a case of mistaken identity
noun phrase
: a situation due to being mistaken for someone else
Her arrest was a case of mistaken identity.
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Two of the victims died during the incident, which one US official told CNN was likely a case of mistaken identity.
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Max Saltman, CNN, 22 Feb. 2025
The film follows Frankie (Stewart) and Molly (Shawkat), two codependent best friends who are living paycheck to paycheck and bong rip to bong rip, when a case of mistaken identity throws their lives into chaos.
—Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 19 Feb. 2025
But that renown didn't prevent a case of mistaken identity seven years later, when an astronomer reported a sighting of the object as an asteroid.
—Tariq Malik, Space.com, 31 Jan. 2025
The girl was detained in Syracuse in a case of mistaken identity, the Onondaga County Sheriff’s Office said.
—Jeanine Santucci, USA TODAY, 16 Jan. 2025
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Max Saltman, CNN, 22 Feb. 2025
The film follows Frankie (Stewart) and Molly (Shawkat), two codependent best friends who are living paycheck to paycheck and bong rip to bong rip, when a case of mistaken identity throws their lives into chaos.
—Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 19 Feb. 2025
But that renown didn't prevent a case of mistaken identity seven years later, when an astronomer reported a sighting of the object as an asteroid.
—Tariq Malik, Space.com, 31 Jan. 2025
The girl was detained in Syracuse in a case of mistaken identity, the Onondaga County Sheriff’s Office said.
—Jeanine Santucci, USA TODAY, 16 Jan. 2025
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“A case of mistaken identity.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/a%20case%20of%20mistaken%20identity. Accessed 6 Mar. 2025.
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