inaccurately

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Recent Examples of inaccurately Almost instantaneously, headlines inaccurately stating that Europe had banned all gel manicures popped up, quickly followed by fact-free fearmongering on social media. Marci Robin, Allure, 3 Sep. 2025 Misclassifying an apprentice on the Paseo West-area Jazz Hill Homes project and inaccurately certifying payroll documents. Chris Higgins, Kansas City Star, 8 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for inaccurately
Adverb
  • Biologists attempting to diagnose a wild moose based on the visible clinical signs alone could easily confuse these two parasites and incorrectly conclude which parasite may have caused the disease.
    Jessie Richards, The Conversation, 12 Sep. 2025
  • The department’s computer dispatch system incorrectly auto-populated the address of the caller’s home, prompting officers to respond to the neighbor’s house, according to the statement.
    Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 12 Sep. 2025
Adverb
  • Following the shooting at a Utah university, 4chan mistakenly identified Skye Valadez as the gunman who killed Kirk, who leaves behind a wife and two young children.
    Emily Hallas, The Washington Examiner, 12 Sep. 2025
  • Many leaders mistakenly assume blockchain transactions are private and end-to-end encrypted, when the opposite is true.
    Josh Hawkins, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
Adverb
  • Some content creators on platforms including YouTube and TikTok mentioned Dahle’s plea agreement in videos, but also erroneously pointed to the judge as the source of the agreement.
    Nicole Blanchard, Idaho Statesman, 12 Sep. 2025
  • While beauty is generally associated erroneously with external physical factors, a balanced state of mind and a healthy body play a huge part in imparting the necessary boost that the body needs to shine and glow.
    Jason Phillips, USA Today, 12 Sep. 2025

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“Inaccurately.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inaccurately. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.

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