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Recent Examples of incongruously
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).
—Steve Fryer, Oc Register, 12 Sep. 2025
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
Adverb
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Worker Laura, who chose to remain anonymous, described how one manager would touch her inappropriately at work.—
Ladan Anoushfar,
CNN Money,
18 Oct. 2025
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Sheriff’s officials said that Jaekel also asked one of the children for nude pictures of herself, and each of the four victims witnessed Jaekel inappropriately touching the other female family members.—
Rosalio Ahumada,
Sacbee.com,
17 Oct. 2025
Adverb
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Odds are there's crumbs or improperly stored food that's caused the attraction, especially for ants and flies.—
Ashlyn Needham,
Southern Living,
15 Oct. 2025
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The complaint accuses Suarez of improperly using the city’s official seal and letterhead in an email criticizing Dominguez and of spending money to influence voters without following state laws that regulate campaign spending.—
Aaron Leibowitz,
Miami Herald,
14 Oct. 2025
Adverb
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Originalist justices at the time believed that ruling was wrongly decided.—
Mandy Taheri,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Oct. 2025
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Yet the wrongly accused, like myself, have no recourse to hold prosecutors accountable.—
Micah Kimball,
Denver Post,
16 Oct. 2025
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Without catching it, offensive coaches might have incorrectly predicted the defense would play its typical coverage to match their routes.—
Jourdan Rodrigue,
New York Times,
17 Oct. 2025
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The cost estimates are based on federal data that incorrectly categorize Madison Area Technical College as a four-year institution.—
Kelly Meyerhofer,
jsonline.com,
15 Oct. 2025
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“Incongruously.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/incongruously. Accessed 22 Oct. 2025.
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