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Recent Examples of falsely
Some families were reportedly subjected to threats and pressure to falsely attribute responsibility for the killings to protesters.
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Emma Bussey, FOXNews.com, 22 Jan. 2026
According to prosecutors, Burkhalter falsely said those investments were backed by real estate holdings.
—CBS News, 22 Jan. 2026
The charge against the hunter, Shane Huffman, was dismissed due to insufficient evidence, and Huffman is now claiming in the lawsuit that he was falsely arrested and maliciously prosecuted.
—Dac Collins, Outdoor Life, 22 Jan. 2026
During opening statements, the defense maintained Chasing Horse’s innocence, saying the actor is being falsely accused.
—Muri Assuncao, Mercury News, 22 Jan. 2026
She was charged with a felony for collecting $13,940 in federal unemployment benefits and supplements in 2020 after falsely stating that the COVID-19 pandemic prevented her from working.
—Michelle Baruchman, AJC.com, 22 Jan. 2026
After Cruise's Ethan Hunt is falsely accused of planting a bomb that nearly obliterates the Kremlin, he is secretly tasked with exposing the real culprit, teaming with fellow agents Jane (Paula Patton) and Benji (Simon Pegg) and an intelligence analyst (Jeremy Renner) on a covert mission.
—Kevin Jacobsen, Entertainment Weekly, 19 Jan. 2026
In May 2020, Loughlin and Giannulli pleaded guilty to wire and mail fraud after they were accused of paying $500,000 to a college consultant who falsely designated their daughters Olivia Jade Giannulli and Isabella Rose Giannulli as recruits to the University of Southern California's crew team.
—Gillian Telling, PEOPLE, 19 Jan. 2026
Matthew Albertson, 44, of Smithtown, was sentenced to six months in jail followed by five years of probation after pleading guilty to falsely filing an official document, a felony, and official misconduct, a misdemeanor, the Nassau County District Attorney’s Office said in a news release.
—Muri Assunção, New York Daily News, 14 Jan. 2026
Emma Bussey, FOXNews.com, 22 Jan. 2026
According to prosecutors, Burkhalter falsely said those investments were backed by real estate holdings.
—CBS News, 22 Jan. 2026
The charge against the hunter, Shane Huffman, was dismissed due to insufficient evidence, and Huffman is now claiming in the lawsuit that he was falsely arrested and maliciously prosecuted.
—Dac Collins, Outdoor Life, 22 Jan. 2026
During opening statements, the defense maintained Chasing Horse’s innocence, saying the actor is being falsely accused.
—Muri Assuncao, Mercury News, 22 Jan. 2026
She was charged with a felony for collecting $13,940 in federal unemployment benefits and supplements in 2020 after falsely stating that the COVID-19 pandemic prevented her from working.
—Michelle Baruchman, AJC.com, 22 Jan. 2026
After Cruise's Ethan Hunt is falsely accused of planting a bomb that nearly obliterates the Kremlin, he is secretly tasked with exposing the real culprit, teaming with fellow agents Jane (Paula Patton) and Benji (Simon Pegg) and an intelligence analyst (Jeremy Renner) on a covert mission.
—Kevin Jacobsen, Entertainment Weekly, 19 Jan. 2026
In May 2020, Loughlin and Giannulli pleaded guilty to wire and mail fraud after they were accused of paying $500,000 to a college consultant who falsely designated their daughters Olivia Jade Giannulli and Isabella Rose Giannulli as recruits to the University of Southern California's crew team.
—Gillian Telling, PEOPLE, 19 Jan. 2026
Matthew Albertson, 44, of Smithtown, was sentenced to six months in jail followed by five years of probation after pleading guilty to falsely filing an official document, a felony, and official misconduct, a misdemeanor, the Nassau County District Attorney’s Office said in a news release.
—Muri Assunção, New York Daily News, 14 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for falsely
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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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Many homeowners consider white paint a safe choice, but settling on the right tone for your space is deceitfully tricky.—
Betsy Cribb Watson,
Southern Living,
15 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
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Trump alleged the network’s 60 Minutes deceptively edited an interview with former Vice President Kamala Harris.—
Yamillah Hurtado,
PEOPLE,
28 Jan. 2026
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The backstory is deceptively important in any question, especially for technical topics.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
28 Jan. 2026
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The scenes at the reunion are simply but artfully shot in black and white, including a revealing conversation the men’s wives and partners have about living with them that gently expands the perspectives brought into the film’s portrait.—
Wilson Chapman,
IndieWire,
29 Jan. 2026
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The model must know the rules well enough to know how to break them artfully.—
Amir Husain,
Forbes.com,
29 Jan. 2026
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For instance, Salt River Project and ASU have parked a device atop a cooling tower in one of the utility’s power plants, leveraging the artificially humid environment around the tower to sip on some of the escaping vapor.—
Shi En Kim,
AZCentral.com,
26 Jan. 2026
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The company shipped patients excessive volumes of devices each month, using these fraudulent billings to artificially inflate the company’s financial reporting and its stock price, the government alleged.—
Sam Tabachnik,
Denver Post,
22 Jan. 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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Although that self-realization is timeless, Roder cannily positions it to speak to contemporary times.—
Stephen Saito,
Variety,
23 Nov. 2025
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“Falsely.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/falsely. Accessed 3 Feb. 2026.
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