misidentify
Americanverb (used with object)
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"We've found that many respondents misidentify a warning as a watch, which means conditions are favorable for a tornado," Armstrong said.
From Science Daily ● May 9, 2024
Doa, the former EPA scientist who worked at the agency for three decades, said she had never known the EPA to misidentify a source of pollution in a consent order.
From Salon ● Aug. 13, 2023
Whatever it was, he should be glad he wasn’t called to the stand to misidentify his ex-wife in person.
From Slate ● May 9, 2023
Plus, many people misidentify butterflies, notes Sarabia, so a guide can help you safely spot them.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 26, 2023
“How could this major airline misidentify a passenger in such a grotesque and negligent way, to cause such harm,” Mr. Lowe said.
From Washington Times ● Jun. 9, 2022
While misidentified aircraft, atmospheric phenomena or even advanced military technology account for many sightings, others remain stubbornly unexplained.
From BBC ● Jun. 13, 2026
When you get recognized out in public or somebody knows they know you from something, who have you been misidentified as?
From Los Angeles Times ● May 26, 2026
An earlier version of this report misidentified the titles of Vital Lyfe’s founders.
From MarketWatch ● May 7, 2026
The tools -- prompted in four languages -- not only misidentified authentic text as AI-generated but also attempted to monetize those errors.
From Barron's ● Mar. 30, 2026
Then, in the 1980s, local divers stumbled upon it but misidentified it as a Dutch merchant ship.
From "Shipwrecked!" by Martin W. Sandler
The research suggests that the brain may be misidentifying internally generated thoughts as sounds coming from the outside world.
From Science Daily ● Jan. 23, 2026
“Silver prices fluctuate, but misidentifying items can cost far more than waiting for a slightly better spot price.”
From MarketWatch ● Dec. 31, 2025
Elon Musk's AI chatbot Grok churned out misinformation about Australia's Bondi Beach mass shooting, misidentifying a key figure who saved lives and falsely claiming that a victim staged his injuries, researchers said Tuesday.
From Barron's ● Dec. 16, 2025
Couples with "baskets of bottled beer and blankets", children wildly misidentifying pigeons and press photographers resignedly legging it around the grass in an attempt to get their shot all added to the chaos.
From BBC ● Mar. 2, 2025
She wasn’t getting high on evidence, but she was consistently misidentifying samples, and claimed to have tested substances that she’d never in fact examined.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 16, 2023
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