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on purpose

ADVERB
done of one's own free will
Synonyms
WEAK
after consideration by design calculatingly consciously deliberately designed freely in cold blood intentionally knowingly of one's own free will premeditatedly premeditatively purposefully purposely purposively voluntarily willfully with eyes wide open with full intent wittingly

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"Sometimes you have to realise that they're not doing it on purpose, they're not doing it to spite you," Claire added.

From BBC • Mar. 29, 2026

If a professional boxer loses a fight on purpose, it’s called a “dive” or “tanking” and it is illegal.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 21, 2026

NBA teams are increasingly losing games on purpose to improve their draft prospects and basketball must consider every possible remedy to stamp out deliberate "tanking," the league's chief said Saturday.

From Barron's • Feb. 14, 2026

You’ve left something at their apartment on purpose.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 6, 2026

When the bell rings, I’m slow to get up on purpose.

From "The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl" by Stacy McAnulty