By design
By design adverb - With intention; in an intentional manner.
Designed and by design are semantically related. in intentionally topic. In some cases you can use "Designed" instead an adverb phrase "By design".
Mutual synonyms
Both terms in one sentence
- Zarf's cruelty scale, quoted on the Unwinnable by Design trope page, was designed for interactive fiction.
Source: Interactive Fiction -
This is by design; their creator allegedly designed them to serve as biomechanical soldiers with the ego-strength necessary to fight demons without being dominated by them.
Source: Literature / Without Bloodshed -
This is by DESIGN mind you; Kold had purposefully designed the body to kill Frieza if Kold himself either died or went missing.
Source: Fanfic / Savior of Demons
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