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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Tim Ream was the beneficiary of a World Cup first as a yellow card for a foul was rescinded after a case of mistaken identity.
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Ben Burrows, New York Times, 13 June 2026
The Giants wide receiver was allowed to leave after it was determined to be a case of mistaken identity, according to the report.
—Ryan Canfield, FOXNews.com, 3 June 2026
Researchers have identified the remains of four members of a doomed 19th century expedition in the Arctic by matching DNA to the sailors’ living descendants — and solved a case of mistaken identity along the way.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 12 May 2026
This is not a case of mistaken identity in which defendant attacked the wrong brother.
—Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 14 Apr. 2026
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Ben Burrows, New York Times, 13 June 2026
The Giants wide receiver was allowed to leave after it was determined to be a case of mistaken identity, according to the report.
—Ryan Canfield, FOXNews.com, 3 June 2026
Researchers have identified the remains of four members of a doomed 19th century expedition in the Arctic by matching DNA to the sailors’ living descendants — and solved a case of mistaken identity along the way.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 12 May 2026
This is not a case of mistaken identity in which defendant attacked the wrong brother.
—Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 14 Apr. 2026
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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 17 Jun. 2026.
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