as in incorrectly
in a mistaken or inappropriate way
you have wrongly interpreted this passage in the Bible
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Recent Examples of wrongly
Historically, Black and brown students are more often wrongly identified as needing special education than their peers.
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Jonaki Mehta,
NPR,
2 July 2026
Based on Harper Lee's seminal novel, the movie casts Gregory Peck as lawyer Atticus Finch, who in Depression-era Alabama defends a Black man wrongly accused of raping a young white woman.
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Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
1 July 2026
Tens of thousands were flagged as potential noncitizens or people who have died, but some voters were wrongly identified as ineligible.
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Bill Barrow,
Los Angeles Times,
30 June 2026
Huskins Quinn’s case gained national attention after Vallejo police wrongly accused her of faking her disappearance.
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Naomi Taxay,
Sacbee.com,
30 June 2026
The unitary executive theory suggests that such limits wrongly curtail the powers of the chief executive.
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Graham G. Dodds,
The Conversation,
30 June 2026
This included wrongly suggesting that the drink could reduce stress and anxiety, and included unauthorized nutrition and health claims.
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Sawdah Bhaimiya,
CNBC,
28 June 2026
The problem is that many Americans—according to one survey, 48 percent—wrongly assume that everyone pays full price.
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Rose Horowitch,
The Atlantic,
27 June 2026
Skipping that login convenience is a good idea on security grounds, too, given how many Facebook account-takeover scams are out there and how Meta’s content-moderation machinery can wrongly lock people out.
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Rob Pegoraro,
PC Magazine,
26 June 2026
Jonaki Mehta,
NPR,
2 July 2026
Based on Harper Lee's seminal novel, the movie casts Gregory Peck as lawyer Atticus Finch, who in Depression-era Alabama defends a Black man wrongly accused of raping a young white woman.
—
Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
1 July 2026
Tens of thousands were flagged as potential noncitizens or people who have died, but some voters were wrongly identified as ineligible.
—
Bill Barrow,
Los Angeles Times,
30 June 2026
Huskins Quinn’s case gained national attention after Vallejo police wrongly accused her of faking her disappearance.
—
Naomi Taxay,
Sacbee.com,
30 June 2026
The unitary executive theory suggests that such limits wrongly curtail the powers of the chief executive.
—
Graham G. Dodds,
The Conversation,
30 June 2026
This included wrongly suggesting that the drink could reduce stress and anxiety, and included unauthorized nutrition and health claims.
—
Sawdah Bhaimiya,
CNBC,
28 June 2026
The problem is that many Americans—according to one survey, 48 percent—wrongly assume that everyone pays full price.
—
Rose Horowitch,
The Atlantic,
27 June 2026
Skipping that login convenience is a good idea on security grounds, too, given how many Facebook account-takeover scams are out there and how Meta’s content-moderation machinery can wrongly lock people out.
—
Rob Pegoraro,
PC Magazine,
26 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for wrongly
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An earlier version of this story incorrectly described ongoing changes at Nashville international Airport.
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Kennedy said at a House hearing that month that the Biden administration had incorrectly flagged the peptides as posing safety risks.
Adverb
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But the hospital has not revealed the results of its investigation and declined to answer questions from NBC News concerning whether the doctor who mistakenly pronounced the boy dead remains on staff.
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Founders often mismanage their crucial first sales hire, mistakenly seeking candidates suited for large corporations.
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That’s the word that NPR Editor in Chief Thomas Evans used to describe why, today, the outlet erroneously published a report by the veteran Supreme Court reporter Nina Totenberg that Justice Samuel Alito had retired.
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Verstappen's crash at the final pair of corners brought out yellow flags, which Mercedes' Kimi Antonelli erroneously thought were double-waved yellow flags and aborted his lap.
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“Wrongly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wrongly. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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