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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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Is the MOU’s broad interpretation done on purpose to leave flexibility for more in-depth negotiations?

From Barron's • Jun. 25, 2026

Some people will make it on purpose, because they want to advertise a happy World Cup visitor as proof of what the country is doing right.

From Slate • Jun. 25, 2026

Venegas is now adding her voice to this shared-but-fractured written history; albeit, not entirely on purpose.

From Los Angeles Times • May 11, 2026

"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

But she ignored Kat on purpose and hung out with Quinn Kapoor.

From "A Heart in a Body in the World" by Deb Caletti

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