Thesaurus results for CONFABULATED

confabulated

verb

past tense of confabulate

as in consulted

to exchange viewpoints or seek advice for the purpose of finding a solution to a problem an Alzheimer's support group in which caregivers can confabulate as well as commiserate

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Recent Examples of confabulated The errant or confabulated information that AI tools can generate is often referred to as hallucinations. — Sharon Bernstein, Sacbee.com, 1 Apr. 2026 These failures occurred when the AI models confabulated successful operations and built subsequent actions on false premises, highlighting the risks of depending on AI assistants that can misinterpret file structures or fabricate data to hide their errors. — ArsTechnica, 10 Sep. 2025

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And the conceit doesn’t hold up, since the players all return to the stage as a backup jury, consulted whenever the celebrity judges don’t vote on an act unanimously.

— Tasha Robinson, Vulture, 22 Sep. 2026
The August letter from Gardner, Fulton and Harper says the agencies have consulted with other municipalities and first responders across North America, are running models and are using data and medical expertise to develop the future system.

— Brian Maass, CBS News, 18 Sep. 2026

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But big maturity dates loom and refinancing to date has more often conferred higher, not lower, interest rates, a byproduct of them embarking on the project at a time of severe financial strife.

— Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026
Malnutrition can also lessen the immunity conferred by a vaccine.

— Ali Asif Shawon, NPR, 9 Sep. 2026

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Under the version that’s been discussed, the federal credit could be stacked on top of state credits, and in some states taxpayers would end up covering close to half the budget of a movie made by Netflix, Apple, or Amazon.

— Lane Brown, Vulture, 23 Sep. 2026
In July 2026, Richard Teng discussed utility as an important factor in digital-asset adoption, including services that combine payments, wallets, and other financial functions.

— Karen Koehler, Sacbee.com, 22 Sep. 2026

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