confabulated

past tense of confabulate

Example Sentences

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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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for confabulated
Verb
  • Those steps include halting any activity that contributed to the discovery until tribal communities are consulted.
    — Ryan Devereaux, ProPublica, 2 Nov. 2026
  • She has been assigned to a restorative justice drug court and consulted on police misconduct cases.
    — Times staff, Los Angeles Times, 30 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • Musk’s money and influence are pretty much all conferred on him by investors; if the Tesla and SpaceX stock prices drop far enough, his buying (and borrowing) power suddenly shrink.
    — Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 22 Oct. 2026
  • Judge, along with Michael Schuck, the club’s director of sports medicine and rehabilitation, conferred with the skipper.
    — Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 3 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • What remains unclear is how investigators determined the contribution of climate change to the mold found in the particular schools discussed.
    — Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 28 Oct. 2026
  • Price alerts, discussed in the FTC’s shopping guide, can automate the wait.
    — Ashley Lynch, Kansas City Star, 27 Oct. 2026

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“Confabulated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/confabulated. Accessed 4 Nov. 2026.

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