purposely
Example Sentences
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Some ships purposely spoof their own signals to hide from Iran.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 14, 2026
In fact, the central drama of “Brassroots District” is often kicked off by an attendee finding some purposely left-behind props that allude to the group’s record label drama.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 12, 2026
The plaintiffs allege that the platforms are negligent and purposely designed to be harmful, echoing a strategy successfully used against the tobacco industry.
From Barron's • Feb. 7, 2026
Peter Backman, CEO of theDelivery.World, said the practice was only misleading if customers were purposely trying to support independent restaurants and takeaways.
From BBC • Jan. 17, 2026
They’d dropped his passes purposely, had refused to block.
From "The Chocolate War" by Robert Cormier
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.