as in incorrectly
in a mistaken or inappropriate way
we mistakenly thought that this was our conference room
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Recent Examples of mistakenly
Following the shooting at a Utah university, 4chan mistakenly identified Skye Valadez as the gunman who killed Kirk, who leaves behind a wife and two young children.
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Emily Hallas, The Washington Examiner, 12 Sep. 2025
Many leaders mistakenly assume blockchain transactions are private and end-to-end encrypted, when the opposite is true.
—Josh Hawkins, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
One man was left seated with them—a Nicaraguan whom ICE had mistakenly included on the flights.
—Jonathan Blitzer, New Yorker, 8 Sep. 2025
Trailing after two lethargic quarters, the Chiefs gained life when Chargers rookie Omarion Hampton mistakenly ran out of bounds, giving Kansas City one last possession before the end of the half.
—Pete Sweeney, Kansas City Star, 6 Sep. 2025
Some retirees mistakenly think the aim is to spend exactly 4% of your savings every year, Bengen said.
—Daniel De Visé, USA Today, 2 Sep. 2025
Instead, the funds were mistakenly wired to a different Thomas Fleetwood.
—Devlina Sarkar, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Aug. 2025
David Cramer was mistakenly released from an Arizona prison in June after submitting fraudulent court documents, the state prison director said.
—Perry Vandell, AZCentral.com, 28 Aug. 2025
The project, which was written by Cesar Vitale, winner of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences’ Nicholl Fellowship in Screenwriting, follows a lonely woman (Alcock) who mistakenly receives a severed thumb in the mail.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 28 Aug. 2025
Emily Hallas, The Washington Examiner, 12 Sep. 2025
Many leaders mistakenly assume blockchain transactions are private and end-to-end encrypted, when the opposite is true.
—Josh Hawkins, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
One man was left seated with them—a Nicaraguan whom ICE had mistakenly included on the flights.
—Jonathan Blitzer, New Yorker, 8 Sep. 2025
Trailing after two lethargic quarters, the Chiefs gained life when Chargers rookie Omarion Hampton mistakenly ran out of bounds, giving Kansas City one last possession before the end of the half.
—Pete Sweeney, Kansas City Star, 6 Sep. 2025
Some retirees mistakenly think the aim is to spend exactly 4% of your savings every year, Bengen said.
—Daniel De Visé, USA Today, 2 Sep. 2025
Instead, the funds were mistakenly wired to a different Thomas Fleetwood.
—Devlina Sarkar, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Aug. 2025
David Cramer was mistakenly released from an Arizona prison in June after submitting fraudulent court documents, the state prison director said.
—Perry Vandell, AZCentral.com, 28 Aug. 2025
The project, which was written by Cesar Vitale, winner of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences’ Nicholl Fellowship in Screenwriting, follows a lonely woman (Alcock) who mistakenly receives a severed thumb in the mail.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 28 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for mistakenly
Adverb
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Biologists attempting to diagnose a wild moose based on the visible clinical signs alone could easily confuse these two parasites and incorrectly conclude which parasite may have caused the disease.—
Jessie Richards,
The Conversation,
12 Sep. 2025
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The department’s computer dispatch system incorrectly auto-populated the address of the caller’s home, prompting officers to respond to the neighbor’s house, according to the statement.—
Lillie Davidson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
12 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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Lockwood, who’s been erroneously pegged as an internet bard while managing to craft a literary project that is much bigger than anything Zuckerberg hath wrought, has a new gift for us.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
8 Sep. 2025
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As California rolled out its expansion, the state erroneously billed the federal government for care provided to immigrants without legal status -- details that have not previously been reported and that former state officials shared with KFF Health News and the AP.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
6 Sep. 2025
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“Mistakenly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mistakenly. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.
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