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purposely
adverb as in intentionally
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Example Sentences
The news report brought the hearing to a temporary halt, sparking anger, frustration and accusations that prison officials had purposely released the recording to cause a “spectacle.”
He added that it created “an impossible standard that we can’t meet,” and that rules were “purposely vague so they could choose to enforce against whoever they wanted, whenever they wanted.”
The president has purposely upended domestic and world trade, leading both the International Monetary Fund and the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development to downgrade their predictions for global economic growth as a result.
But just what reality is primary is something the series purposely confuses and doesn’t quite settle or really needs to.
He acknowledged he’s purposely sounded more clueless than he actually is in order to avoid discussing changes he’s trying to implement.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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