as in incorrectly
in a mistaken or inappropriate way
we mistakenly thought that this was our conference room
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Recent Examples of mistakenly
Trailing after two lethargic quarters, the Chiefs gained life when Chargers rookie Omarion Hampton mistakenly ran out of bounds, giving Kansas City one last possession before the end of the half.
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Pete Sweeney, Kansas City Star, 6 Sep. 2025
Some retirees mistakenly think the aim is to spend exactly 4% of your savings every year, Bengen said.
—Daniel De Visé, USA Today, 2 Sep. 2025
Of course, there are worries that the AI might mistakenly flag a comment that doesn’t deserve to be marked, known as rendering false positives.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2025
Instead, the funds were mistakenly wired to a different Thomas Fleetwood.
—Devlina Sarkar, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Aug. 2025
David Cramer was mistakenly released from an Arizona prison in June after submitting fraudulent court documents, the state prison director said.
—Perry Vandell, AZCentral.com, 28 Aug. 2025
The project, which was written by Cesar Vitale, winner of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences’ Nicholl Fellowship in Screenwriting, follows a lonely woman (Alcock) who mistakenly receives a severed thumb in the mail.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 28 Aug. 2025
With the latter serving for the match, a cameraman mistakenly walked onto the court which slightly delayed Bonzi’s second serve.
—Ben Church, CNN Money, 27 Aug. 2025
Kilmar Abrego Garcia, the man who the government says was mistakenly deported to a notorious prison in El Salvador, will meet with immigration officials Monday under the looming threat of a second deportation, this time to Uganda.
—Marlene Lenthang, NBC news, 25 Aug. 2025
Pete Sweeney, Kansas City Star, 6 Sep. 2025
Some retirees mistakenly think the aim is to spend exactly 4% of your savings every year, Bengen said.
—Daniel De Visé, USA Today, 2 Sep. 2025
Of course, there are worries that the AI might mistakenly flag a comment that doesn’t deserve to be marked, known as rendering false positives.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2025
Instead, the funds were mistakenly wired to a different Thomas Fleetwood.
—Devlina Sarkar, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Aug. 2025
David Cramer was mistakenly released from an Arizona prison in June after submitting fraudulent court documents, the state prison director said.
—Perry Vandell, AZCentral.com, 28 Aug. 2025
The project, which was written by Cesar Vitale, winner of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences’ Nicholl Fellowship in Screenwriting, follows a lonely woman (Alcock) who mistakenly receives a severed thumb in the mail.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 28 Aug. 2025
With the latter serving for the match, a cameraman mistakenly walked onto the court which slightly delayed Bonzi’s second serve.
—Ben Church, CNN Money, 27 Aug. 2025
Kilmar Abrego Garcia, the man who the government says was mistakenly deported to a notorious prison in El Salvador, will meet with immigration officials Monday under the looming threat of a second deportation, this time to Uganda.
—Marlene Lenthang, NBC news, 25 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for mistakenly
Adverb
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The manner by which the suspect in Hume’s stabbing made it to her home was also described incorrectly.—
Jose R. Gonzalez,
AZCentral.com,
6 Sep. 2025
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Others incorrectly stated that the killers had executed their plan to perfection.—
Charlie Warzel,
The Atlantic,
4 Sep. 2025
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
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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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“Mistakenly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mistakenly. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.
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