Thesaurus results for HALLUCINATE

hallucinate

verb

Definition of hallucinate

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 Without a unified, clean, and accessible data structure, AI outputs quickly become ambiguous, hallucinated, and diluted, deepening the clarity crisis rather than resolving it. — Ali Hoss, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026 The infamous finale moment saw Meredith Grey (Ellen Pompeo) hallucinate a picturesque beach meeting with Lexie and Mark while fighting for her life against COVID-19. — Shania Russell, Entertainment Weekly, 1 June 2026 To address the former issue, members of the Tarteel team built an MCP server atop ChatGPT and Claude so that those chatbots correctly reference the Quran and Islamic literature and don’t hallucinate verses. — Andrew R. Chow, Time, 26 May 2026 The underlying technology uses sixteen years of structured mapping, global returns data, and garment construction expertise to prevent system lag and hallucinated recommendations on high-traffic shopping days. — Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 26 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for hallucinate

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Mercedes-Benz Stadium might never again see two comebacks like the ones engineered by Messi in Atlanta.

— Kyle Feldscher, CNN Money, 16 July 2026
She’s seen during a dance rehearsal, a silly social media clip, and onstage from their Lollapalooza set, the latter of which came before her announcement in February to step away from Katseye.

— Jaeden Pinder, Rolling Stone, 15 July 2026

Definition of see

Verb

The one Hero Tree that Elrod can’t say too much about is the Dreaming Tree that Walt Disney used to daydream under as a boy growing up in his hometown of Marceline, Missouri.

— Brady MacDonald, Oc Register, 7 July 2026
Modern gadgets are damaging our ability to daydream, socialize and perceive the physical world.

— Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 18 June 2026

Definition of daydream

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Whether real or imagined, the stigma is there, making this particular crisis one that Taco Bell needs to address in full force.

— David Goldman, CNN Money, 17 July 2026
What comes next is going to be strange and, at times, controversial (imagine animal studies in this coming era).

— Reed Albergotti, semafor.com, 17 July 2026

Definition of imagine

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That would have been even a few more million bucks on top of what already looks more like a philanthropic civic act more than a savvy investment on Tullman’s impassioned part, but an enthusiastic punter can dream.

— Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune, 20 July 2026
One reader still dreamed about the South 21 cheeseburger a decade after going vegetarian.

— Melissa Oyler, Charlotte Observer, 18 July 2026

Definition of dream

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The original law contemplated broad governance obligations, including a duty of reasonable care, risk management programs, impact assessments, and reporting related to algorithmic discrimination.

— Alonzo Martinez, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026
Hebrew has been contemplated with some envy by campaigners in other societies.

— Nikhil Krishnan, New Yorker, 20 July 2026

Definition of contemplate

Verb

In the hyper-online world of Heated Rivalry and Challengers, fantasizing about hot athletes being a little (or very) gay has never been more fun and communal.

— Nikki McCann Ramirez, Rolling Stone, 11 July 2026
Kids fantasize of one day playing in the majors, but don’t think much about a career that lasts 10-plus years.

— Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 11 July 2026

Definition of fantasize

Verb

This graphic posted by a fan on social media does a great job visualizing the wide variety and size of the dragons.

— Mack DeGeurin, Popular Science, 15 July 2026
And Russia’s true position – and with it Putin’s dilemma – can be visualized in a split screen of competing perspectives.

— Nick Paton Walsh, CNN Money, 6 July 2026

Definition of visualize

Verb

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
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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