intentional
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Cruise’s character is an intentional parallel to his own cinema-championing schtick, an actor who believes every scene he’s in should carry some semblance of the truth.
From Salon ● Oct. 5, 2026
That the humor is farcical and dull, with a clangingly loud sound mix backing the clangingly obvious satire, seems intentional.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 30, 2026
“People are being more differentiated, and employers are being more intentional in terms of how they use those budgets. There’s not a lot of peanut buttering, as there might have been in the past.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026
The company said: "While these mistakes weren't intentional, that doesn't make them okay."
From BBC ● Sep. 22, 2026
Fuchsia is waiting for me at my locker wearing her black-painted jeans and shirt with intentional holes.
From "The Benefits of Being an Octopus" by Ann Braden
Vocabulary lists containing intentional
The SAT: Words to Capture Tone, List 5
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The New SAT: Words to Capture Tone
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Thirteen Reasons Why
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