as intended
idiom
: in the way that has been planned
If everything goes as intended, he will graduate this spring.
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Ask questions and ensure customers are experiencing products and services as intended.
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Simply press the button to disrupt the electrical current, then check to see if the breaker tripped as intended.
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SpaceX completed that part as intended during the January flight, leading the company to deem the test a partial success.
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For over 28 years in the United States, medical aid in dying laws have worked as intended, with no cases of abuse or coercion.
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Kiernan White, Forbes, 6 Mar. 2025
Simply press the button to disrupt the electrical current, then check to see if the breaker tripped as intended.
—Timothy Dale, Better Homes & Gardens, 4 Mar. 2025
SpaceX completed that part as intended during the January flight, leading the company to deem the test a partial success.
—Denise Chow, NBC News, 2 Mar. 2025
For over 28 years in the United States, medical aid in dying laws have worked as intended, with no cases of abuse or coercion.
—Tony Ray, Orlando Sentinel, 27 Feb. 2025
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“As intended.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/as%20intended. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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