as in incorrectly
in a mistaken or inappropriate way
we mistakenly thought that this was our conference room
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Recent Examples of mistakenly
But the hospital has not revealed the results of its investigation and declined to answer questions from NBC News concerning whether the doctor who mistakenly pronounced the boy dead remains on staff.
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Gabriella Bachara,
NBC news,
3 July 2026
Founders often mismanage their crucial first sales hire, mistakenly seeking candidates suited for large corporations.
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Kate Morgan,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2026
Other bettors missed out and lost money, mistakenly placing wagers on Beasley to underperform the rebound total because of an apparent miscommunication, the indictment said.
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ABC News,
1 July 2026
Kim Staggs had just picked up her 13-year-old daughter, Natalee, from her grandparents' house when a squishy toy that had mistakenly been left inside a hot car exploded.
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Josh Taylor,
CBS News,
29 June 2026
Teammate Jordan Henderson, now at his fourth World Cup, recalled Kane scoring twice in the opener against Croatia to match Lineker and mistakenly thought this mark was already in Kane’s sole possession.
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Stephen Whyno,
Chicago Tribune,
28 June 2026
The problem was discovered after Reser's Fine Foods notified the agency that ready-to-eat chicken salad products had been mistakenly labeled as ready-to-eat pasta salad.
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Anthony Thompson,
USA Today,
26 June 2026
Alicent mistakenly believed Viserys was talking about their son Aegon II, saying Aegon II should be on the throne after Viserys dies, which lead to the Dance of the Dragons civil war.
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Skyler Trepel,
PEOPLE,
22 June 2026
While the tool is supposed to flag potential noncitizens and deceased voters, a number of American citizens who are foreign-born have been mistakenly flagged as potential noncitizens by SAVE.
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Jude Joffe-Block,
NPR,
22 June 2026
Gabriella Bachara,
NBC news,
3 July 2026
Founders often mismanage their crucial first sales hire, mistakenly seeking candidates suited for large corporations.
—
Kate Morgan,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2026
Other bettors missed out and lost money, mistakenly placing wagers on Beasley to underperform the rebound total because of an apparent miscommunication, the indictment said.
—
ABC News,
1 July 2026
Kim Staggs had just picked up her 13-year-old daughter, Natalee, from her grandparents' house when a squishy toy that had mistakenly been left inside a hot car exploded.
—
Josh Taylor,
CBS News,
29 June 2026
Teammate Jordan Henderson, now at his fourth World Cup, recalled Kane scoring twice in the opener against Croatia to match Lineker and mistakenly thought this mark was already in Kane’s sole possession.
—
Stephen Whyno,
Chicago Tribune,
28 June 2026
The problem was discovered after Reser's Fine Foods notified the agency that ready-to-eat chicken salad products had been mistakenly labeled as ready-to-eat pasta salad.
—
Anthony Thompson,
USA Today,
26 June 2026
Alicent mistakenly believed Viserys was talking about their son Aegon II, saying Aegon II should be on the throne after Viserys dies, which lead to the Dance of the Dragons civil war.
—
Skyler Trepel,
PEOPLE,
22 June 2026
While the tool is supposed to flag potential noncitizens and deceased voters, a number of American citizens who are foreign-born have been mistakenly flagged as potential noncitizens by SAVE.
—
Jude Joffe-Block,
NPR,
22 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for mistakenly
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An earlier version of this story incorrectly described ongoing changes at Nashville international Airport.
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Kennedy said at a House hearing that month that the Biden administration had incorrectly flagged the peptides as posing safety risks.
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That’s the word that NPR Editor in Chief Thomas Evans used to describe why, today, the outlet erroneously published a report by the veteran Supreme Court reporter Nina Totenberg that Justice Samuel Alito had retired.
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Verstappen's crash at the final pair of corners brought out yellow flags, which Mercedes' Kimi Antonelli erroneously thought were double-waved yellow flags and aborted his lap.
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“Mistakenly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mistakenly. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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