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Recent Examples of falsely
Toni Rice, 44, pleaded guilty to charges of criminal mischief, tampering with physical evidence, intimidating a participant in the legal process and tampering with a witness, as well as misdemeanor charges of failing to stop and render aid, falsely reporting an incident and official misconduct.
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Caroline Neal, Louisville Courier Journal, 6 Mar. 2026
The caller falsely claimed there was a warrant for her arrest and pressured her to pay thousands of dollars to avoid jail.
—Christopher Harris, CBS News, 6 Mar. 2026
The defendant concealed his scheme by falsely telling Helios’ auditor that Kaleidoscope had been used to pay legitimate MoviePass expenses from the 2018 Coachella festival, evidence shows.
—City News Service, Daily News, 5 Mar. 2026
But now Spears, 44, can’t say that the tabloids are falsely accusing her of abusing substances or of being a danger to herself and others.
—Martha Ross, Mercury News, 5 Mar. 2026
Windward cited widespread navigation disruption near Iran’s Bandar Abbas port, with ships falsely appearing at airports, a nuclear power plant and inland locations.
—Emma Bussey, FOXNews.com, 1 Mar. 2026
According to the university, the agents who went to Aghayeva’s building had falsely identified themselves as police.
—Jane Bua, New Yorker, 28 Feb. 2026
In addition, the complaint alleges that Walmart deceived customers by falsely claiming that 100% of customer tips would go to drivers.
—Marley Malenfant, Austin American Statesman, 27 Feb. 2026
The woman who falsely accused Duke lacrosse players of raping her two decades ago walked free from a North Carolina prison on Friday after serving time for the slaying of her boyfriend.
—David K. Li, NBC news, 27 Feb. 2026
Caroline Neal, Louisville Courier Journal, 6 Mar. 2026
The caller falsely claimed there was a warrant for her arrest and pressured her to pay thousands of dollars to avoid jail.
—Christopher Harris, CBS News, 6 Mar. 2026
The defendant concealed his scheme by falsely telling Helios’ auditor that Kaleidoscope had been used to pay legitimate MoviePass expenses from the 2018 Coachella festival, evidence shows.
—City News Service, Daily News, 5 Mar. 2026
But now Spears, 44, can’t say that the tabloids are falsely accusing her of abusing substances or of being a danger to herself and others.
—Martha Ross, Mercury News, 5 Mar. 2026
Windward cited widespread navigation disruption near Iran’s Bandar Abbas port, with ships falsely appearing at airports, a nuclear power plant and inland locations.
—Emma Bussey, FOXNews.com, 1 Mar. 2026
According to the university, the agents who went to Aghayeva’s building had falsely identified themselves as police.
—Jane Bua, New Yorker, 28 Feb. 2026
In addition, the complaint alleges that Walmart deceived customers by falsely claiming that 100% of customer tips would go to drivers.
—Marley Malenfant, Austin American Statesman, 27 Feb. 2026
The woman who falsely accused Duke lacrosse players of raping her two decades ago walked free from a North Carolina prison on Friday after serving time for the slaying of her boyfriend.
—David K. Li, NBC news, 27 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for falsely
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To help fill their coffers even more, the lobbyists deceitfully expanded the definition of those notch years to include everyone born through 1926.—
Tom Margenau,
Dallas Morning News,
1 Feb. 2026
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But through no fault of the actress, the film starts to sag as Erika morphs from intoxicating vixen to deceitfully manipulative monster.—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
24 Jan. 2026
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Additional uses of geolocation data, the providers say, include proving a bettor is dishonestly disputing credit card charges, revealing sign-up bonus abuse or showing that someone is illegally making proxy wagers across state lines.—
Dan Bernstein,
Sportico.com,
16 Oct. 2025
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As naive as that may sound in a world where so many self-evident rights and wrongs are being routinely, dishonestly evaluated and reevaluated, the series elevates simple truths in ways that are downright inspirational.—
Ben Travers,
IndieWire,
4 Aug. 2025
Adverb
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Consumers have to think twice about buying from a foreign producer that uses child labor or any retailer that advertises deceptively or sells customer data.—
Peter Jensen,
Baltimore Sun,
12 Mar. 2026
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As models walk their final runways and editors catch evening flights out of Paris Fashion Week, this week’s standout beauty looks appear almost deceptively straightforward.—
Arden Fanning Andrews,
Vogue,
11 Mar. 2026
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In the end, people will always crave new, artfully told stories.—
Holly Willis,
The Conversation,
13 Mar. 2026
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Penelope Cruz has embraced the artfully overgrown bang for years and this Chanel-ready styling — replete with bouffant and black ribbon — relies on the fringe for its flirty finish.—
Calin Van Paris,
InStyle,
11 Mar. 2026
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The ordinance aims to protect Santa Ana tenants from inflated or unfair rent increases that officials say can be driven by pricing tools, ones that critics argue allow landlords to artificially inflate rental prices, often working in coordination to manipulate competitive market rates.—
Mona Darwish,
Oc Register,
3 Mar. 2026
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In a chaotic and unpredictable world, somebody with artificially TV-friendly looks stands in front of a map that isn’t there and attempts to prognosticate the unknowable future.—
Daniel Fienberg,
HollywoodReporter,
27 Feb. 2026
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His presence is so recessive that the resulting footage, however cannily composed, looks, for the most part, like it was made by an unattended surveillance camera.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
19 Feb. 2026
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The special’s opening half-hour is a series of meaningful opening salvos like this, cannily shoehorned into catch-up anecdotes, each of them laying the groundwork for where Nanjiani ultimately wants the hour to land without tipping his hand in one direction or another.—
Kathryn VanArendonk,
Vulture,
19 Dec. 2025
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“Falsely.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/falsely. Accessed 15 Mar. 2026.
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