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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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Police began investigating Brian Richie after a minor whose home was in Longmont told staff of the child advocacy group Blue Sky Bridge that they had been touched inappropriately by him on multiple occasions.
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Timothy Busfield, her husband of 13 years, has been accused of inappropriately touching two 11-year-old boys.
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The court said jurors received instructions from the trial judge that could have improperly swayed them toward convicting him.
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Last year, the court ordered D’Ambrose to pay $25,000 in attorney fees and $5,000 to two individuals whose identities were improperly disclosed.
Adverb
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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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The three main types of non-compliance in labeling included fiber percentages not matching the actual material makeup, items containing different or cheaper fibers than those listed on the label, or simply incorrectly declaring or naming fibers on labeling.
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That conviction was overturned in 2024 when the New York Court of Appeals ruled that the trial judge incorrectly allowed other women whose allegations were not charged in the case to testify.
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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 30 Jun. 2026.
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