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
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.
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Armando Salguero Outkick, FOXNews.com, 29 Apr. 2026
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
In a scene that’s reminiscent of a Lenny Bruce routine about a white man and a Black man at a cocktail party, Virginia wrongly assumes that the del Valles are Mexican when in fact Pablo is Chilean and Tania was born in New Mexico.
—Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 28 Apr. 2026
Dees won the landmark civil rights case when a federal court ruled that the city’s YMCA location was wrongly excluding black patrons from accessing its facilities and ordered the site to end its discriminatory practices.
—Mia Cathell, The Washington Examiner, 25 Apr. 2026
Critics also point out that government databases often have errors or have not been updated, and the cross-checks will lead to eligible voters being wrongly purged from voter rolls.
—Carlos E. Castañeda, CBS News, 24 Apr. 2026
Faster resolution of ethics claims would also have the benefit of clearing members who are found to be wrongly accused.
—Mary Ellen Klas, Twin Cities, 23 Apr. 2026
Human rights groups say mass trials strip defendants of basic due process rights, creating risks of wrongly convicting innocent people caught in the broad security crackdowns.
—Marcos Aleman, Los Angeles Times, 22 Apr. 2026
In 2025, the DOJ launched its Civil Rights Fraud Initiative, directing federal prosecutors to pursue universities under the False Claims Act, which allows for damages on federal funds wrongly obtained of triple the amount obtained.
—Michael Carbonara, Sun Sentinel, 21 Apr. 2026
Armando Salguero Outkick, FOXNews.com, 29 Apr. 2026
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
In a scene that’s reminiscent of a Lenny Bruce routine about a white man and a Black man at a cocktail party, Virginia wrongly assumes that the del Valles are Mexican when in fact Pablo is Chilean and Tania was born in New Mexico.
—Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 28 Apr. 2026
Dees won the landmark civil rights case when a federal court ruled that the city’s YMCA location was wrongly excluding black patrons from accessing its facilities and ordered the site to end its discriminatory practices.
—Mia Cathell, The Washington Examiner, 25 Apr. 2026
Critics also point out that government databases often have errors or have not been updated, and the cross-checks will lead to eligible voters being wrongly purged from voter rolls.
—Carlos E. Castañeda, CBS News, 24 Apr. 2026
Faster resolution of ethics claims would also have the benefit of clearing members who are found to be wrongly accused.
—Mary Ellen Klas, Twin Cities, 23 Apr. 2026
Human rights groups say mass trials strip defendants of basic due process rights, creating risks of wrongly convicting innocent people caught in the broad security crackdowns.
—Marcos Aleman, Los Angeles Times, 22 Apr. 2026
In 2025, the DOJ launched its Civil Rights Fraud Initiative, directing federal prosecutors to pursue universities under the False Claims Act, which allows for damages on federal funds wrongly obtained of triple the amount obtained.
—Michael Carbonara, Sun Sentinel, 21 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for wrongly
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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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Like most, Gore mistakenly credited it to Gandhi.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
29 Apr. 2026
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Brown has also accused the narcotics unit that mistakenly targeted him of a pattern of misconduct, which allegedly includes the wrongful arrest of another man during the same operation.—
Sheetal Banchariya,
New York Daily News,
28 Apr. 2026
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An earlier version of this story erroneously stated which brewery won gold in the West Coast-style IPA category.—
Tiney Ricciardi,
Denver Post,
23 Apr. 2026
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That forecast, Braun said, erroneously based on tariff impacts, has changed for the better.—
Carole Carlson,
Chicago Tribune,
14 Apr. 2026
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“Wrongly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wrongly. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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