as intended
phrase
: in the way that has been planned
If everything goes as intended, he will graduate this spring.
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Platoon One Films exists to back singular voices and ensure their work reaches audiences in theatres, as intended.
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Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
3 July 2026
Sometimes these roadblocks are sincere, and the environmental review process works as intended.
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Ariel Cohen,
Forbes.com,
30 June 2026
Meta and YouTube said the feature works as intended and added that time limits set up via parental controls could not be dismissed.
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Clare Duffy,
CNN Money,
29 June 2026
Diana did indeed wear the divine choker (a gift by the Ladies of India to Queen Mary in 1911) as intended several times between 1981 and 1997.
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Freya Drohan,
InStyle,
26 June 2026
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Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
3 July 2026
Sometimes these roadblocks are sincere, and the environmental review process works as intended.
—
Ariel Cohen,
Forbes.com,
30 June 2026
Meta and YouTube said the feature works as intended and added that time limits set up via parental controls could not be dismissed.
—
Clare Duffy,
CNN Money,
29 June 2026
Diana did indeed wear the divine choker (a gift by the Ladies of India to Queen Mary in 1911) as intended several times between 1981 and 1997.
—
Freya Drohan,
InStyle,
26 June 2026
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“As intended.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/as%20intended. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.
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