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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Justin Chang, Los Angeles Times, 3 Nov. 2023
He was opinionated, strong willed and colorful in his language.
—Penelope Green, New York Times, 30 Aug. 2023
Kindness suggests that there’s a moral universe out there, in which we’re all connected to one another, whereas standup is a willed isolation: a solo performer on a stage taking on the world.
—Hilton Als, The New Yorker, 25 Sep. 2023
Though the family says the shack was willed to Salvatore, the agency won’t recognize the inheritance.
—Lindsay Crudele, BostonGlobe.com, 22 June 2023
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What follows is part documentary account and part metafictional experiment, a willed mix of art and therapy that unfolds almost entirely in a series of rooms.
—Justin Chang, Los Angeles Times, 3 Nov. 2023
He was opinionated, strong willed and colorful in his language.
—Penelope Green, New York Times, 30 Aug. 2023
Kindness suggests that there’s a moral universe out there, in which we’re all connected to one another, whereas standup is a willed isolation: a solo performer on a stage taking on the world.
—Hilton Als, The New Yorker, 25 Sep. 2023
Though the family says the shack was willed to Salvatore, the agency won’t recognize the inheritance.
—Lindsay Crudele, BostonGlobe.com, 22 June 2023
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“Willed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/willed. Accessed 16 Sep. 2024.
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