as in incorrectly
in a mistaken or inappropriate way
inaccurately reported that she was absent that day
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Recent Examples of inaccurately
Groundhog Day is a tradition in both the United States and Canada where a groundhog comes out of its burrow and — usually inaccurately, especially in Phil’s case — predicts when winter will end.
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David Matthews, Mercury News, 22 Jan. 2026
Structural alpha occurs when the market inaccurately prices the change itself.
—Jim Osman, Forbes.com, 4 Jan. 2026
For example, Apple briefly turned off an AI feature that rewrote push notifications from news apps inaccurately (it’s since been turned back on by default).
—Kif Leswing, CNBC, 17 Dec. 2025
For example, pro-Trump chatbots inaccurately attributed job growth solely to his administration, overlooking economic continuity from the Obama era.
—Melissa Fleur Afshar, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Dec. 2025
Bongino told Fox News that Crooks’ online activity was shared inaccurately by prior investigators in the case.
—Escher Walcott, PEOPLE, 22 Nov. 2025
But the emails are being scrutinized by the public and by influencers on social media, many of whom — both on the left and the right — are inaccurately decoding them.
—Julie K. Brown, Miami Herald, 14 Nov. 2025
Greenberg questioned why Republicans are inaccurately labeling protesters in a way that could potentially draw violence.
—Sarah D. Wire, USA Today, 18 Oct. 2025
Conservatives had complained that the Jimmy Kimmel Live host had inaccurately described the political beliefs held by the man accused of shooting the Turning Point USA founder.
—Raechal Shewfelt, Entertainment Weekly, 19 Sep. 2025
David Matthews, Mercury News, 22 Jan. 2026
Structural alpha occurs when the market inaccurately prices the change itself.
—Jim Osman, Forbes.com, 4 Jan. 2026
For example, Apple briefly turned off an AI feature that rewrote push notifications from news apps inaccurately (it’s since been turned back on by default).
—Kif Leswing, CNBC, 17 Dec. 2025
For example, pro-Trump chatbots inaccurately attributed job growth solely to his administration, overlooking economic continuity from the Obama era.
—Melissa Fleur Afshar, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Dec. 2025
Bongino told Fox News that Crooks’ online activity was shared inaccurately by prior investigators in the case.
—Escher Walcott, PEOPLE, 22 Nov. 2025
But the emails are being scrutinized by the public and by influencers on social media, many of whom — both on the left and the right — are inaccurately decoding them.
—Julie K. Brown, Miami Herald, 14 Nov. 2025
Greenberg questioned why Republicans are inaccurately labeling protesters in a way that could potentially draw violence.
—Sarah D. Wire, USA Today, 18 Oct. 2025
Conservatives had complained that the Jimmy Kimmel Live host had inaccurately described the political beliefs held by the man accused of shooting the Turning Point USA founder.
—Raechal Shewfelt, Entertainment Weekly, 19 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for inaccurately
Adverb
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Amid communication snafus, some residents were incorrectly told their lights were back on.—
Bracey Harris,
NBC news,
5 Feb. 2026
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Missing a filing deadline, incorrectly valuing an asset or failing to list a creditor could result in your case being dismissed or losing property.—
Angelica Leicht,
CBS News,
4 Feb. 2026
Adverb
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Rasmus Dahlin was battling for possession, so Krebs mistakenly thought the Sabres might get the puck back.—
Matthew Fairburn,
New York Times,
4 Feb. 2026
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Also, warehouse giant Costco is recalling a beignet bakery item that was mistakenly packaged as one item but contains another and is mislabeled.—
Leah Olajide,
Freep.com,
4 Feb. 2026
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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth survived a near miss last year after a group of high-level national-security officials erroneously added The Atlantic’s editor in chief to a private Signal group chat, where Hegseth shared military attack plans.—
Mark Leibovich,
The Atlantic,
31 Jan. 2026
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Zagorac’s arrest record was expunged erroneously from the FBI National Crime Information Center computer in 2009, according to the Post-Tribune, after defense attorney Christopher Schmidgall filed a petition for the expungement.—
Olivia Stevens,
Chicago Tribune,
30 Jan. 2026
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“Inaccurately.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inaccurately. Accessed 8 Feb. 2026.
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