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adjective

as in intended

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verb

past tense of design
1
as in planned
to have in mind as a purpose or goal early on she had designed to a top position in a major insurance company

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2
as in prepared
to work out the details of (something) in advance the foreman designed a better layout for the factory floor to improve efficiency

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Recent Examples of designed
Adjective
Portfolio Homes are a free selection of pre-designed and pre-approved, small scale home building plans the city is offering at no cost to a resident or developer. — Taylor O'Connor, Kansas City Star, 12 Apr. 2026 With designed runs, Iamaleava can take the next leap of his career. — Benjamin Royer, Daily News, 18 Jan. 2026
Verb
The new version, which relies on Google’s Gemini AI technology, is designed to understand what is on a user’s screen and act on it, help with writing, and search a user’s phone for context, among other features. — Andrew Nusca, Fortune, 14 Oct. 2026 Leading the October launch are the new Cream Multi-Stick and Highlighting Multi-Stick, multitasking essentials designed around versatility, ease and portability. — Kathryn Hopkins, Footwear News, 13 Oct. 2026 Initially designed as a search tool, the system has evolved to recommend actions during races, Jack Harington, head of technical and performance partnerships at Oracle Red Bull Racing, told CNBC in an interview. — Jenny Lee, CNBC, 13 Oct. 2026 Whereas an iPad is single-user–specific, the HomeView is designed to suit the whole house. — Julia Harrison, Architectural Digest, 13 Oct. 2026 Each hole carries a dollar value and tied holes roll over, a rule designed to raise the stakes. — Dade Hayes, Deadline, 13 Oct. 2026 Typically made in days or weeks, emergency orders are designed to be temporary, lasting only as cases continue to play out in lower courts. — Arkansas Online, 7 Oct. 2026 The rooms are designed for gathering, whether that's at the music venue, on the rooftop bar, or in one of the other distinct dining experiences. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Oct. 2026 The exterior is also engineered for efficiency, with a long, slender hull that is designed to move through the water with ease. — Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 6 Oct. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for designed
  1. intended
  2. planned
  3. prepared
  4. deliberate
  5. aimed
  6. organized
  7. arranged
  8. devised
Adjective
  • However, these applications represent intended capabilities, not confirmed operational deployments.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 14 Oct. 2026
  • The intended effect is to subtly improve definition in the jaw, cheekbones, and neck as laxity begins to set in.
    — Shelby Wax, Vogue, 12 Oct. 2026
Definition of intended
Verb
  • With night set to fall, many in the area were without power due to outages planned by Southern California Edison in hopes of preventing power lines downed by the winds from sparking fires.
    — Tom Tapp, Deadline, 16 Oct. 2026
  • The band had planned to celebrate the release of its second album, Toxicity, with a free show in a Hollywood parking lot on September 3, 2001.
    — Steve Appleford, SPIN, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of planned
Verb
  • At that point, Qatar prepared to halt the program, a former Biden official tells TIME.
    — Eric Cortellessa, Time, 18 Oct. 2026
  • Just be prepared for the machine to spend a considerable amount of time producing a small mountain of plastic waste alongside your masterpiece.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 17 Oct. 2026
Definition of prepared
Adjective
  • Secretary of State Marco Rubio also rejected Zelenskyy's claims that the disruptions to the system were deliberate.
    — Kristin Wright, NPR, 18 Oct. 2026
  • In the lobby, the beams and columns join with such deliberate overelaborations as to mock the simplicity of the overall building.
    — Edward Keegan, Chicago Tribune, 18 Oct. 2026
Definition of deliberate
Verb
  • The company’s roughly $250,000 investment in 2026 supports creative personnel and project-specific costs aimed at building a sustainable pipeline of original series.
    — Anna Marie de la Fuente, Variety, 12 Oct. 2026
  • The company dispensed with its DEI disclosures to investors, scrubbing any references to goals and resources aimed at boosting diversity at the company.
    — Mia Galuppo, HollywoodReporter, 12 Oct. 2026
Definition of aimed
Verb
  • The event was part of LA Tech Week, a citywide event organized by venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 17 Oct. 2026
  • First, is the human superior colliculus organized the way animal studies suggest, with vision concentrated in its upper layers and touch in its deeper layers?
    — Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 17 Oct. 2026
Definition of organized
Verb
  • Detours and shortcuts in the brain The cells and synapses of the brain aren’t arranged in rigid, linear paths for each task and experience.
    — Sean Mccabe, Hartford Courant, 18 Oct. 2026
  • Desperate for actual contact with Holmes, Fielder has arranged to meet her briefly at the prison before Evans shows up.
    — Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 17 Oct. 2026
Definition of arranged
Verb
  • Kamran Pasha has devised a truly unique take that honors the source material while expanding it in an enthralling, unexpected way.
    — Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 15 Oct. 2026
  • Designed for twice-daily use, the cream is meant to be applied with a massage ritual the brand devised just for the cream—a final touch on its feel-good MO.
    — Jenny Berg, Vogue, 14 Oct. 2026
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“Designed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/designed. Accessed 19 Oct. 2026.

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