as in mistakenly
in a mistaken or inappropriate way
people erroneously believed that the disease was contagious
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Recent Examples of erroneously
Consultants also found that the school district erroneously spent more than $2 million on the employer share of health insurance because of problems with its payroll system.
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Rebecca Noel, Charlotte Observer, 8 June 2026
This prevented the driver from being erroneously cited and the incident could be used to show other drivers how the cameras were protecting them.
—James Morris, Forbes.com, 31 May 2026
The Sentinel discovered the development with Gavi’s license because her name was included erroneously at one point in the Bastien documents.
—Annie Martin, The Orlando Sentinel, 22 May 2026
An earlier version of this story erroneously suggested that Weinstein left the courtroom after experiencing chest pains.
—ABC News, 13 May 2026
If an Entry is confirmed to have been erroneously deleted, lost, or destroyed, entrant’s sole remedy shall be another entry into the Sweepstakes.
—AJC.com, 10 May 2026
This comes just days after FIFA President Gianni Infantino tried to defend the sky-high ticket prices by (erroneously) comparing them to college football get-in prices.
—Austin Perry Outkick, FOXNews.com, 7 May 2026
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
That forecast, Braun said, erroneously based on tariff impacts, has changed for the better.
—Carole Carlson, Chicago Tribune, 14 Apr. 2026
Rebecca Noel, Charlotte Observer, 8 June 2026
This prevented the driver from being erroneously cited and the incident could be used to show other drivers how the cameras were protecting them.
—James Morris, Forbes.com, 31 May 2026
The Sentinel discovered the development with Gavi’s license because her name was included erroneously at one point in the Bastien documents.
—Annie Martin, The Orlando Sentinel, 22 May 2026
An earlier version of this story erroneously suggested that Weinstein left the courtroom after experiencing chest pains.
—ABC News, 13 May 2026
If an Entry is confirmed to have been erroneously deleted, lost, or destroyed, entrant’s sole remedy shall be another entry into the Sweepstakes.
—AJC.com, 10 May 2026
This comes just days after FIFA President Gianni Infantino tried to defend the sky-high ticket prices by (erroneously) comparing them to college football get-in prices.
—Austin Perry Outkick, FOXNews.com, 7 May 2026
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
That forecast, Braun said, erroneously based on tariff impacts, has changed for the better.
—Carole Carlson, Chicago Tribune, 14 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for erroneously
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And days earlier, three US F-15 fighter jets were mistakenly shot down by Kuwaiti air defenses, with all crew members ejecting safely.—
Todd Symons,
CNN Money,
9 June 2026
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How Autoimmune Diseases Can Impact the Heart Autoimmune diseases occur when the immune system mistakenly attacks healthy tissues.—
Tom Gavin,
EverydayHealth.com,
9 June 2026
Adverb
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Acknowledging its decision to err on the side of caution, Anthropic said Fable 5’s safety-first approach might incorrectly flag harmless requests as being suspicious for less than 5% of queries.—
Jared Perlo,
NBC news,
11 June 2026
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Safety features Of course, knives can be dangerous when used incorrectly.—
BestReviews,
Mercury News,
11 June 2026
Cite this Entry
“Erroneously.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/erroneously. Accessed 12 Jun. 2026.
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