as in conscious
made, given, or done with full awareness of what one is doing
a hard-nosed industrialist with a willed indifference to public opinion
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as in bequeathed
to give by means of a will
willed their house to their adult children
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as in pleased
to see fit
do as you will—I wash my hands of the whole affair
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Recent Examples of willed
Fiifi Frimpong, New York Daily News, 1 Aug. 2024
And there are those who may view Coppola’s insistence that the Garden of Eden can be dialectically willed into existence as naive.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 16 May 2024
The revelation that Hammons' ancestors appear to have been denied land willed to them by a wealthy slaveholder also adds to a growing push for reparations to help make up for the wealth Black descendants of enslaved people lost, Schermerhorn said.
—Daniel Gonzalez, The Arizona Republic, 26 Feb. 2024
FitzGerald is Brooks, the mission’s strong willed and determined co-pilot, while Fiennes Tiffin plays Rhodes, an idealistic astronaut on his first mission.
—Etan Vlessing, The Hollywood Reporter, 21 Nov. 2023
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And that raucous crowed willed Belgium to a first-quarter spark that included seven points from guard Julie Vanloo.
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Most of them went by quickly enough to evade conscious perception, but the overall effect was unsettling.—
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But the players around him will need to be conscious defensively to get the most out of him.—
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Many people have perceived his walking off set and the Instagram story as a deliberate snub.—
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Be deliberate about your communications with the federal agency and offer any questions and rebuttals in writing.—
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What's Being Recalled And Why The voluntary recall was initiated by Cabot’s parent company, Agri-Mark, Inc., on March 26, 2025, after internal testing detected elevated levels of coliform bacteria.—
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In the letter, DeJoy told lawmakers that the agency plans to cut 10,000 employees through voluntary early retirement efforts.—
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For now, the most exclusive address in American diplomacy stands empty, its intended resident sidelined by the tough math of congressional politics.—
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An average dE of below 2 indicates color accurate enough that a casual observer may be unable to distinguish any variation between the color on screen and the intended (source) color.—
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The willful reluctance of Western policymakers to recognize the importance of cognitive warfare carries the risk of irreversible losses in power and influence worldwide, the key factors that determine strategic outcomes in global competition.—
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Luckily, her father steered her away from such a willful error.—
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The key just lies in understanding proportions, mixing textures, and adding the right accessories to take a look from casual to more intentional.—
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Closing that gap across hierarchy and geography requires intentional and consistent communication from the CEO.—
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“Willed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/willed. Accessed 15 Apr. 2025.
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