confabulates

present tense third-person singular of confabulate

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Verb
  • An InStyle editor consults a hairstylist to share seven recreatable hairstyles for women over 60, inspired by Fonda.
    Amanda Le, InStyle, 25 June 2026
  • Shelly Palmer, a futurist who consults for Microsoft and other companies, spends his days explaining the trends in AI to corporate leadership.
    Jill Kargman, Architectural Digest, 16 June 2026
Verb
  • Nearly every step confers a benefit on someone; almost none imposes a cost on the party that walks away.
    Monica Duffy Toft, The Conversation, 25 June 2026
  • The graininess of the photos also confers an appropriately gritty quality.
    Amy Reyes, Miami Herald, 14 May 2026
Verb
  • This article discusses how Parent PLUS loans can become a retirement debt trap, how families should evaluate borrowing and what older borrowers can do before repayment problems become harder to fix.
    True Tamplin, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026
  • Emma D'Arcy discusses Rhaenyra's bold move on House of the Dragon season 3's second episode.
    Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 29 June 2026
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“Confabulates.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/confabulates. Accessed 2 Jul. 2026.

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