mistaken
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Shortly after the conservative activist Charlie Kirk was assassinated, Patel tweeted that the shooter was in custody; it turned out to be a case of mistaken identity.
From Slate ● Sep. 30, 2026
A shadow can briefly resemble a face, or one object can momentarily be mistaken for another.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 24, 2026
The disease is carried by the Asian citrus psyllid, a non-native insect so tiny it can be mistaken for pollen.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 19, 2026
"So this came completely out of the blue, off effectively an allegation which must have been either malicious or mistaken."
From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2026
Papá finishes eating his slice of baklava before he says, “I think you are mistaken, Reina. But your baklava is as wonderful as always.”
From "Across So Many Seas" by Ruth Behar
Vocabulary lists containing mistaken
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