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Recent Examples of falsely
But when Georg is falsely accused of stealing, the children must solve a mystery hidden within the hotel’s walls, all while the shadow of Nazi Germany begins to grow around them.
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Leo Barraclough, Variety, 11 Nov. 2025
He was found liable in 2023 for defaming two Georgia election workers after falsely accusing them of ballot fraud during the 2020 presidential election.
—Khaleda Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Nov. 2025
In 2012, director general George Entwistle resigned after a BBC report falsely implicated a senior British politician in a child abuse scandal.
—Sophie Tanno, CNN Money, 9 Nov. 2025
His book revisits infamous episodes like when an online troll used the site to falsely implicate journalist John Seigenthaler in the Kennedy assassinations.
—Harry Booth, Time, 9 Nov. 2025
Swatting is the act of falsely reporting an emergency – such as a bomb threat or school shooting – in an attempt to prompt a large law enforcement response.
—Julia Bonavita, FOXNews.com, 9 Nov. 2025
Their relationship is tragically interrupted when Fonny is falsely accused of raping a white woman and thrown in prison.
—Taryn Finley, Refinery29, 7 Nov. 2025
Months later, Allen, a logging operator, admitted he had been pressured to testify falsely.
—Equal Justice Initiative, USA Today, 6 Nov. 2025
Further complicating matters, Doe was interviewed by Phong Tran, a then-Oakland detective who has since been charged with perjury for allegedly coercing witnesses into falsely incriminating murder defendants.
—Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 6 Nov. 2025
Leo Barraclough, Variety, 11 Nov. 2025
He was found liable in 2023 for defaming two Georgia election workers after falsely accusing them of ballot fraud during the 2020 presidential election.
—Khaleda Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Nov. 2025
In 2012, director general George Entwistle resigned after a BBC report falsely implicated a senior British politician in a child abuse scandal.
—Sophie Tanno, CNN Money, 9 Nov. 2025
His book revisits infamous episodes like when an online troll used the site to falsely implicate journalist John Seigenthaler in the Kennedy assassinations.
—Harry Booth, Time, 9 Nov. 2025
Swatting is the act of falsely reporting an emergency – such as a bomb threat or school shooting – in an attempt to prompt a large law enforcement response.
—Julia Bonavita, FOXNews.com, 9 Nov. 2025
Their relationship is tragically interrupted when Fonny is falsely accused of raping a white woman and thrown in prison.
—Taryn Finley, Refinery29, 7 Nov. 2025
Months later, Allen, a logging operator, admitted he had been pressured to testify falsely.
—Equal Justice Initiative, USA Today, 6 Nov. 2025
Further complicating matters, Doe was interviewed by Phong Tran, a then-Oakland detective who has since been charged with perjury for allegedly coercing witnesses into falsely incriminating murder defendants.
—Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 6 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for falsely
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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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That shot is really fast but deceptively complicated.—
Ryan Lattanzio,
IndieWire,
6 Nov. 2025
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The state of Texas sued Kenvue last week, accusing the company of deceptively marketing the painkiller as safe.—
Rohan Goswami,
semafor.com,
3 Nov. 2025
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Throughout the movie, Lanthimos doles out pieces of backstory in short, dreamlike sequences that unfurl in black and white, artfully filling in the blanks of Teddy’s particular interest in Michelle.—
Shirley Li,
The Atlantic,
31 Oct. 2025
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Featuring the works of artist Michael Storrings, the puzzle artfully depicts a snowy winter scene in New York City, complete with the subway line, skyscrapers, bright yellow taxis, storefronts, and of course, pedestrians strolling the streets.—
Alicia Geigel,
Southern Living,
30 Oct. 2025
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Mother, the artificially intelligent taskmaster of the Weyland-Yutani corporation.—
Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
7 Nov. 2025
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The filing comes days after Spotify was accused in another class action lawsuit of permitting massive amounts of streaming fraud on its platform, which siphons royalties from artists whose numbers aren’t artificially inflated.—
Winston Cho,
HollywoodReporter,
5 Nov. 2025
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Then stay even longer for how cannily the album sustains its mix of droll delivery and pure heartbreak.—
Chris Willman,
Variety,
26 Oct. 2025
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Rental Family cannily exploits its unusual premise to both comical and moving effect.—
Frank Scheck,
HollywoodReporter,
3 Sep. 2019
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“Falsely.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/falsely. Accessed 13 Nov. 2025.
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