ACQUIESCENTLY Synonyms: 18 Similar and Opposite Words

acquiescently

adverb

as in deliberately

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The paper, led by a researcher named Evan Hubinger, described an experiment in which Anthropic’s team had deliberately trained AI models to behave deceptively.

— Kevin Roose, Vanity Fair, 7 Oct. 2026
Some are very hands on, others deliberately removed from almost all day-to-day decisions.

— Eben Novy-Williams, Sportico.com, 6 Oct. 2026

Definition of deliberately

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But seeing the process consciously and callously attempted from the inside will give new fuel to those skeptical of social-media platforms and may even sway a few of the last undecideds to boot.

— Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 5 Oct. 2026
What went into the decision to consciously make that transition?

— Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 1 Oct. 2026

Definition of consciously

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Florida accuses the company of knowingly engineering its platforms to be addictive to teens, and misleading consumers about its safety.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 10 Oct. 2026
The government can also pursue criminal charges for knowingly procuring citizenship unlawfully.

— Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 9 Oct. 2026

Definition of knowingly

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The league is concerned about contracts that are vulnerable to manipulation, like field goals where a kicker could intentionally miss or a wide receiver intentionally fumbling a pass.

— Contessa Brewer, CNBC, 8 Oct. 2026
But even in this serious conversation, Angie can always give us a moment of comic relief (intentionally or not).

— Tom Smyth, Vulture, 8 Oct. 2026

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