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
Warsh has also said the Fed’s economic models wrongly assume that rapid economic growth threatens to elevate inflation.
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Christopher Rugaber, Fortune, 31 Jan. 2026
The commission hears cases of public employees who believe they were wrongly fired for making agency disclosures.
—Jeffrey Schweers, The Orlando Sentinel, 30 Jan. 2026
Warsh has also said the Fed’s economic models wrongly assume that rapid economic growth threatens to elevate inflation.
—Christopher Rugaber, Los Angeles Times, 30 Jan. 2026
And wrongly implementing Simple Summaries could fail this ambitious objective.
—IEEE Spectrum, 30 Jan. 2026
During its world premiere, the three men who were wrongly convicted were there, along with the lawyer and Marilyn Mosby, the former State’s Attorney for Baltimore, Maryland.
—Dominique Fluker, Forbes.com, 29 Jan. 2026
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.
—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
Christopher Rugaber, Fortune, 31 Jan. 2026
The commission hears cases of public employees who believe they were wrongly fired for making agency disclosures.
—Jeffrey Schweers, The Orlando Sentinel, 30 Jan. 2026
Warsh has also said the Fed’s economic models wrongly assume that rapid economic growth threatens to elevate inflation.
—Christopher Rugaber, Los Angeles Times, 30 Jan. 2026
And wrongly implementing Simple Summaries could fail this ambitious objective.
—IEEE Spectrum, 30 Jan. 2026
During its world premiere, the three men who were wrongly convicted were there, along with the lawyer and Marilyn Mosby, the former State’s Attorney for Baltimore, Maryland.
—Dominique Fluker, Forbes.com, 29 Jan. 2026
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.
—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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for wrongly
Adverb
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Amid communication snafus, some residents were incorrectly told their lights were back on.—
Bracey Harris,
NBC news,
5 Feb. 2026
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Missing a filing deadline, incorrectly valuing an asset or failing to list a creditor could result in your case being dismissed or losing property.—
Angelica Leicht,
CBS News,
4 Feb. 2026
Adverb
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Police initially had said there were six victims at the school but corrected that to five on Wednesday, saying a woman airlifted to the hospital in critical condition was mistakenly counted as being among the dead.—
Amanda Lee Myers,
USA Today,
12 Feb. 2026
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The caption of the original image mistakenly labeled natural hair as hair extensions.—
Aude Konan,
Scientific American,
11 Feb. 2026
Adverb
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The White House initially did not dispute that Trump made the post and defended it, before a White House official told USA TODAY that a staffer had erroneously made the post, which was then taken down.—
Terry Collins,
USA Today,
7 Feb. 2026
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After calls for its removal -- including by Republicans -- the White House said a staffer had posted the video erroneously.—
BILL BARROW,
Arkansas Online,
7 Feb. 2026
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“Wrongly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wrongly. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.
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