as in incorrectly
in a mistaken or inappropriate way
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Recent Examples of wrongly
And as federal agents and local police wrongly focussed on Richard Jewell, a security guard who had spotted the suspicious package and should have been hailed as a hero, the real bomber disappeared.
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John Archibald, New Yorker, 30 Oct. 2025
The attorney representing a former Charlotte volunteer football coach accused of shooting at a southwest Charlotte home said his client has been wrongly accused.
—Charlotte Observer, 28 Oct. 2025
KPop Demon Hunters is proving that a genre once — rightly or wrongly — deemed too niche to crossover in the Western market can create a monocultural moment.
—Brittany Spanos, Rolling Stone, 28 Oct. 2025
The case was filed in a California federal court on Sunday, beginning legal proceedings that will determine whether Corcoran has been wrongly denied her fair share of profits.
—Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 27 Oct. 2025
The court found his office wrongly rounded up Latinos in search of people in the country illegally.
—Richard Ruelas, AZCentral.com, 22 Oct. 2025
Originalist justices at the time believed that ruling was wrongly decided.
—Mandy Taheri, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Oct. 2025
Yet the wrongly accused, like myself, have no recourse to hold prosecutors accountable.
—Micah Kimball, Denver Post, 16 Oct. 2025
Reid was one of six Black activists and business owners in west Louisville who were wrongly accused of plotting to destroy properties in the area during the 1968 Parkland rebellion.
—Keely Doll, Louisville Courier Journal, 14 Oct. 2025
John Archibald, New Yorker, 30 Oct. 2025
The attorney representing a former Charlotte volunteer football coach accused of shooting at a southwest Charlotte home said his client has been wrongly accused.
—Charlotte Observer, 28 Oct. 2025
KPop Demon Hunters is proving that a genre once — rightly or wrongly — deemed too niche to crossover in the Western market can create a monocultural moment.
—Brittany Spanos, Rolling Stone, 28 Oct. 2025
The case was filed in a California federal court on Sunday, beginning legal proceedings that will determine whether Corcoran has been wrongly denied her fair share of profits.
—Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 27 Oct. 2025
The court found his office wrongly rounded up Latinos in search of people in the country illegally.
—Richard Ruelas, AZCentral.com, 22 Oct. 2025
Originalist justices at the time believed that ruling was wrongly decided.
—Mandy Taheri, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Oct. 2025
Yet the wrongly accused, like myself, have no recourse to hold prosecutors accountable.
—Micah Kimball, Denver Post, 16 Oct. 2025
Reid was one of six Black activists and business owners in west Louisville who were wrongly accused of plotting to destroy properties in the area during the 1968 Parkland rebellion.
—Keely Doll, Louisville Courier Journal, 14 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for wrongly
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Sepsis is a condition where the body responds incorrectly to an infection, causing damage to the organs, according to the Mayo Clinic.—
Gabrielle Rockson,
PEOPLE,
23 Oct. 2025
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Previously, multiple scientific studies performed by medical professionals revealed that bystanders were hesitant to perform CPR due to fear of doing it incorrectly or discomfort with mouth-to-mouth breathing.—
Lou Ponsi,
Oc Register,
22 Oct. 2025
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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
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After the staff realized Andrews had been mistakenly released, a search of the immediate area was launched, but he was not found.—
Minyvonne Burke,
NBC news,
29 Oct. 2025
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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
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Property owners who believe they have erroneously been charged for trash service can fill out a new protest form on the city’s website, Bauer said.—
David Garrick,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
19 Oct. 2025
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“Wrongly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wrongly. Accessed 6 Nov. 2025.
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