confabulation

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Recent Examples of confabulation Actual researchers can evaluate the AI bot's suggestions against their deep knowledge of their field, spotting errors and rejecting confabulations. ArsTechnica, 25 Aug. 2025 Often, such confabulations appear to be truthful and can mislead users accordingly. Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 25 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for confabulation
Noun
  • The eyeball test says BYU and Cincinnati are legit good, and Texas Tech belongs in that same discussion.
    Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 25 Oct. 2025
  • And this model of access, dependent on negotiation and renegotiation and repeated discussions about individual items, is neither sustainable nor capable of delivering aid at the scale that is needed.
    Anna Halford, Time, 25 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • There has been chatter that the Tigers would force Kelly to make staffing changes if the team continued to struggle, especially on offense.
    Jordan Sigler, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Oct. 2025
  • Does the subconscious chatter feel louder than usual?
    USA TODAY, USA Today, 26 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • During his first Zoom consultation with clients, Perri always asked them to share their story.
    Rustin Dodd, New York Times, 23 Oct. 2025
  • After corresponding with Hallidie, Gillham invited him to Kansas City for a consultation in 1879.
    Michael Wells, Kansas City Star, 22 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Hendrix was elated in her post-dance chat with Hough, even before receiving her stellar score.
    Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 22 Oct. 2025
  • Torrez had to review the images and chats personally.
    Charlotte Alter, Time, 22 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Japan’s new prime minister, Sanae Takaichi, has earned a reputation as a hardliner on immigration, an image that helped propel her to power amid rising nationalist sentiment and debate over Japan’s identity amid demographic decline.
    Micah McCartney, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Oct. 2025
  • As in years past, there was plenty of heated debate, some clever campaigning on social media, a last-minute push for votes from A-list significant others and a few races that were neck-and-neck right up until the last ballot was cast.
    Alex Apatoff, PEOPLE, 24 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The best way to silence such talk is on the pitch.
    Richard Sutcliffe, New York Times, 23 Oct. 2025
  • The records obtained by The Star, Kehoe’s internal calendar entries, did not reveal the substance of the governor’s recent talks.
    Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 23 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Dental consult or mock-up session (if planned).
    Wyles Daniel, USA Today, 22 Oct. 2025
  • Michael Watson does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond their academic appointment.
    Michael Watson, The Conversation, 20 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • In between bickering with Rodgers and pining for a young would-be protégé named Elizabeth, played by Margaret Qualley, Hart gossips to the bartender—Eddie, portrayed by Bobby Cannavale—and begs him for just one more pour.
    Kyle McGovern, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Oct. 2025
  • So fans were left scratching their heads when gossip site Deux Moi broke that Stickler had gone on not one, but two dates with John Mayer in NYC last week.
    Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 21 Oct. 2025

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“Confabulation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/confabulation. Accessed 28 Oct. 2025.

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