as intended

phrase

: in the way that has been planned
If everything goes as intended, he will graduate this spring.

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In Silver’s view, talent dispersal is a good thing, and proof the CBA is working as intended. — Lev Akabas, Sportico.com, 20 Oct. 2026 To work as intended, Muse requires access to most of a user’s accounts. — Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 20 Oct. 2026 Researchers trained it on tasks with known loopholes—ways to get rewarded without actually completing the task as intended— then gave it new challenges. — Beatrice Nolan, Fortune, 16 Oct. 2026 What’s more, critical email and security systems are dependent on these systems functioning as intended. — Michael Gargiulo, Forbes.com, 13 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for as intended

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“As intended.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/as%20intended. Accessed 27 Oct. 2026.

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