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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Coogan said Blue Ghost's designers intentionally chose a shape for the spacecraft that puts the center of mass as low to the ground as possible.—
Kristin Shaw,
Ars Technica,
27 Feb. 2025 -
Nearby, people play miniature golf in a former food court where the holes are designed as tiny movie sets — intentionally made for Instagram to boost customers’ social media feeds.—
Roger Vincent,
Los Angeles Times,
27 Feb. 2025
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The market's recent slump has hit shares of tech giant Nvidia and some other formerly high-flying areas of the market particularly hard.—
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arkansasonline.com,
4 Mar. 2025
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Drivers can lean hard on front tires during corner exits, and the rear end plays right along, with nary a hint of unwanted surprises.—
Lawrence Ulrich,
Robb Report,
4 Mar. 2025
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This applies even in cases where the parties deliberately exclude VAT—including situations involving fraudulent intent or an attempt to conceal the transaction from tax authorities.—
Aleksandra Bal,
Forbes,
2 Mar. 2025
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Since escaping, Elisabeth has kept a deliberately low profile.—
Jessica Sager,
People.com,
1 Mar. 2025
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The play is now set in a purposely indistinct time period.—
Christopher Arnott,
Hartford Courant,
2 Mar. 2025
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For those who may not be familiar with it, ‘sandbagging’ is when teams hide their cars’ actual performance and purposely put together slower lap times in testing.—
Luke Smith,
The Athletic,
25 Feb. 2025
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Historically, Chime has focused more intently on getting customers to sign up for direct deposit than Cash App.—
Jeff Kauflin,
Forbes,
28 Feb. 2025
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Kim Kardashian listens intently to Bowen Yang by the bar.—
Elise Taylor,
Vogue,
17 Feb. 2025
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Just as industrial automation continuously learns and adapts to operational conditions, field services are evolving to execute proactive interventions without waiting for human direction.—
Amit Verma,
Forbes,
7 Mar. 2025
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In an independent film marketplace being continuously reconfigured as traditional audience patterns and business models are upended, Gathr is aiming to remove the barrier between storyteller and audience.—
Dade Hayes,
Deadline,
6 Mar. 2025
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“Purposefully.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/purposefully. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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