as in incorrectly
in a mistaken or inappropriate way
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Recent Examples of wrongly
Lawyers representing the student argue that her First Amendment rights were wrongly infringed upon and that the previous court rulings relied on conflicting and overly broad precedents.
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Cate Charron, IndyStar, 29 Jan. 2026
This is the kind of journalism that makes people distrust anything the news media tell us, and potentially wrongly inflames the public.
—Arkansas Online, 28 Jan. 2026
It should also be noted that Afghans have been wrongly detained by the United States and continue to be held there.
—Camilla Schick, CBS News, 26 Jan. 2026
But the issue is not just that physicians are wrongly convicted.
—Vamsi Aribindi, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Jan. 2026
The state promptly and wrongly ordered 42,000 of them invalidated.
—Pat Beall, Sun Sentinel, 23 Jan. 2026
Rutte and his government resigned in 2021 to take responsibility for a child care allowance scandal in which thousands of parents were wrongly accused of fraud.
—Mike Corder, Fortune, 22 Jan. 2026
Remember when Charles Schwab was snagged by flows of funds and a balance sheet that was wrongly positioned?
—Jim Cramer, CNBC, 22 Jan. 2026
The Chicago Bears wrongly announced Dave McGinnis as the team’s 12th head coach.
—Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 22 Jan. 2026
Cate Charron, IndyStar, 29 Jan. 2026
This is the kind of journalism that makes people distrust anything the news media tell us, and potentially wrongly inflames the public.
—Arkansas Online, 28 Jan. 2026
It should also be noted that Afghans have been wrongly detained by the United States and continue to be held there.
—Camilla Schick, CBS News, 26 Jan. 2026
But the issue is not just that physicians are wrongly convicted.
—Vamsi Aribindi, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Jan. 2026
The state promptly and wrongly ordered 42,000 of them invalidated.
—Pat Beall, Sun Sentinel, 23 Jan. 2026
Rutte and his government resigned in 2021 to take responsibility for a child care allowance scandal in which thousands of parents were wrongly accused of fraud.
—Mike Corder, Fortune, 22 Jan. 2026
Remember when Charles Schwab was snagged by flows of funds and a balance sheet that was wrongly positioned?
—Jim Cramer, CNBC, 22 Jan. 2026
The Chicago Bears wrongly announced Dave McGinnis as the team’s 12th head coach.
—Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 22 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for wrongly
Adverb
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On the conference call, a reporter incorrectly posited that Payton told the media that Nix had told him he’d had three previous ankle surgeries.—
Luca Evans,
Denver Post,
29 Jan. 2026
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Due to incorrect information provided to The Bee, an earlier version of this story incorrectly reported the age and city of residence of the woman who died in the crash and misstated the age of the other driver.—
Darrell Smith,
Sacbee.com,
27 Jan. 2026
Adverb
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Investigators believe the helicopter pilots mistakenly thought the American Airlines jet was one of several other planes lining up to land on Runway 1, and did not have an accurate understanding of its flight path.—
Joel Rose,
NPR,
27 Jan. 2026
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YouTubers have criticized the platform’s approach to AI moderation, with several large creators claiming to have mistakenly been demonetized and banned, their channels only reinstated after public outcry.—
Dani Di Placido,
Forbes.com,
23 Jan. 2026
Adverb
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In 2009, Zagorac’s arrest record was expunged erroneously from the FBI National Crime Information Center computer, according to the Post-Tribune, after defense attorney Christopher Schmidgall filed a petition for the expungement.—
Olivia Stevens,
Chicago Tribune,
27 Jan. 2026
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Providers need guidance and a process for recovering erroneously withheld amounts from the provider or the IRS.—
Carrie Brandon Elliot,
Forbes.com,
20 Jan. 2026
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“Wrongly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wrongly. Accessed 31 Jan. 2026.
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