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erroneously

[ih-roh-nee-uhs-lee, e-roh-] / ɪˈroʊ ni əs li, ɛˈroʊ- /


ADVERB
mistakenly
Synonyms


ADVERB
unjustifiably
Synonyms
Antonyms
WEAK
excusably justifiably




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Johnson, he added, gets blamed for tampering with Social Security, with many people erroneously believing the president dipped into the program’s coffers.

From MarketWatch • May 2, 2026

“It just can’t be that they’re going to refuse to return someone who was erroneously deported.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 30, 2026

AI detectors, for example, have a tendency to erroneously flag essays written by speakers of English as a second language, a 2023 Stanford analysis External link found.

From Barron's • Apr. 14, 2026

In 2021, the now-bankrupt crypto lender BlockFi erroneously sent hundreds of bitcoins to some users, though it later recouped much of the funds.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 10, 2026

On the negative side, arts teachers are seen as separate “specialists,” which erroneously relieves the classroom teacher of any responsibility for incorporating the arts into the daily classroom experience.

From "Music and the Child" by Natalie Sarrazin




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