intended
Example Sentences
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Its heat-resistant design, originally intended for reentry on Earth and Mars, could be used to handle the intense heating from aerobraking in Uranus' atmosphere.
From Science Daily • Apr. 3, 2026
Executives of the major private-credit firms are saying the structures of their funds are functioning as intended.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 2, 2026
Ashlee Simpson, it was clear, intended to lip sync, which sort of implied to casual observers that she couldn’t sing.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 2, 2026
The railway network had not made use of EU funding intended to improve safety.
From BBC • Apr. 1, 2026
Yet now the urgency of making such a request could not be denied, unless she and the children intended to walk to Swanburne.
From "The Interrupted Tale" by Maryrose Wood
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