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- verb Simple past tense and past participle of
misidentify . - adjective
identified incorrectly
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Examples
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The story "misidentified" Dr. Rick Scarborough, president of Vision America (the conference host) as a "radio commentator."
The Religious Right Declares that the Media is Declaring War on the "War on Christians" Conference 2006
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Mr. Bannerman concluded she had "misidentified" Rubens.
The Hiss Case: Another Exchange! Irons, Peter H. 1976
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Army lied about how my son died in Iraq: Friendly-fire victim was 'misidentified' as enemy gunman U.S.
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Army lied about how my son died in Iraq: Friendly-fire victim was 'misidentified' as enemy gunman
Latest Articles 2009
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Army lied about how my son died in Iraq: Friendly-fire victim was 'misidentified' as enemy gunman U.S.
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Army lied about how my son died in Iraq: Friendly-fire victim was 'misidentified' as enemy gunman
Minstrel Boy 2009
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Army lied about how my son died in Iraq: Friendly-fire victim was 'misidentified' as enemy gunman U.S.
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He said it was "misidentified" and should have been listed as the "Rufus
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Scott Tenley, a lawyer for Michael Kimelman, one of the co-defendants, was misidentified as Emanuel Goffer in a photo caption in an earlier version of this story.
U.S. Scores Convictions Chad Bray 2011
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Las Vegas resident Rachel Kingsbury, quoted in a Thursday Personal Journal article about a '70s fashion revival, was misidentified as Karen Kingsbury.
Corrections 2010
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