misguidedly

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for misguidedly
Adverb
  • Adding to the controversy, Walker was erroneously credited with inventing the hot comb.
    Vivian Yee, New York Times, 20 June 2026
  • 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.
    Rebecca Noel, Charlotte Observer, 8 June 2026
Adverb
  • 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.
    Skyler Trepel, PEOPLE, 22 June 2026
  • 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.
    Jude Joffe-Block, NPR, 22 June 2026
Adverb
  • The 2-1 decision upheld a federal judge’s ruling in San Diego for migrants who had filed a class-action suit and said they were wrongly denied an asylum hearing.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 25 June 2026
  • Adults with Down syndrome continue to face wrongly held views about their quality of life and their ability to pursue employment and education.
    Michelle Sie Whitten, STAT, 25 June 2026
Adverb
  • The court said jurors received instructions from the trial judge that could have improperly swayed them toward convicting him.
    Maureen Groppe, USA Today, 22 June 2026
  • Last year, the court ordered D’Ambrose to pay $25,000 in attorney fees and $5,000 to two individuals whose identities were improperly disclosed.
    Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 22 June 2026
Adverb
  • 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.
    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.
    Caitlin Huston, HollywoodReporter, 25 June 2026
Adverb
  • Valdez, whose seat goes from Brooklyn to Queens, accused her opponent inaccurately of getting pro-Israel donations.
    Joe Battenfeld, Boston Herald, 25 June 2026
  • While the researchers estimated people's dietary intake as accurately as possible, there was a chance that some consumption was inaccurately reported.
    Melissa Rudy, FOXNews.com, 22 June 2026
Adverb
  • Police began investigating Brian Richie after a minor whose home was in Longmont told staff of the child advocacy group Blue Sky Bridge that they had been touched inappropriately by him on multiple occasions.
    Christa Swanson, CBS News, 23 June 2026
  • Timothy Busfield, her husband of 13 years, has been accused of inappropriately touching two 11-year-old boys.
    Shania Russell, Entertainment Weekly, 23 June 2026
Adverb
  • Don’t be pointlessly inscrutable.
    Kim Scott, CNBC, 22 Apr. 2026
  • But Senate Democrats in recent months have perfected the strategy of pointlessly running this tactic into the ground.
    Editorial, Boston Herald, 19 Apr. 2026
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“Misguidedly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/misguidedly. Accessed 30 Jun. 2026.

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