreneur who intends to revolutionize the biotech industry
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as in meant
to communicate or convey (as an idea) to the mind
lawyers for both sides argued for days about what was intended by a particular phrase in the law
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Recent Examples of intended
Allen Farmelo, Robb Report, 26 Dec. 2024
When passive-aggressive behavior no longer serves its intended purpose, teams can focus on their actual work rather than navigating interpersonal mazes.
—Mark Murphy, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
Robbie Griffiths, NPR, 5 Jan. 2025
Those chapters shone throughout the opening stanza of a six-day state funeral intended to blend personalized memorials with the ceremonial pomp afforded to former presidents.
—Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 5 Jan. 2025
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Adjective
While Rolex still produces both standard time-only and time-and-date references in stainless steel, very few customers actually use them for their intended purpose, the dive computer having long replaced the dive watch as the standard underwater timing device.
—Allen Farmelo, Robb Report, 26 Dec. 2024
When passive-aggressive behavior no longer serves its intended purpose, teams can focus on their actual work rather than navigating interpersonal mazes.
—Mark Murphy, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
Verb
The measure — which charges many drivers $9 dollars to enter Manhattan during peak hours — is intended to bring relief to the country's most populous city.
—Robbie Griffiths, NPR, 5 Jan. 2025
Those chapters shone throughout the opening stanza of a six-day state funeral intended to blend personalized memorials with the ceremonial pomp afforded to former presidents.
—Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 5 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for intended
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The Pillars of Empowering Leadership Empowering leadership requires deliberate effort and a mindset that nurtures collaboration and growth.Brent Gleeson, Forbes, 10 Jan. 2025
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Baskin also set the final song to the same tune of the first — a deliberate callback.Hannah Edgar, Chicago Tribune, 10 Jan. 2025
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The Google Pixel 9 Pro is another phone that is great for photography lovers.Rachel Wells, Forbes, 14 Jan. 2025
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Out back, there’s a chicken house for egg layers and a two-stall barn, with a tack room, for equine lovers.Mike Klingaman, Baltimore Sun, 14 Jan. 2025
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While most employees planned to drive home Sunday before full-on blizzard conditions arrived, Putney said a few chose to sleep over a second night to stay off the icy roads.Natalie Wallington, Kansas City Star, 8 Jan. 2025
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The inauguration of the president-elect will now go on as planned.Kevin Lynn, Newsweek, 8 Jan. 2025
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That meant that a manual attempt to track the handsets of the building’s prewar residents may have suggested there was no one there at all.Patrick Kingsley, New York Times, 26 Dec. 2024
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It was apparently meant at least in part to be a message meant to unite the room.Sean McIndoe, The Athletic, 26 Dec. 2024
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As an immigrant teen trying to assimilate when his family moved to New York, Stan badly wanted to fit in, but was deeply conscious of his ‘otherness’.Antonia Blyth, Deadline, 6 Jan. 2025
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His office said Netanyahu, 75, was in good condition and fully conscious after the conclusion of his prostate surgery.Anders Hagstrom, Fox News, 5 Jan. 2025
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Meanwhile, up in the stands, Taylor Swift was watching that Fritz-Sinner match with her NFL-star boyfriend Travis Kelce and his Kansas City Chiefs teammate Patrick Mahomes, who’d turned up camera-ready in, respectively, Gucci and Prada.Maya Singer, Vogue, 8 Jan. 2025
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The mom of two didn't walk the red carpet but was seen with her boyfriend during Nikki Glaser's opening monologue, giggling at a couple of jokes about Chalamet.Gabrielle Rockson, People.com, 7 Jan. 2025
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New laws could also formally require AI labs to share information with the U.K. government, replacing the voluntary agreements that currently exist.Billy Perrigo, TIME, 16 Jan. 2025
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Catch up quick: The EU's Code of Practice on Disinformation, introduced in 2022, includes several voluntary commitments that tech firms and private companies, including fact-checking organizations, are expected to deliver on.Sara Fischer, Axios, 16 Jan. 2025
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My parents, my brother, and his girlfriend were on standby to book flights out from California.Shelby Wax, Vogue, 14 Jan. 2025
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Then a girlfriend painted her living room a similar shade.John Mac Ghlionn, Newsweek, 14 Jan. 2025
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“Intended.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/intended. Accessed 20 Jan. 2025.
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