purposely
Example Sentences
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He says he participates on the opinion side as an editorial-board member and raises topics with the newsroom but “purposely avoids” stories that could benefit him.
"I wanted to do that purposely because I think that helps us make connections to things we might not have raised our awareness to that are around us," she said.
From BBC
Some ships purposely spoof their own signals to hide from Iran.
He could only imagine how unpresentable he looked, but he purposely didn’t imagine it because the embarrassment would be too great.
From Literature
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
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