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Recent Examples of falsely
Kazakevich’s lawyers argued that prosecutors were falsely painting their client as a dangerous man and a potential flight risk.
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Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 30 Sep. 2025
Mormons have also sometimes been falsely stereotyped as being polygamists because some of their early founders and members were, but the group banned polygamy in 1890.
—Niraj Warikoo, Freep.com, 29 Sep. 2025
Law enforcement is investigating after someone falsely reported an active shooter Sunday morning at a Boise religious center.
—Sally Krutzig, Idaho Statesman, 28 Sep. 2025
Giuliani continued to falsely accuse the voting machine company of rigging the 2020 White House race through manipulating votes, Dominion alleged in the lawsuit.
—Filip Timotija, The Hill, 27 Sep. 2025
Cardi was cleared of assault and later warned those trying to falsely make money off of her.
—Starr Bowenbank, PEOPLE, 26 Sep. 2025
The message itself aims to panic the recipient by falsely claiming a large PayPal transaction occurred without the recipient's consent.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 26 Sep. 2025
Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook is accused of falsely claiming two homes as her primary residence to secure better mortgage terms.
—Samantha Delouya, CNN Money, 25 Sep. 2025
Online anti-Palestinian accounts disguise a relentless and vicious campaign to intimidate people into silence by falsely portraying them as racists, and sanction them by proxy by pressuring employers for swift termination.
—Literary Hub, 24 Sep. 2025
Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 30 Sep. 2025
Mormons have also sometimes been falsely stereotyped as being polygamists because some of their early founders and members were, but the group banned polygamy in 1890.
—Niraj Warikoo, Freep.com, 29 Sep. 2025
Law enforcement is investigating after someone falsely reported an active shooter Sunday morning at a Boise religious center.
—Sally Krutzig, Idaho Statesman, 28 Sep. 2025
Giuliani continued to falsely accuse the voting machine company of rigging the 2020 White House race through manipulating votes, Dominion alleged in the lawsuit.
—Filip Timotija, The Hill, 27 Sep. 2025
Cardi was cleared of assault and later warned those trying to falsely make money off of her.
—Starr Bowenbank, PEOPLE, 26 Sep. 2025
The message itself aims to panic the recipient by falsely claiming a large PayPal transaction occurred without the recipient's consent.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 26 Sep. 2025
Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook is accused of falsely claiming two homes as her primary residence to secure better mortgage terms.
—Samantha Delouya, CNN Money, 25 Sep. 2025
Online anti-Palestinian accounts disguise a relentless and vicious campaign to intimidate people into silence by falsely portraying them as racists, and sanction them by proxy by pressuring employers for swift termination.
—Literary Hub, 24 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for falsely
Adverb
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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 Italian dessert zabaglione is a deceptively easy thing.—
Daniel Fienberg,
HollywoodReporter,
23 Sep. 2025
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Lit Faux Red Berry Branch Adding a decorative and seasonal accent to your autumnal decor lineup is less of a sticker shock this year thanks to a nearly half-off faux red berry branch that lights up yet looks deceptively real.—
Mariana Best,
Better Homes & Gardens,
20 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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Satu Aaltonen, a Lego enthusiast from Finland, used the plastic toy bricks to artfully fashion a wearable dress featuring a blue and white color palette, sleeves and a small train, along with an ornate headpiece and veil to match.—
Erin Clack,
PEOPLE,
30 Sep. 2025
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But they are not often confronted so artfully.—
Harpers Magazine,
Harpers Magazine,
19 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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But a House Fiscal Agency report shows that total artificially reduced by the way billions in federal funding is accounted for, by moving Medicaid money to contingency funds where they are not included in the budget total.—
Paul Egan,
Freep.com,
3 Oct. 2025
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The mechanism, which allows teams to artificially lower a cap hit by spreading the money out longer than the contract length, will no longer be permitted as of Tuesday.—
Arpon Basu,
New York Times,
2 Oct. 2025
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There’s an inherent fascination to this kind of exhibitionist lifestyle that the film cannily exploits in its own sleek, advertising-like presentation.—
Dennis Harvey,
Variety,
29 Sep. 2025
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Rental Family cannily exploits its unusual premise to both comical and moving effect.—
Frank Scheck,
HollywoodReporter,
3 Sep. 2019
Cite this Entry
“Falsely.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/falsely. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.
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