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on purpose

ADVERB
done of one's own free will
Synonyms
WEAK
after consideration by design calculatingly consciously deliberately designed freely in cold blood intentionally knowingly of one's own free will premeditatedly premeditatively purposefully purposely purposively voluntarily willfully with eyes wide open with full intent wittingly

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Venegas is now adding her voice to this shared-but-fractured written history; albeit, not entirely on purpose.

From Los Angeles Times • May 11, 2026

"I bawled, I cried, and asked God why. I'd taken care of people my whole life. God told me he didn't have me there as punishment, but on purpose."

From BBC • Apr. 8, 2026

NBA teams are increasingly losing games on purpose to improve their draft prospects and basketball must consider every possible remedy to stamp out deliberate "tanking," the league's chief said Saturday.

From Barron's • Feb. 14, 2026

Once you see “special” as something you can make on purpose, it stops feeling rare or fragile.

From Salon • Feb. 10, 2026

"I didn't tell you because I thought you'd think I took her on purpose."

From "Sleepover Sleuths: Nancy Drew and the Clue Crew, #1" by Carolyn Keene

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