mistook

past tense of mistake

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of mistook The lenses were so long and the cameras so far back, in fact, that on occasion the local police mistook the film’s action for the real thing. Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 2 Sep. 2025 Phoenix police detained a man after National Guard members mistook him for bringing unexploded ordnance to the Papago Park Military Reservation for disposal as a bomb threat. Perry Vandell, AZCentral.com, 29 Aug. 2025 The fruit tree likely got its name from early Europeans in North America, who mistook the pawpaw for the unrelated but similar-looking papaya, according to the Missouri Department of Conservation. Eleanor Nash, Kansas City Star, 28 Aug. 2025 Last year, the internet mistook an offhand remark Fox made on TikTok as a coming-out declaration of lesbianism. Nicola Dall'asen, Allure, 19 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for mistook
Verb
  • Germany's Bild newspaper reported on Saturday that Witkoff had misunderstood Russia's position on a ceasefire deal, taking Putin's demands for Ukraine to withdraw from Donetsk, Zaporizhzhia and Kherson as an offer for Moscow to pull troops from the two regions.
    Ellie Cook, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Meanwhile, for an AI that claims someone is going into something bad, but the AI has computationally misjudged the circumstance, users are bound to howl and get upset with the AI and the AI maker.
    Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • At one point, O’Steen was confused by a question, and the resulting back-and-forth was reminiscent of an Abbott and Costello repartee.
    Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 12 Sep. 2025
  • It should not be confused with Article 5, the cornerstone of the alliance, which states an armed attack on one NATO ally will be considered an act of violence against all members and prompt assistance to the member concerned.
    Lauren Kent, CNN Money, 11 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The junior running back missed much of 2024 with injuries, and despite practicing during fall camp, has remained on the sidelines so far.
    Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 9 Sep. 2025
  • Cincinnati retook the lead three drives later, though Cleveland had a chance to steal the game late in the fourth quarter but failed after Andre Szmyt missed a 36-yard field goal wide right.
    Michael Gallagher, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Ryan Stocker / Jamie Stocker / Brian Stocker From his Wall Street office, Brian and his colleagues in the World Financial Center initially underestimated what had occurred.
    Melissa Fleur Afshar, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Sep. 2025
  • This is why the DOE Report claimed that sun’s contribution to global warming might be underestimated.
    Ian Dexter Palmer, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025

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“Mistook.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mistook. Accessed 15 Sep. 2025.

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