Thesaurus results for PURPOSED

purposed

verb

past tense of purpose

as in intended

to have in mind as a purpose or goal I've been purposing to fix that thing for some time now

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Recent Examples of purposed The Albert re-purposed as much material as possible during its construction and restoration, reducing the hotel's carbon emissions by 40 percent. —

Taylor McIntyre, Travel + Leisure, 31 Dec. 2025 Rather than pilling it all on, the award season’s biggest showcase— the Oscars— purposed adornment with focus, a styling strategy not lost on brands whose red carpet images reverberate instantly around the globe. —

Thomas Waller, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2019

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The Knicks elected to foul rather than allow San Antonio to attempt a tying three and the strategy worked exactly as intended.

— Dan Zaksheske, FOXNews.com, 14 June 2026
While effectively just a wargame made public, the release of this information is likely intended to send a warning to the US, rather than actually boast about its technological prowess.

— Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 13 June 2026