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misleadingly

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[mis-leed-ing-lee] / mɪsˈlid ɪŋ li /

adverb

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


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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

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

The watchdog said the ads could not appear again in their current form and that both companies must make sure future adverts don't "misleadingly omit" information about commercial relationships.

From BBC Aug. 14, 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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