as intended
idiom
: in the way that has been planned
If everything goes as intended, he will graduate this spring.
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Tarrant County Interim Fire Marshall David Butler said most people don’t use them as intended, which has serious consequences.
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Tiffani Jackson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 July 2024
Use fireworks as intended and avoid altering them or combining them.
—John Tufts, The Courier-Journal, 3 July 2024
Lai’s mention of the constitution, however, was interpreted in Beijing as intended to underscore that Taiwan and China are separate, each with their own sovereignty.
—Bonnie S. Glaser, Foreign Affairs, 2 July 2024
According to Stern, that’s the law working as intended.
—Calmatters, The Mercury News, 28 June 2024
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Tiffani Jackson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 July 2024
Use fireworks as intended and avoid altering them or combining them.
—John Tufts, The Courier-Journal, 3 July 2024
Lai’s mention of the constitution, however, was interpreted in Beijing as intended to underscore that Taiwan and China are separate, each with their own sovereignty.
—Bonnie S. Glaser, Foreign Affairs, 2 July 2024
According to Stern, that’s the law working as intended.
—Calmatters, The Mercury News, 28 June 2024
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“As intended.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/as%20intended. Accessed 15 Jul. 2024.
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