as in to see
to see or sense something or someone that is not really there; to have hallucinations
The patient may hallucinate if she has a fever.
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Recent Examples of hallucinate
In fact, his own uncle once pulled out a gun at a grocery store while hallucinating.
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Ben Rosenstock, Vulture, 1 Oct. 2025
Represented by the powerhouse Wigdor firm, Metro’s lawyers allege that LeMaistre came up with the idea to sue the producer while hallucinating on ayahuasca.
—Michael Saponara, Billboard, 24 Sep. 2025
Also, the scene where Pi hallucinates blindness and a talking Richard Parker (in French, oddly) is terrific.
—Rick Mauch, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 Sep. 2025
Tiktok Benadryl Overdose Challenge Harms 13-year-old Last week, when her daughter began hallucinating, her mother noticed pills under her pillow.
—Alison Escalante, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
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Ben Rosenstock, Vulture, 1 Oct. 2025
Represented by the powerhouse Wigdor firm, Metro’s lawyers allege that LeMaistre came up with the idea to sue the producer while hallucinating on ayahuasca.
—Michael Saponara, Billboard, 24 Sep. 2025
Also, the scene where Pi hallucinates blindness and a talking Richard Parker (in French, oddly) is terrific.
—Rick Mauch, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 Sep. 2025
Tiktok Benadryl Overdose Challenge Harms 13-year-old Last week, when her daughter began hallucinating, her mother noticed pills under her pillow.
—Alison Escalante, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hallucinate
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But travelers could still see flight cuts even if the government were to reopen next week, as the FAA’s order requires airlines to cancel flights days in advance.—
Emma Tucker,
CNN Money,
8 Nov. 2025
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Roaches were seen in the restrooms.—
Lillie Davidson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
8 Nov. 2025
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Don’t just sit back and daydream, though; get out there and make things happen.—
Kyle Thomas,
PEOPLE,
19 Oct. 2025
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Anderson’s title lacks Pynchon’s pith but daydreams a culture of never-ending political obstruction and pandemonium.—
James Hibberd,
HollywoodReporter,
7 Oct. 2025
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We’re largely left to imagine her fears for an uncertain future, her grief for an unknown, unborn child and her thoughts on becoming a symbolic figure in the outside world, with another woman’s name to boot.—
Guy Lodge,
Variety,
7 Nov. 2025
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And if that can happen to retail giants with decades of consumer goodwill, imagine the stakes for entertainment and cultural brands — where loyalty is fleeting, audiences are global and competition is relentless.—
Kimberly S. Reed,
Rolling Stone,
7 Nov. 2025
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So, what rock and roll fantasy was dreamed into reality this time around?—
Devon Ivie,
Vulture,
9 Nov. 2025
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The music career Luke Bell had dreamed about, and chased from the family ranch through Austin, New Orleans, and Nashville, was starting to feel real.—
Marissa R. Moss,
Rolling Stone,
6 Nov. 2025
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People play backgammon and dance around a campfire next to a Music Trunk with a record turntable, while a couple contemplates a frozen lake.—
Joelle Diderich,
Footwear News,
7 Nov. 2025
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Council members also are contemplating charging more for on-street outdoor dining.—
Michael Smolens,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
7 Nov. 2025
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Ever since John Cena’s 2025 retirement tour was announced, fans have fantasized about the prospect of former rival Adam Copeland, known as Edge in WWE, returning to WWE to face him.—
Andrew Ravens,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Nov. 2025
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In Virginia, voters chose Spanberger, a candidate who really struggled to condemn then-candidate for Attorney General Jay Jones, who fantasized about the murder of his Republican opponent and his children over text.—
Nicole Russell,
USA Today,
6 Nov. 2025
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Earlier compilations attempted to visualize this world, but the new atlas combines historical documents with modern GIS analysis, LiDAR and crowdsourced archaeological data.—
Khloe Quill,
FOXNews.com,
9 Nov. 2025
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Some of these are described by a narrator and visualized as ghostly incursions from the past.—
Justin Chang,
New Yorker,
7 Nov. 2025
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Managers and their co-workers need to work hard to establish the link between the team goals and the firms vision and show how their work can effect the performance of the organization.—
Andrew Mawson,
Forbes,
27 Sep. 2024
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In 2019, under the guidance of Assembly Chair Felix Rivera, the Assembly hired Laurie Wolf to facilitate a series of three strategic visioning meetings to better define our goals for years 2019-2021.—
Anchorage Daily News,
Anchorage Daily News,
28 Mar. 2020
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“Hallucinate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hallucinate. Accessed 15 Nov. 2025.
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