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misleadingly

American  
[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

Early results misleadingly suggested that Thomas Frank's team were strong Champions League contenders while Daniel Farke's side were in for a long, tough struggle.

From BBC ● Jan. 15, 2026

OG haters have long accused Musk of endangering road users by exaggerating the capabilities of Tesla’s navigation assistance systems, misleadingly named Autopilot and Full-Self Driving.

From Slate ● Feb. 12, 2025

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

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 10, 2024

But wording should be varied when an entity is referred to multiple times in quick succession and repeating the name would sound monotonous or would misleadingly suggest that a new actor had entered the scene.

From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker

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