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
Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 12 Aug. 2025
Recorded video is serviceable for the intended purpose but isn’t going to replace your GoPro or Insta360 footage quite yet.
—William Roberson, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2025
Jean E. Palmieri, Footwear News, 10 Apr. 2025
They would be made with the same technique but in a material never intended to be utilitarian.
—Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 10 Apr. 2025
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Adjective
The nozzle at the bottom of one of the solid rocket boosters fell off the launcher moments after liftoff, but the motor continued firing, and Vulcan still made it to its intended orbit.
—Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 12 Aug. 2025
Recorded video is serviceable for the intended purpose but isn’t going to replace your GoPro or Insta360 footage quite yet.
—William Roberson, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2025
Verb
Despite the name, Baker said the collection is not rooted in basketball but rather was intended to be a collection that had sport as a major inspiration.
—Jean E. Palmieri, Footwear News, 10 Apr. 2025
They would be made with the same technique but in a material never intended to be utilitarian.
—Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 10 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for intended
Adjective
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This was a deliberate act of violence against innocent children and other people worshiping.—
Paulina Dedaj,
FOXNews.com,
27 Aug. 2025
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Architecture Before Algorithms Too often, organizations treat AI as a standalone tool instead of the outcome of deliberate architecture.—
Abhesh Kumar,
Forbes.com,
27 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Want to learn more about this space-saving audio system aimed directly at record lovers?—
Brad Moon,
Forbes.com,
30 Aug. 2025
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Alma thinks nothing of it, until Maggie — who is gay and lives with her non-binary lover Alex (Lio Mehiel) — comes to her apartment, with a story to tell.—
Damon Wise,
Deadline,
29 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Electoral authorities reported voter participation of more than 80% and planned to release initial results within two hours.—
Regina Garcia Cano,
Chicago Tribune,
14 Apr. 2025
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Musk’s company had initially planned to support its Colossus supercomputer which uses around 150 megawatts of power with 100,000 H100 GPUs, even more when upgraded to 200,000.—
Bojan Stojkovski,
Interesting Engineering,
13 Apr. 2025
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Paved highways meant dangerous going for horse and rider, and her only mishap of the trip would come at Portland, when Goldie slipped on rain-slick pavement and fell on his rider and broke her leg, resulting in a delay of several weeks.—
Ben East,
Outdoor Life,
14 Mar. 2025
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The best locations for the signs, which are meant to help visitors get around town and highlight East Dundee’s unique and historic identity, are still under consideration, the newsletter said.—
Mike Danahey,
Chicago Tribune,
14 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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There is convenience, too, in conscious efforts to single out Hamas.—
Hussein Agha,
New Yorker,
22 Aug. 2025
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The organization said Luhn was conscious, but tired when he was found that morning, according to CNN.—
David Chiu,
People.com,
22 Aug. 2025
Noun
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The film, led by three movie stars in Dakota Johnson, Pedro Pascal and Chris Evans, follows a New York City matchmaker who finds herself in a love triangle with a wealthy suitor and her ex boyfriend.—
Rebecca Rubin,
Variety,
24 Aug. 2025
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Unknown Number: The High School Catfish (Netflix documentary) Vulgar, taunting texts blow up the phones of a Michigan teen and her boyfriend.—
Ryan Schwartz,
TVLine,
23 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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As of July 2025, that number surged to 451 voluntary participants — a staggering increase of over 3,500% that underscores the growing need for safeguards in the digital gambling era.—
Ethan Hylton,
IndyStar,
20 Aug. 2025
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County executives who leave office voluntary, choose their immediate successors, according to the charter.—
Ilana Arougheti
Updated August 20,
Kansas City Star,
20 Aug. 2025
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But the most shocking loss is that of Hank’s girlfriend, Yvonne (Zoë Kravitz), who is brutally murdered by mafiosos in her apartment less than a third of the way through the film.—
Patrick Ryan,
USA Today,
31 Aug. 2025
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The other two students who were killed were Mogen’s childhood best friend Kaylee Goncalves and Chapin’s girlfriend, Xana Kernodle.—
Alex Brizee,
Idaho Statesman,
29 Aug. 2025
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“Intended.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/intended. Accessed 3 Sep. 2025.
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