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Recent Examples of incongruously
Along beaches that had been stripped of their vegetation, icebergs sat incongruously high on rocks.
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Megan I. Gannon,
Scientific American,
6 May 2026
One side story, of a former pro athlete caught in a downward spiral of violence, addiction, and ill health, feels incongruously grim.
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Judy Berman,
Time,
11 Mar. 2026
What remains is an incongruously passive and intense ride that feels eerily algorithmic throughout.
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Alison Foreman,
IndieWire,
23 Jan. 2026
Every surreal interaction, every drab office, every incongruously adoring wife is another turn through the same loop.
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Nicholas Quah,
Vulture,
9 Oct. 2025
Also incongruously quick for his size is Tustin junior defensive lineman Jeremiah Williams (6-1, 311).
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Steve Fryer,
Oc Register,
12 Sep. 2025
Where to Stay Recently opened and incongruously-located inside the city's half-glitzy, half-tacky Phoenix MarketCity shopping mall, Design Hotel by jüSTa is a quirky option from the creative team at Urban Studio in Mumbai.
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David Jefferys,
Condé Nast Traveler,
12 Apr. 2017
Megan I. Gannon,
Scientific American,
6 May 2026
One side story, of a former pro athlete caught in a downward spiral of violence, addiction, and ill health, feels incongruously grim.
—
Judy Berman,
Time,
11 Mar. 2026
What remains is an incongruously passive and intense ride that feels eerily algorithmic throughout.
—
Alison Foreman,
IndieWire,
23 Jan. 2026
Every surreal interaction, every drab office, every incongruously adoring wife is another turn through the same loop.
—
Nicholas Quah,
Vulture,
9 Oct. 2025
Also incongruously quick for his size is Tustin junior defensive lineman Jeremiah Williams (6-1, 311).
—
Steve Fryer,
Oc Register,
12 Sep. 2025
Where to Stay Recently opened and incongruously-located inside the city's half-glitzy, half-tacky Phoenix MarketCity shopping mall, Design Hotel by jüSTa is a quirky option from the creative team at Urban Studio in Mumbai.
—
David Jefferys,
Condé Nast Traveler,
12 Apr. 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for incongruously
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Vought’s moves also raise the risk of corruption and outside groups inappropriately influencing funding decisions.
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By contrast, the three male actors who appear in major supporting roles—along with Colin, there’s Lindon as the doctor and Louis Garrel as Maxine’s cinematographer and, ultimately, lover—are all veterans whose iconic presences make their small roles feel unusually, even inappropriately, prominent.
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The trial court risked prejudicing the jury by improperly admitting evidence about Mead Johnson’s finances, including its revenues, profits, and executive compensation, the appeals court said.
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Miami Beach was sued in December by a developer who claims the city improperly rejected a Live Local project.
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The 2-1 decision upheld a federal judge’s ruling in San Diego for migrants who had filed a class-action suit and said they were wrongly denied an asylum hearing.
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Adults with Down syndrome continue to face wrongly held views about their quality of life and their ability to pursue employment and education.
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An earlier version of this story incorrectly described ongoing changes at Nashville international Airport.
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Kennedy said at a House hearing that month that the Biden administration had incorrectly flagged the peptides as posing safety risks.
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The official investigation found no fault with either aircraft but that three planes had occupied the same airspace, which was deemed to have been unsuitably monitored over the Kharkiv region.
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“Incongruously.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/incongruously. Accessed 3 Jul. 2026.
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