consentingly

adverb

Definition of consentinglynext
as in deliberately

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  1. deliberately
  2. intentionally
  3. knowingly
  4. consciously
Adverb
  • 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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  • 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
Definition of intentionally
Adverb
  • But the judge, who presided over the trial, said the evidence overwhelmingly supported the jury’s finding that Rivera knowingly acted as an agent of Venezuela’s government without making the disclosures required by federal law.
    — Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 2 Oct. 2026
  • There would be criminal penalties for knowingly misreporting or misclassifying expenses to get around the limits.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2026
Definition of knowingly
Adverb
  • 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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“Consentingly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/consentingly. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.

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