as in mistakenly
in a mistaken or inappropriate way
you incorrectly identified the part of speech of one of the words in the sentence
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Recent Examples of incorrectly
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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Jennifer Bringle,
Footwear News,
25 June 2026
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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Caitlin Huston,
HollywoodReporter,
25 June 2026
Without active curation to deprecate or reweight pre-update data, the model will keep applying obsolete step-therapy logic, where a patient who should sail through maintenance approval gets incorrectly bounced back to step-therapy requirements.
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Anjana Susarla,
Forbes.com,
25 June 2026
The plaintiffs allege Bio-Lab and the parent company, Kik LLC, had a history of chemical storage issues, and staff incorrectly tried to put out a water-reactive chemical reaction by adding water before the fire began, thereby causing the fire and toxic gas plume.
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Irene Wright,
USA Today,
23 June 2026
Sources familiar with the situation, speaking anonymously as they were not cleared to speak publicly, said that if anyone had, deliberately or accidentally, incorrectly filled out one of the forms and that was brought to their attention, that could be considered grounds for revocation.
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Dan Sheldon,
New York Times,
23 June 2026
The safety maneuver is used to prevent runway incursions – when aircraft, vehicles or people are incorrectly positioned on a runway – as well as to counter other hazards, like sudden wind shifts and less-than-ideal approaches.
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Pete Muntean,
CNN Money,
20 June 2026
Initially, Sifuentes incorrectly heard that homeowners like her would also be taxed.
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Alejandra Molina,
Los Angeles Times,
20 June 2026
Ujal Thakor was first to the buzzer, incorrectly guessing Tennessee.
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Louis Peitzman,
Entertainment Weekly,
18 June 2026
Jennifer Bringle,
Footwear News,
25 June 2026
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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Caitlin Huston,
HollywoodReporter,
25 June 2026
Without active curation to deprecate or reweight pre-update data, the model will keep applying obsolete step-therapy logic, where a patient who should sail through maintenance approval gets incorrectly bounced back to step-therapy requirements.
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Anjana Susarla,
Forbes.com,
25 June 2026
The plaintiffs allege Bio-Lab and the parent company, Kik LLC, had a history of chemical storage issues, and staff incorrectly tried to put out a water-reactive chemical reaction by adding water before the fire began, thereby causing the fire and toxic gas plume.
—
Irene Wright,
USA Today,
23 June 2026
Sources familiar with the situation, speaking anonymously as they were not cleared to speak publicly, said that if anyone had, deliberately or accidentally, incorrectly filled out one of the forms and that was brought to their attention, that could be considered grounds for revocation.
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Dan Sheldon,
New York Times,
23 June 2026
The safety maneuver is used to prevent runway incursions – when aircraft, vehicles or people are incorrectly positioned on a runway – as well as to counter other hazards, like sudden wind shifts and less-than-ideal approaches.
—
Pete Muntean,
CNN Money,
20 June 2026
Initially, Sifuentes incorrectly heard that homeowners like her would also be taxed.
—
Alejandra Molina,
Los Angeles Times,
20 June 2026
Ujal Thakor was first to the buzzer, incorrectly guessing Tennessee.
—
Louis Peitzman,
Entertainment Weekly,
18 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for incorrectly
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Alicent mistakenly believed Viserys was talking about their son Aegon II, saying Aegon II should be on the throne after Viserys dies, which lead to the Dance of the Dragons civil war.
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While the tool is supposed to flag potential noncitizens and deceased voters, a number of American citizens who are foreign-born have been mistakenly flagged as potential noncitizens by SAVE.
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Adding to the controversy, Walker was erroneously credited with inventing the hot comb.
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Consultants also found that the school district erroneously spent more than $2 million on the employer share of health insurance because of problems with its payroll system.
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Valdez, whose seat goes from Brooklyn to Queens, accused her opponent inaccurately of getting pro-Israel donations.
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While the researchers estimated people's dietary intake as accurately as possible, there was a chance that some consumption was inaccurately reported.
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But lawyers and digital privacy experts argue that the deal raises questions about who will have access to the massive cache of health data and whether it could be inappropriately accessed and exploited.
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According to the police report, the 5-year-old victim was at her babysitter's home when she was inappropriately touched by Hernandez, who was also inside the house.
Cite this Entry
“Incorrectly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/incorrectly. Accessed 26 Jun. 2026.
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