by design

idiom

: according to plan : by intention
The motor is loud by design.

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Turns out, this was by design—and the color choices even helped the city bounce back from some extremely hard times. Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 3 May 2025 When that space is missing, individuals default to performance over purpose, and workplaces become transactional by design. Mary Hemphill, Phd, Forbes.com, 1 May 2025 His staff has been in constant flux, partly by design and partly due to a spate of injuries. Fabian Ardaya, New York Times, 30 Apr. 2025 The blended tribe's soul-switching trials are all by design, of course. EW.com, 29 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for by design

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“By design.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/by%20design. Accessed 8 May. 2025.

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