as in intentionally
with full awareness of what one is doing
deliberately chose to break the rules
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Recent Examples of deliberately
The stabbing unfolded in the Barnet area, near Golders Green, which is known for its large Jewish community, and police said one line of inquiry is whether the attack deliberately targeted London’s Jewish community, though a motive has not been confirmed.
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Bradford Betz, FOXNews.com, 29 Apr. 2026
Morens is also alleged to have evaded numerous record requests, including from journalists, that had to do with the pandemic’s origins and gain-of-function research—an area of study that can involve deliberately making a pathogen more deadly to investigate what its effects are and how to combat it.
—Adam Kovac, Scientific American, 29 Apr. 2026
The board granted the awards to a deliberately selective group that Meta believes is critical to its AI ambitions.
—Amanda Gerut, Fortune, 29 Apr. 2026
The three pillars of Harvest Time Partners are deliberately interdependent.
—William Jones, USA Today, 28 Apr. 2026
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Bradford Betz, FOXNews.com, 29 Apr. 2026
Morens is also alleged to have evaded numerous record requests, including from journalists, that had to do with the pandemic’s origins and gain-of-function research—an area of study that can involve deliberately making a pathogen more deadly to investigate what its effects are and how to combat it.
—Adam Kovac, Scientific American, 29 Apr. 2026
The board granted the awards to a deliberately selective group that Meta believes is critical to its AI ambitions.
—Amanda Gerut, Fortune, 29 Apr. 2026
The three pillars of Harvest Time Partners are deliberately interdependent.
—William Jones, USA Today, 28 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for deliberately
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Colorado is the only state in the country where someone who kills due to extreme recklessness receives the same sentence — life without parole — as someone who kills intentionally and after deliberation.—
Shaun Boyd,
CBS News,
30 Apr. 2026
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Both sides accuse the other of intentionally attacking civilian targets.—
David Brennan,
ABC News,
30 Apr. 2026
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Are companies purposely purchasing broadcast time so that their commercials are repeated like that?—
Rich Heldenfels,
Boston Herald,
26 Apr. 2026
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Pitchers like Jimmy Herget, Chase Dollander and Senzatela have been purposely scheduled for multiple innings, with the hope that late-game relievers won’t be toast in August.—
Patrick Saunders,
Denver Post,
26 Apr. 2026
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“Deliberately.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deliberately. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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