misguidedly

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for misguidedly
Adverb
  • In a filing in federal court on Sunday, the agency said states moved too quickly and erroneously released full money SNAP Benefits after last week’s rulings.
    Orianna Rosa Royle, Fortune, 9 Nov. 2025
  • The county has estimated that more than $300,000 has been paid out erroneously so far and the amount is continuing to grow.
    Richard Halstead, Mercury News, 22 Oct. 2025
Adverb
  • Many adults mistakenly assume that Medicare will pay for long-term care services when, in fact, Medicaid is the primary funding source.
    Alexa Mikhail, Flow Space, 5 Nov. 2025
  • Trump has also mistakenly claimed that China and Russia are currently testing nuclear weapons and directed the incorrect agency — the Department of War — to resume testing rather than the Department of Energy, which oversees the nation’s nuclear warheads, Sanders-Zakre said.
    Joshua Rhett Miller, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Oct. 2025
Adverb
  • Warrem sued the planning agency two years ago, claiming she was wrongly retaliated against for reporting mistakes in how drivers were being charged to use the South Bay tollway.
    Jeff McDonald, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Nov. 2025
  • Much of the offseason ACC hype centered on Wade and NC State — not wrongly so — but are people forgetting about Ryan Odom and Virginia?
    The Athletic College Basketball Staff, New York Times, 3 Nov. 2025
Adverb
  • Gabbard denied behaving improperly and suggested the accusations were politically motivated.
    Victoria Moorwood, Cincinnati Enquirer, 5 Nov. 2025
  • Broth was being improperly cooled in the walk-in refrigerator.
    Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 31 Oct. 2025
Adverb
  • Employees incorrectly used latex gloves for food preparation.
    Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 7 Nov. 2025
  • The recall was initiated because products containing wheat were incorrectly placed into packaging that doesn't list the presence of wheat, according to the FDA.
    Chad Murphy, Cincinnati Enquirer, 5 Nov. 2025
Adverb
  • Companies running private Medicare and Medicaid insurance plans inaccurately list many mental health professionals as being available to treat the plans’ members, a new federal watchdog report says.
    Tony Leys, Miami Herald, 20 Oct. 2025
  • Greenberg questioned why Republicans are inaccurately labeling protesters in a way that could potentially draw violence.
    Sarah D. Wire, USA Today, 18 Oct. 2025
Adverb
  • The passenger claimed Riley noticed the kids were watching, but continued to act inappropriately, at one point allegedly appearing to perform oral sex.
    Brian Niemietz, Mercury News, 7 Nov. 2025
  • During the previous school year, the boy strangled and choked a teacher and pulled up a female classmate’s dress and touched her inappropriately on the school playground, the lawsuit claims.
    Cindy Von Quednow, CNN Money, 30 Oct. 2025
Adverb
  • 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
  • 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 12 Nov. 2025.

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