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
Though Rogers is Christian, his story of transformation from weakling to hero certainly spoke to young Jewish boys and men, who were often inaccurately portrayed in the media and press as intellectually superior but physically inferior.
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Miriam Eve Mora, The Conversation, 7 May 2026
In 2024, Abbott recalled several lots of Libre 3 sensors due to inaccurately high readings.
—Elizabeth Chuck, NBC news, 11 Mar. 2026
Trump was inaccurately describing federal data.
—Cnn.com Wire Service, Mercury News, 25 Feb. 2026
Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act by inaccurately reporting account information to credit bureaus, potentially harming consumers' credit scores.
—Julia Gomez, USA Today, 18 Feb. 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
Miriam Eve Mora, The Conversation, 7 May 2026
In 2024, Abbott recalled several lots of Libre 3 sensors due to inaccurately high readings.
—Elizabeth Chuck, NBC news, 11 Mar. 2026
Trump was inaccurately describing federal data.
—Cnn.com Wire Service, Mercury News, 25 Feb. 2026
Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act by inaccurately reporting account information to credit bureaus, potentially harming consumers' credit scores.
—Julia Gomez, USA Today, 18 Feb. 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for inaccurately
Adverb
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All 20 of those vendors showed some issue with accuracy or completeness in at least one of these simple tests, including nine that hallucinated patient information, 12 that recorded information incorrectly, and 17 that missed key details about discussed mental health issues.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
14 May 2026
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Meanwhile, 12 staff members at a Dutch hospital where a hantavirus patient is being treated were told to quarantine after incorrectly handling bodily fluids.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
12 May 2026
Adverb
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But security personnel mistakenly attributed that alarm to a herd of deer that was nearby.—
Mead Gruver,
Los Angeles Times,
12 May 2026
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The officers did not say why the crowd seemed hostile to police, but did not disagree when one of the attorneys suggested that people streaming from the bars into gunfire that night may have mistakenly thought that law enforcement started the shooting.—
Sharon Bernstein,
Sacbee.com,
12 May 2026
Adverb
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If an Entry is confirmed to have been erroneously deleted, lost, or destroyed, entrant’s sole remedy shall be another entry into the Sweepstakes.—
AJC.com,
AJC.com,
10 May 2026
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This comes just days after FIFA President Gianni Infantino tried to defend the sky-high ticket prices by (erroneously) comparing them to college football get-in prices.—
Austin Perry OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
7 May 2026
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“Inaccurately.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inaccurately. Accessed 20 May. 2026.
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