premeditatedly

adverb

Definition of premeditatedlynext
as in deliberately

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Recent Examples of premeditatedly Prosecutors said Brian Walshe premeditatedly murdered and dismembered his wife, then disposed of her remains in dumpsters. — Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 18 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for premeditatedly
  1. deliberately
  2. intentionally
  3. willfully
  4. knowingly
  5. consciously
  6. purposely
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  • The New York Times published a report earlier Wednesday saying the Peltola campaign coordinated with Democratic operatives to recruit a second Dan Sullivan to be on the Senate ballot to deliberately confuse voters.
    — Emily Hallas, The Washington Examiner, 28 Oct. 2026
  • The experts concluded that wounds suggested many victims had been deliberately targeted and killed.
    — Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 28 Oct. 2026
Definition of deliberately
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  • Seventy-one percent of Americans said states should not be allowed to draw congressional districts that intentionally favor one party, according to a recent YouGov poll.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 28 Oct. 2026
  • As part of the scheme, prosecutors allege, Heflin conspired with other companies and individuals to predetermine who would win certain business, at times submitting intentionally inflated bids to schools.
    — Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 27 Oct. 2026
Definition of intentionally
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  • If officials, or private staff acting with them, willfully violated spectators’ constitutional rights, federal criminal charges could follow.
    — Jackson Thompson OutKick, FOXNews.com, 24 Oct. 2026
  • And yes, viewers will come away with the impression that Elizabeth Holmes lied her way to fame and fortune, over and over, knowingly and willfully.
    — Ben Travers, IndieWire, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of willfully
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  • Noncitizens who knowingly violate the prohibition on casting ballots can face fines or up to a year in prison under federal law or a state sentence of up to three years in county jail.
    — Ben Paviour, Sacbee.com, 23 Oct. 2026
  • That suit alleges Ticketmaster knowingly let brokers use thousands of accounts to get around ticket limits, then profited when those tickets were resold on its own marketplace.
    — James LaForge, Fortune, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of knowingly
Adverb
  • Our brain makes these predictions both consciously and unconsciously, relying on past sensory and physical experience to run the odds.
    — Maia Szalavitz, Scientific American, 20 Oct. 2026
  • Those decisions need to be made consciously, with everyone understanding the trade-offs.
    — Simon Wells, Forbes.com, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of consciously
Adverb
  • While the citations described dangerous driving, the murder charges will require the prosecution to prove that Battiloro purposely caused the deaths, Bramnick said.
    — Leigh Egan, FOXNews.com, 18 Oct. 2026
  • Ryu knows the real truth about Ken but keeps it to himself and has become a loner, a man purposely hiding from his past cooking up a new identity in the food world.
    — Pete Hammond, Deadline, 15 Oct. 2026
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“Premeditatedly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/premeditatedly. Accessed 29 Oct. 2026.

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