intentionally
adverb
in·ten·tion·al·ly
in-ˈten(t)-shə-nᵊl-ē 
-ˈtench-nə-lē
: in an intentional manner : with awareness of what one is doing : purposely
an intentionally vague response
The witness intentionally gave misleading answers to the questions.
The test is intentionally designed to trick students.
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With automatic runner Will Smith at second, Max Muncy was intentionally walked to open the bottom half of the 11th.
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Mike Digiovanna, Los Angeles Times, 4 May 2024
Sabotaging ads on Bing The plaintiff states — the attorneys general for 38 states led by Colorado and Nebraska that brought the suit alongside the DOJ — are also arguing that Google intentionally dragged its feet when building certain features for SA360, its search engine marketing tool.
—Lauren Feiner, The Verge, 4 May 2024
And more recently, EY took notice of Patriot Software's intentionally unconventional social media presence led by Kappel.
—Miami Herald, 2 May 2024
Aside from growing in the wild, it’s often intentionally planted in gardens, on balconies, and in flowerbeds for decorative purposes.
—Christina Pérez, Vogue, 2 May 2024
Many bills also seek to penalize those who use AI tools to intentionally spread misleading content.
—Vera Bergengruen, TIME, 23 Apr. 2024
The photography throughout is intentionally ugly; the recipes themselves are almost confrontationally bizarre.
—Hannah Whitaker, The New Yorker, 22 Apr. 2024
Coming up with runners on second and third and two outs in the seventh after Arizona pulled ahead again, Diamondbacks manager Torey Lovullo opted to intentionally walk Yastrzemski, loading the bases.
—Evan Webeck, The Mercury News, 21 Apr. 2024
The answer, according to the Montana Supreme Court’s 4-3 ruling last October, is that Groo intentionally tagged people in Montana, and as a result, clients canceled contracts with Triple D.
Groo appealed to the U.S. Supreme Court, which rejected her case in March of this year.
—Rene Ebersole, Rolling Stone, 21 Apr. 2024
Mike Digiovanna, Los Angeles Times, 4 May 2024
Sabotaging ads on Bing The plaintiff states — the attorneys general for 38 states led by Colorado and Nebraska that brought the suit alongside the DOJ — are also arguing that Google intentionally dragged its feet when building certain features for SA360, its search engine marketing tool.
—Lauren Feiner, The Verge, 4 May 2024
And more recently, EY took notice of Patriot Software's intentionally unconventional social media presence led by Kappel.
—Miami Herald, 2 May 2024
Aside from growing in the wild, it’s often intentionally planted in gardens, on balconies, and in flowerbeds for decorative purposes.
—Christina Pérez, Vogue, 2 May 2024
Many bills also seek to penalize those who use AI tools to intentionally spread misleading content.
—Vera Bergengruen, TIME, 23 Apr. 2024
The photography throughout is intentionally ugly; the recipes themselves are almost confrontationally bizarre.
—Hannah Whitaker, The New Yorker, 22 Apr. 2024
Coming up with runners on second and third and two outs in the seventh after Arizona pulled ahead again, Diamondbacks manager Torey Lovullo opted to intentionally walk Yastrzemski, loading the bases.
—Evan Webeck, The Mercury News, 21 Apr. 2024
The answer, according to the Montana Supreme Court’s 4-3 ruling last October, is that Groo intentionally tagged people in Montana, and as a result, clients canceled contracts with Triple D.
Groo appealed to the U.S. Supreme Court, which rejected her case in March of this year.
—Rene Ebersole, Rolling Stone, 21 Apr. 2024
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“Intentionally.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/intentionally. Accessed 8 May. 2024.
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