1
as in intentionally
with full awareness of what one is doing
he purposefully chose the more difficult route to the mountain summit
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2
as in hard
with great effort or determination
strode purposefully into the boss's office, determined to ask for a raise
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Adverb
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For these reasons, intentionally creating buffer time can be a great solution.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
3 June 2025 -
The tool evaluates whether a product is intentionally designed for continuous, safe, and high-value reuse.—
Angela Velasquez,
Sourcing Journal,
2 June 2025
Adverb
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Fashion aside, the culture has given Loc a sense of belonging, and motivation to work harder at his craft.—
Stephanie Yang,
Los Angeles Times,
27 May 2025
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The second-term Republican president's remarks contrasted with his other more-combative public comments from throughout the long holiday weekend, including an all-caps message sent just hours earlier that swung hard at his political opponents and federal judges.—
Davis Winkie,
USA Today,
27 May 2025
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Several Tarrant County school districts accused TAD of deliberately defunding public schools last August.—
Cody Copeland,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
6 June 2025
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That could mean deliberately shrinking certain product lines that may no longer be profitable, pivoting away from certain global markets with high complexity, or diversifying your offering to take advantage of current circumstances and new preferences.—
Forrester,
Forbes.com,
4 June 2025
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Read's defense claims he was left to die by local cops, who then purposely bungled the investigation as part of a cover up.—
Christopher Cann,
USA Today,
5 June 2025
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The Four Horsemen purposely placed the money in Bradley's car so he would be framed and arrested.—
Caroline Blair,
People.com,
5 June 2025
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This person should communicate well, listen intently and have extensive experience in this area of law.—
Lisa Zeiderman,
Forbes.com,
4 June 2025
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Noel, listening intently, sat beside Franco and Carlos Baerga on the bench.—
Zack Meisel,
New York Times,
2 June 2025
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An explainability agent can continuously reassess stocking levels by analyzing supply, demand, asset usage, and work orders.—
Paul J. Noble,
Forbes.com,
30 May 2025
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The overly earnest character speaks in a hilariously cringey Gen Z self-help psychobabble that continuously grates on Enrique’s nerves.—
Pam Kragen,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
30 May 2025
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“Purposefully.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/purposefully. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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