purposeful
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Purposeful and deliberative, she smuggled home those that had the right feel and heft, wrapping each one in old newsprint to look like innocent parcels.
From Slate • Sep. 7, 2021
Purposeful disruption by hostile states or groups is another problem.
From BBC • Jul. 27, 2021
A lawyer-turned-business owner, Robinson is now CEO of Purposeful Networking, which offers speaking engagements, one-on-one training, and consulting services on how to build a professional network.
From Seattle Times • Jul. 22, 2020
In 2016, Mayor Eric Garcetti launched Purposeful Aging Los Angeles, an initiative to enhance the lives of older people in the city.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 19, 2018
Purposeful effort comes to mean, primarily, effort directed to or resulting in a more creditable showing of accumulated wealth.
From Theory of the Leisure Class by Veblen, Thorstein
Vocabulary lists containing purposeful
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"A Village After Dark" by Kazuo Ishiguro
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