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Recent Examples of Synonyms for misguidedly
Adverb
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Lockwood, who’s been erroneously pegged as an internet bard while managing to craft a literary project that is much bigger than anything Zuckerberg hath wrought, has a new gift for us.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
8 Sep. 2025 -
As California rolled out its expansion, the state erroneously billed the federal government for care provided to immigrants without legal status -- details that have not previously been reported and that former state officials shared with KFF Health News and the AP.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
6 Sep. 2025
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Following the shooting at a Utah university, 4chan mistakenly identified Skye Valadez as the gunman who killed Kirk, who leaves behind a wife and two young children.—
Emily Hallas,
The Washington Examiner,
12 Sep. 2025
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Many leaders mistakenly assume blockchain transactions are private and end-to-end encrypted, when the opposite is true.—
Josh Hawkins,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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In the tradition of so many of the great anti-authority films, Nicholson’s McMurphy is a man who has been wrongly institutionalized in a mental-health facility.—
Christina Newland,
Vulture,
5 Sep. 2025
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The Salvadoran national, a sheetmetal worker, had been held in custody for months after the administration wrongly deported him to a megaprison in El Salvador.—
Evan Mealins,
The Tennessean,
30 Aug. 2025
Adverb
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Krystal warns that people using ketamine for therapy outside of clinics often improperly administer it.—
Rachel Hale,
USA Today,
10 Sep. 2025
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But voting rights groups and some election officials are voicing concerns that eligible voters could face barriers to casting ballots or be improperly removed from the rolls if states over-rely on incomplete information from SAVE.—
Miles Parks,
NPR,
10 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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Biologists attempting to diagnose a wild moose based on the visible clinical signs alone could easily confuse these two parasites and incorrectly conclude which parasite may have caused the disease.—
Jessie Richards,
The Conversation,
12 Sep. 2025
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The department’s computer dispatch system incorrectly auto-populated the address of the caller’s home, prompting officers to respond to the neighbor’s house, according to the statement.—
Lillie Davidson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
12 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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Almost instantaneously, headlines inaccurately stating that Europe had banned all gel manicures popped up, quickly followed by fact-free fearmongering on social media.—
Marci Robin,
Allure,
3 Sep. 2025
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Misclassifying an apprentice on the Paseo West-area Jazz Hill Homes project and inaccurately certifying payroll documents.—
Chris Higgins,
Kansas City Star,
8 Aug. 2025
Adverb
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The third victim, Nayci said, was in the pool when Ramos-Aviles first touched her inappropriately.—
Grethel Aguila,
Miami Herald,
3 Sep. 2025
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Garzon did not listen as the woman again told him to stop, pulled her pants down and touched her inappropriately, prosecutors said.—
Daniella Segura,
Sacbee.com,
27 Aug. 2025
Adverb
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My partner’s refusal to be comforted by this institutional food struck me sometimes as pointlessly obstructive and at other times as a sign of self-respect.—
Rachel Cusk,
New Yorker,
24 Aug. 2025
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Few endeavors could signal virtue as pointlessly or gratuitously.—
Peter Tonguette,
The Washington Examiner,
8 Aug. 2025
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“Misguidedly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/misguidedly. Accessed 15 Sep. 2025.
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