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Recent Examples of incongruously
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.
—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
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for incongruously
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Accused by multiple families of inappropriately touching children, he was sentenced to probation on a forgery charge in 2022.—
Todd Feurer,
CBS News,
30 Jan. 2026
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While working as a substitute teacher at Edison Elementary School in Hammond in 2005, Zagorac was charged with child molestation for allegedly touching an 8-year-old boy inappropriately two years earlier, according to the Post-Tribune.—
Olivia Stevens,
Chicago Tribune,
30 Jan. 2026
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In August 2024, federal prosecutors accused JMG Investments and Schwartz of improperly receiving two PPP loans in December 2020 and not repaying the duplicate loan as required, according to the DOJ.—
Andrea Klick,
Daily News,
27 Jan. 2026
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Police further said that the gun used in the shooting had been improperly stored, ultimately enabling the child to obtain it, per the outlets.—
Toria Sheffield,
PEOPLE,
26 Jan. 2026
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Lawyers representing the student argue that her First Amendment rights were wrongly infringed upon and that the previous court rulings relied on conflicting and overly broad precedents.—
Cate Charron,
IndyStar,
29 Jan. 2026
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This is the kind of journalism that makes people distrust anything the news media tell us, and potentially wrongly inflames the public.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
28 Jan. 2026
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On the conference call, a reporter incorrectly posited that Payton told the media that Nix had told him he’d had three previous ankle surgeries.—
Luca Evans,
Denver Post,
29 Jan. 2026
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Due to incorrect information provided to The Bee, an earlier version of this story incorrectly reported the age and city of residence of the woman who died in the crash and misstated the age of the other driver.—
Darrell Smith,
Sacbee.com,
27 Jan. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Incongruously.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/incongruously. Accessed 2 Feb. 2026.
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