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
On the play Warner got hurt, the 49ers were missing a right defensive end, and coaches mistakenly assumed practice-squad call-up Trevis Gipson stayed on the field to fill that role after racing down on kickoff coverage and making the initial hit on a tackle.
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Cam Inman, Mercury News, 17 Oct. 2025
In a public statement issued shortly after her arrest, the Department of Homeland Security mistakenly identified her as a Columbia student.
—Aida Alami, New Yorker, 17 Oct. 2025
One lot of Publix Rich & Creamy Vanilla Ice Cream mistakenly contains the Rich & Creamy French Vanilla flavor, which has undeclared egg.
—Jenna Anderson, Health, 17 Oct. 2025
The film, which is a sequel to the classic 1990 Christmas movie, follows the young and spirited Kevin McCallister (Macaulay Culkin), who mistakenly gets on a plane headed for New York City while the rest of the family flies to Florida.
—Lauren Huff, Entertainment Weekly, 15 Oct. 2025
Athalia Christie, the incident commander for the measles response, was among hundreds of employees mistakenly fired on Friday.
—Brenda Goodman, CNN Money, 12 Oct. 2025
However, historians note Columbus actually intended to sail to India, mistakenly thinking sailing west would offer a quicker route to South Asia from Western Europe, according to PBS.
—Jenna Prestininzi, Freep.com, 12 Oct. 2025
Athalia Christie, the incident commander for the measles response, was among hundreds mistakenly fired on Friday before being reinstated.
—Adeola Adeosun, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Oct. 2025
People with too few or defective Treg cells often develop autoimmune diseases, where unchecked immune cells mistakenly attack the body’s own tissues or organs.
—Mitzi Nagarkatti, The Conversation, 10 Oct. 2025
Cam Inman, Mercury News, 17 Oct. 2025
In a public statement issued shortly after her arrest, the Department of Homeland Security mistakenly identified her as a Columbia student.
—Aida Alami, New Yorker, 17 Oct. 2025
One lot of Publix Rich & Creamy Vanilla Ice Cream mistakenly contains the Rich & Creamy French Vanilla flavor, which has undeclared egg.
—Jenna Anderson, Health, 17 Oct. 2025
The film, which is a sequel to the classic 1990 Christmas movie, follows the young and spirited Kevin McCallister (Macaulay Culkin), who mistakenly gets on a plane headed for New York City while the rest of the family flies to Florida.
—Lauren Huff, Entertainment Weekly, 15 Oct. 2025
Athalia Christie, the incident commander for the measles response, was among hundreds of employees mistakenly fired on Friday.
—Brenda Goodman, CNN Money, 12 Oct. 2025
However, historians note Columbus actually intended to sail to India, mistakenly thinking sailing west would offer a quicker route to South Asia from Western Europe, according to PBS.
—Jenna Prestininzi, Freep.com, 12 Oct. 2025
Athalia Christie, the incident commander for the measles response, was among hundreds mistakenly fired on Friday before being reinstated.
—Adeola Adeosun, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Oct. 2025
People with too few or defective Treg cells often develop autoimmune diseases, where unchecked immune cells mistakenly attack the body’s own tissues or organs.
—Mitzi Nagarkatti, The Conversation, 10 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for mistakenly
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Without catching it, offensive coaches might have incorrectly predicted the defense would play its typical coverage to match their routes.—
Jourdan Rodrigue,
New York Times,
17 Oct. 2025
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The cost estimates are based on federal data that incorrectly categorize Madison Area Technical College as a four-year institution.—
Kelly Meyerhofer,
jsonline.com,
15 Oct. 2025
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Kelly, the Pennsylvania congressman, was also included in the FBI request, though he was erroneously referred to as a senator.—
Lawrence Andrea,
jsonline.com,
7 Oct. 2025
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The story also said erroneously that Stripe took a cut of each transaction.—
Sharon Goldman,
Fortune,
30 Sep. 2025
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“Mistakenly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mistakenly. Accessed 22 Oct. 2025.
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