inaccurately

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Recent Examples of inaccurately 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 Many lawyers have been caught citing fake cases in briefs or inaccurately describing real cases. — Jon Brodkin, ArsTechnica, 11 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 Players, coaches, and analysts all agreed that the red card was harsh at best, and inaccurately given at worst. — Ian Miller Outkick, FOXNews.com, 6 July 2026 However, his premise inaccurately assesses blame. — Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 27 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for inaccurately
Adverb
  • Muse incorrectly responds that such an action isn’t possible.
    — Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 21 Sep. 2026
  • An earlier version of this story incorrectly said the Federal Reserve under Jerome Powell started cutting rates after inflation started to climb.
    — Scott Horsley, NPR, 19 Sep. 2026
Adverb
  • Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents mistakenly detained a US citizen in a Chicago suburb Sunday morning, leaving him on the ground with various injuries, according to local authorities.
    — Julianna Bragg, CNN Money, 23 Sep. 2026
  • Meanwhile, police in Evanston, Illinois, are investigating an incident in which a man reported injuries to his head, neck and teeth after ICE officers mistakenly targeted him.
    — Josh Feldman, NBC news, 23 Sep. 2026
Adverb
  • The officer was responding to a mental health crisis call, involving what was erroneously reported as fireworks but turned out to be gunfire, authorities said.
    — Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 4 Sep. 2026
  • The certification for this device was granted erroneously and has been set aside by the FCC and removed from our public database.
    — Jim Fisher, PC Magazine, 22 Aug. 2026

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“Inaccurately.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inaccurately. Accessed 25 Sep. 2026.

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