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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King, who consulted with them from Lviv, told NPR the same thing.

— David Folkenflik, NPR, 4 Oct. 2026
This element of their story helped attract Messi’s attention in the first place, according to sources close to the 2022 World Cup winner, who asked for anonymity, like others consulted for this article.

— Dermot Corrigan, New York Times, 4 Oct. 2026

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In the coming months, my office will dutifully carry out the responsibilities the governor has conferred upon us in this executive order.

— Robert McGreevy, FOXNews.com, 2 Oct. 2026
Trinidad and Tobago has honored the composer and performer with national awards, and in 1987 the University of the West Indies conferred an honorary Doctor of Letters on Francisco.

— ABC News, ABC News, 27 Sep. 2026

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Cohn wrote about music for only a handful of years, but he is considered one of the original rock critics, and he is discussed primarily in that context and, of course, as the man behind Saturday Night Fever.

— Lily Moayeri, SPIN, 6 Oct. 2026
Everyone was in a good mood, if a little nervous about what was going to be discussed.

— Lexy Perez, HollywoodReporter, 6 Oct. 2026

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