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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The curation of speakers is intentionally wide-ranging and cross-disciplinary, spanning design, ecology, digital theory, architecture, and activism.—
Anna Cafolla,
Vogue,
14 Apr. 2025 -
Trump expressed some frustration with the timeline of the meetings, speculating that the Iranian side might be intentionally dragging out negotiations.—
Timothy Nerozzi,
The Washington Examiner,
14 Apr. 2025
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McIlroy hit his chip from behind the putting surface too hard.—
Justin Ray,
New York Times,
11 Apr. 2025
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This is a team that works hard but maybe not smart, and the Islanders turned pucks over from the start Thursday and didn’t stop until the Rangers hung a nine-spot on the UBS Arena scoreboard.—
Arthur Staple,
New York Times,
11 Apr. 2025
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Sources close to Harry told People the prince believes Charles has been deliberately keeping his distance.—
Stephanie Nolasco,
FOXNews.com,
17 Apr. 2025
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Gray-zone warfare refer to coercive actions that deliberately stop short of direct conflict.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Apr. 2025
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Other hiring employers like Snapchat’s CEO, Evan Spiegel, purposely terrifies new hires by setting them up to fail on their first day on the job.—
Bryan Robinson,
Forbes.com,
16 Apr. 2025
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The glasses themselves were objectively rather dull, utilitarian in design and purposely plain.—
Sam Reed,
Glamour,
15 Apr. 2025
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Additionally, in her second Combs case ruling today, US District Judge Jennifer Rochon rejected a Jane Doe motion to keep her real intently hidden.—
Dominic Patten,
Deadline,
27 Mar. 2025
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Sitting cross-legged in an armchair, a woman in a beret and an open fur coat exposing a scarlet dress gazes intently with pursed lips.—
Natasha Gural,
Forbes,
15 Mar. 2025
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Similar in packaging to an IGH but different in execution, continuously variable hubs function like the transmission in a midrange automobile.—
Chris Cona,
ArsTechnica,
9 Apr. 2025
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Flooding in Kentucky shuts down famous bourbon distillery The Buffalo Trace Distillery, the country's oldest continuously operating distillery, has been closed for days as the staff waits for floodwaters to recede.—
Christopher Cann,
USA Today,
9 Apr. 2025
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“Purposefully.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/purposefully. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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