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Recent Examples of incongruously
One side story, of a former pro athlete caught in a downward spiral of violence, addiction, and ill health, feels incongruously grim.
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Judy Berman, Time, 11 Mar. 2026
What remains is an incongruously passive and intense ride that feels eerily algorithmic throughout.
—Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 23 Jan. 2026
Every surreal interaction, every drab office, every incongruously adoring wife is another turn through the same loop.
—Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 9 Oct. 2025
Also incongruously quick for his size is Tustin junior defensive lineman Jeremiah Williams (6-1, 311).
—Steve Fryer, Oc Register, 12 Sep. 2025
Where to Stay Recently opened and incongruously-located inside the city's half-glitzy, half-tacky Phoenix MarketCity shopping mall, Design Hotel by jüSTa is a quirky option from the creative team at Urban Studio in Mumbai.
—David Jefferys, Condé Nast Traveler, 12 Apr. 2017
Judy Berman, Time, 11 Mar. 2026
What remains is an incongruously passive and intense ride that feels eerily algorithmic throughout.
—Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 23 Jan. 2026
Every surreal interaction, every drab office, every incongruously adoring wife is another turn through the same loop.
—Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 9 Oct. 2025
Also incongruously quick for his size is Tustin junior defensive lineman Jeremiah Williams (6-1, 311).
—Steve Fryer, Oc Register, 12 Sep. 2025
Where to Stay Recently opened and incongruously-located inside the city's half-glitzy, half-tacky Phoenix MarketCity shopping mall, Design Hotel by jüSTa is a quirky option from the creative team at Urban Studio in Mumbai.
—David Jefferys, Condé Nast Traveler, 12 Apr. 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for incongruously
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Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers ruled Monday that Thao and her three co-defendants failed to prove government authorities acted inappropriately or hid damning details about their star witness while building their sprawling corruption case in the first half of 2024.—
Jakob Rodgers,
Mercury News,
29 Apr. 2026
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Guadalupe Mercado-Guerra, from Mexico, reportedly touched a minor inappropriately multiple times in Travis County, Texas, near the city of Austin.—
Bonny Chu,
FOXNews.com,
27 Apr. 2026
Adverb
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There are sometimes mid-decade redistrictings, including the one in Florida in 2015 after the state Supreme Court ruled some districts were improperly drawn.—
Anthony Man,
Sun Sentinel,
27 Apr. 2026
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Authorities recovered 189 sets of remains from the Penrose building and said two other bodies were improperly buried.—
Colleen Slevin,
Los Angeles Times,
25 Apr. 2026
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But that didn't stop Vrabel from putting him on notice that, rightly or wrongly in the coach's opinion, everyone must represent the team in a certain way.—
Armando Salguero OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
29 Apr. 2026
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After Navarro filed a complaint alleging the work had been wrongly kept from her, a Madrid judge, acting with the support of prosecutors, ordered Spain’s Ministry of Culture to take custody of it citing its potential importance to the country’s historical heritage.—
Daniel Cassady,
ARTnews.com,
28 Apr. 2026
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Because every experience a child has during their early years helps create new neural connections, wiring the brain for all future learning and connecting, encounters with AI slop may literally wire the brain incorrectly.—
Dana Suskind,
Chicago Tribune,
30 Apr. 2026
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It is being framed incorrectly.—
Jeffrey Sonnenfeld,
Fortune,
29 Apr. 2026
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“Incongruously.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/incongruously. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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