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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 hallucinated
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.
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Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 26 May 2026
But hallucinated references in real studies produced by humans could be just as widespread, and potentially even harder to track down.
—Tristan Bove, Fortune, 24 May 2026
All 20 of those vendors showed some issue with accuracy or completeness in at least one of these simple tests, including nine that hallucinated patient information, 12 that recorded information incorrectly, and 17 that missed key details about discussed mental health issues.
—ArsTechnica, 14 May 2026
That number is quite low, Topaz and others said, but more worrisome is the fact that hallucinated citations are becoming more common.
—Anil Oza, STAT, 7 May 2026
Last year, a Los Angeles attorney was fined for submitting a filing full of legal citations that were hallucinated by ChatGPT.
—James Queally, Los Angeles Times, 18 Mar. 2026
The report was riddled with fake citations that appeared to be hallucinated by AI, which the White House attributed to formatting errors; HHS then corrected the report by removing the false citations and swapping in new references.
—Matteo Wong, The Atlantic, 13 Feb. 2026
Lessons From Regulated Industries In the healthcare and financial services sectors, hallucinated outputs are not inconvenient.
—Vivek Venkatesan, Forbes.com, 6 Feb. 2026
The weather was accurate but the towns were hallucinated by the computer program.
—Krista Kafer, Denver Post, 25 Jan. 2026
Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 26 May 2026
But hallucinated references in real studies produced by humans could be just as widespread, and potentially even harder to track down.
—Tristan Bove, Fortune, 24 May 2026
All 20 of those vendors showed some issue with accuracy or completeness in at least one of these simple tests, including nine that hallucinated patient information, 12 that recorded information incorrectly, and 17 that missed key details about discussed mental health issues.
—ArsTechnica, 14 May 2026
That number is quite low, Topaz and others said, but more worrisome is the fact that hallucinated citations are becoming more common.
—Anil Oza, STAT, 7 May 2026
Last year, a Los Angeles attorney was fined for submitting a filing full of legal citations that were hallucinated by ChatGPT.
—James Queally, Los Angeles Times, 18 Mar. 2026
The report was riddled with fake citations that appeared to be hallucinated by AI, which the White House attributed to formatting errors; HHS then corrected the report by removing the false citations and swapping in new references.
—Matteo Wong, The Atlantic, 13 Feb. 2026
Lessons From Regulated Industries In the healthcare and financial services sectors, hallucinated outputs are not inconvenient.
—Vivek Venkatesan, Forbes.com, 6 Feb. 2026
The weather was accurate but the towns were hallucinated by the computer program.
—Krista Kafer, Denver Post, 25 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hallucinated
Verb
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Moving a blade back and forth to try to saw biscuits apart will make their layers stick (and ruin the rise).—
Ella Quittner,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
20 Mar. 2026
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Ruggeri says that, in comparison to saw palmetto, which gets far more attention.—
Adam Hurly,
Robb Report,
19 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Ford imagined a future in which cars would be powered by small nuclear reactors, theoretically allowing drivers to travel thousands of miles before replacing the power module.—
Peter Lyon,
Forbes.com,
18 June 2026
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When her father’s time appeared to be at hand a few days ago, Felicia Parazaider imagined him being reunited with Terry Kath in the afterlife soon.—
Chris Willman,
Variety,
17 June 2026
Verb
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John Maynard Keynes dreamed of an end to work, and some of the most radical and visionary progressive utopias today involve envisioning an abundant society beyond the need for labor.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
18 June 2026
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The Argentine support delivered the sights and sounds that organizers could only have dreamed of when the defending World Cup champions were drawn to play in Kansas City.—
Daniel Sperry,
Kansas City Star,
17 June 2026
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Cathy, a housewife, had contemplated becoming a teacher, Griffin told me.—
Gary Sernovitz,
New Yorker,
15 June 2026
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The landowners contemplated building a combination gas station/convenience store, but the property wasn’t quite large enough, Barry said.—
Jim Woods,
Chicago Tribune,
3 June 2026
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There was always a small part of him that fantasized about leaving it all behind and going to live off the grid.—
Steven Rowley,
PEOPLE,
3 June 2026
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The brand's return has been fantasized for years and ecstatically anticipated ever since Marc Jacobs Beauty was credited for the makeup in Jacobs's spring 2026 New York Fashion Week show.—
Marci Robin,
Allure,
20 May 2026
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During an interview with Entertainment Weekly, Bilson and Bethel pondered where their characters’ relationship stands today.—
Selena Schorken,
Entertainment Weekly,
11 June 2026
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Board member Michael Milani pondered failed efforts to attract corporate headquarters and office spaces to the I-80 corridor, saying the village likely needed to establish a new identity for the area amid the post-COVID-19 surge in people working from home.—
Olivia Stevens,
Chicago Tribune,
28 May 2026
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For the first time, these pathways are visualized in a new global mapping project called A Hidden Infrastructure.—
Andrew Paul,
Popular Science,
11 June 2026
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Consultants and clients use data about the climate, finance, social instability, wars, and so on to plan their assets, and using AI, Kurant plotted parameters and visualized these data points.—
Emily Watlington,
ARTnews.com,
24 May 2026
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“Hallucinated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hallucinated. Accessed 21 Jun. 2026.
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