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Recent Examples of falsely
Even a serial murderer can falsely accuse an innocent person of his crime and suffer no consequences, which breeds disrespect for the legal system.
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Wendy Murphy, Boston Herald, 13 Apr. 2026
Pakistan’s polio eradication program has been running anti-polio campaigns for years, though health workers and the police assigned to protect them are often targeted by militants who falsely claim the vaccination campaigns are a Western conspiracy to sterilize children.
—ABC News, 13 Apr. 2026
According to court filings, Dick allegedly called 911 and falsely reported that Buckingham’s son was suicidal and that gunshots had been fired at his Brentwood home, prompting a large police response.
—Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 13 Apr. 2026
The New York Times recently flagged an account on X falsely claiming to be an intern for the news organization.
—Robert Faturechi, ProPublica, 11 Apr. 2026
The accusation that NorCal Resist falsely raised an alarm revolves around a man who was picked up Thursday by federal immigration agents and detained at the downtown federal building.
—Ishani Desai, Sacbee.com, 10 Apr. 2026
Pressure to meet those expectations sometimes resulted in staff falsely recording group notes, said Hager and Beckie Rose-Bowman, who was initially a client at ARC and later director of Riverplace, a 120-bed ARC facility in Pikeville, which has since closed.
—Alex Acquisto, CNN Money, 9 Apr. 2026
Malmi chose to release these as part of a civil trial against an Australian man who was sued for falsely claiming to be the Bitcoin creator, providing the largest corpus of Satoshi’s communications to date.
—Frank Landymore, Futurism, 9 Apr. 2026
Becerra, after he was interviewed by police, asked the district employee who had been with him on the trip to falsely tell investigators that Becerra had lost his phone in Vegas, prosecutors added.
—Sean Emery, Oc Register, 9 Apr. 2026
Wendy Murphy, Boston Herald, 13 Apr. 2026
Pakistan’s polio eradication program has been running anti-polio campaigns for years, though health workers and the police assigned to protect them are often targeted by militants who falsely claim the vaccination campaigns are a Western conspiracy to sterilize children.
—ABC News, 13 Apr. 2026
According to court filings, Dick allegedly called 911 and falsely reported that Buckingham’s son was suicidal and that gunshots had been fired at his Brentwood home, prompting a large police response.
—Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 13 Apr. 2026
The New York Times recently flagged an account on X falsely claiming to be an intern for the news organization.
—Robert Faturechi, ProPublica, 11 Apr. 2026
The accusation that NorCal Resist falsely raised an alarm revolves around a man who was picked up Thursday by federal immigration agents and detained at the downtown federal building.
—Ishani Desai, Sacbee.com, 10 Apr. 2026
Pressure to meet those expectations sometimes resulted in staff falsely recording group notes, said Hager and Beckie Rose-Bowman, who was initially a client at ARC and later director of Riverplace, a 120-bed ARC facility in Pikeville, which has since closed.
—Alex Acquisto, CNN Money, 9 Apr. 2026
Malmi chose to release these as part of a civil trial against an Australian man who was sued for falsely claiming to be the Bitcoin creator, providing the largest corpus of Satoshi’s communications to date.
—Frank Landymore, Futurism, 9 Apr. 2026
Becerra, after he was interviewed by police, asked the district employee who had been with him on the trip to falsely tell investigators that Becerra had lost his phone in Vegas, prosecutors added.
—Sean Emery, Oc Register, 9 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for falsely
Adverb
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Jacob goes to Isaac with this hairy disguise, deceitfully announces himself as Esau, and obtains his father’s blessing—much to the chagrin of his brother.—
Charles Preston,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
13 Mar. 2026
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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
Adverb
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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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The big visual element in Chloe Lamford’s deceptively simple set is a Chevy, which appears to be from the early 1960s.—
Chris Jones,
New York Daily News,
10 Apr. 2026
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So much of her take on this artist in perpetual waiting revolves around sizing situations up, keeping cards close to vests, masking intents, letting tiny ripples in deceptively placid surfaces stand in for big displays.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
9 Apr. 2026
Adverb
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Customers can also get a closer look at the espresso bar as baristas artfully whip up everything from a caramel macchiato to a cocoa cappuccino, with unobstructed views and new lighting above the pickup area.—
Robert Channick,
Chicago Tribune,
9 Apr. 2026
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The town’s specialty is a cream cake called kremna rezina, with layers of cream and vanilla custard artfully sandwiched between sheets of delicate, crispy crust.—
Tribune Content Agency,
Baltimore Sun,
8 Apr. 2026
Adverb
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Research that has artificially introduced hives into natural areas like the high Sierra – places beekeepers don’t typically go – has generated competition that left less pollen and nectar for the native bees.—
Andony Melathopoulos,
The Conversation,
9 Apr. 2026
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Look beyond where others are flocking to Look beyond the same dozen or so companies everyone talks about on campus — and that become artificially competitive as a result.—
Gorick Ng,
CNBC,
8 Apr. 2026
Adverb
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So begins a cycle of financial pressure, entrepreneurial hurdles, and major crimes committed out of desperation that cannily blurs the line between legitimate business strategy and the art of the con.—
Judy Berman,
Time,
11 Mar. 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
Adverb
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Trump hypocritically voted by mail himself in a recent Florida special election.—
George Skelton,
Mercury News,
10 Apr. 2026
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“Falsely.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/falsely. Accessed 14 Apr. 2026.
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