inaccurately

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Recent Examples of inaccurately Part of the Blue Island discourse was predicated on the language some Black artists sometimes use to express their frustration around their art being inaccurately labeled. — Kyle Denis, Billboard, 12 Oct. 2026 Keep in mind, though, that software often inaccurately depicts the actuation points of keyboards, albeit by amounts that are hard to notice, according to RTINGs’ testing). — ArsTechnica, 5 Oct. 2026 Blanche said lawmakers who oppose election monitors are reacting inaccurately. — Claire Carter, The Washington Examiner, 4 Oct. 2026 In 2011, Kobach was fined $5,000 by the Kansas Governmental Ethics Commission — KPDC’s precursor — for inaccurately reporting more than $75,000 in contributions and expenditures during the 2010 election. — Cuyler Dunn, Kansas City Star, 18 Sep. 2026 The newsletter inaccurately stated that IBM’s DeepBlue was the first computer chess program to defeat a human grandmaster. — Beatrice Nolan, Fortune, 10 Sep. 2026 The lobster fishing industry, based mostly in Maine, has pushed back, saying the claim inaccurately portrays it as a threat to whales and constitutes defamation that has caused economic harm. — ABC News, 5 Aug. 2026 This discrepancy means standard evaluations may inaccurately portray an AI's safety and efficacy. — Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 26 July 2026 The designation, therefore, is inaccurately applied to the empire before the time of the Hohenstaufen. — Britannica Editors, Encyclopedia Britannica, 24 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for inaccurately
Adverb
  • Cybersecurity protects systems against unauthorized access and manipulation, while functional safety protects people, equipment and the environment when systems fail or behave incorrectly.
    — Gregory Shahnovsky, Forbes.com, 13 Oct. 2026
  • Davis incorrectly assumed the agreement protected him from speaking publicly about Shakur’s murder.
    — Kiana Mickles, Pitchfork, 13 Oct. 2026
Adverb
  • At that point, the group had botched its first two votes, mistakenly banishing two female faithfuls.
    — Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 12 Oct. 2026
  • The Salvadoran national's case became a focal point in the immigration debate after he was mistakenly deported to his home country last year.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 7 Oct. 2026
Adverb
  • Later, campus administration clarified that their initial communication had been sent erroneously and the funds were being held temporarily for review.
    — Tarini Mehta, Sacbee.com, 3 Oct. 2026
  • Work to address the track-circuit issue — in which the signal system erroneously reports a train occupying a section of track — was underway.
    — Evan Simko-Bednarski, New York Daily News, 1 Oct. 2026

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“Inaccurately.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inaccurately. Accessed 15 Oct. 2026.

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