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misleadingly

American

[mis-leed-ing-lee] / mɪsˈlid ɪŋ li /

adverb

in a way that tends to mislead or give the wrong impression; deceptively.

Example Sentences

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Another video, featuring the same child and misleadingly titled “She Got Diagnosed With Cancer,” has more than 4 million.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026

But the majority provides a misleadingly incomplete quote from Farrar’s book.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 10, 2024

Reflective surfaces can also appear, misleadingly, to be leaking heat.

From BBC • Nov. 28, 2024

Fox News anchor Bret Baier is apologizing for playing a misleadingly edited clip in an interview with Vice President Kamala Harris.

From Salon • Oct. 18, 2024

These appointments, somewhat misleadingly described as “the midnight judges,” had occurred after the presidential election, and therefore denied Jefferson the right to choose his own men.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis

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