designated
adjective
marked, separated, or given a name for a particular purpose
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For a particular purpose
oriented
adjective
mainly concerned with, or directed towards, a particular group, activity, or situation
for the sake of something
for the purpose of doing, getting, or achieving something
for someone’s consumption
intended for someone to see, hear, read, or know about
by way of something
intended to be a particular thing, or to have a particular purpose
in order that
so that something can happen
to this end
in order to achieve a particular aim
vocal fry
a speech habit in which a speaker lowers their voice at the end of a sentence
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dray
a type of cart pulled by a horse and used in the past for carrying barrels of beer
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conflict mineral
a mineral which is mined in a place where there is armed conflict, and sold to help pay for weapons
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