as in saw
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
Content must be authentic and showcase real expertise, not hallucinated knowledge.
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Joe Toscano, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
One health-care AI model confidently hallucinated a nonexistent body part.
—Craig Spencer, The Atlantic, 29 Aug. 2025
Regardless, the guides require reading comprehension skills and don’t offer random, hallucinated, or uncited thoughts about the text.
—Joelle Renstrom
august 28, Literary Hub, 28 Aug. 2025
Zane Wach, 14, hallucinated and walked off a cliff while climbing Mount Whitney in Northern California on June 10.
—Abigail Adams, People.com, 18 Aug. 2025
For example, the o3 and o4 reasoning models that came out in April hallucinated more than their predecessors, TechCrunch reports.
—Emily Forlini, PC Magazine, 8 Aug. 2025
Joe Toscano, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
One health-care AI model confidently hallucinated a nonexistent body part.
—Craig Spencer, The Atlantic, 29 Aug. 2025
Regardless, the guides require reading comprehension skills and don’t offer random, hallucinated, or uncited thoughts about the text.
—Joelle Renstrom
august 28, Literary Hub, 28 Aug. 2025
Zane Wach, 14, hallucinated and walked off a cliff while climbing Mount Whitney in Northern California on June 10.
—Abigail Adams, People.com, 18 Aug. 2025
For example, the o3 and o4 reasoning models that came out in April hallucinated more than their predecessors, TechCrunch reports.
—Emily Forlini, PC Magazine, 8 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hallucinated
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The trees were cut down, sawed in half, hollowed out and tied back together for the musicians to use.—
Doug Ross,
Chicago Tribune,
25 Aug. 2025
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Fanatics shared the moment Tennessee Titans first overall pick, quarterback Cam Ward, saw Brady pop up on the screen to give him some wise words.—
Scott Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
6 Aug. 2025
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Both share a dialogue between the personal, the professional, and the artistic, but this new piece is imagined as a livelier, more humorous, and playful setting.—
John Hopewell,
Variety,
4 Oct. 2025
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Koch’s vile conduct spawns a number of unnecessary fantasy sequences either brought on by the comics or wholly imagined by Ed.—
Ben Travers,
IndieWire,
4 Oct. 2025
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With its emphasis on competitiveness and staying on the edge of technological advancement, plus the perks, Intel was the place where graduates of top computer science schools, such as Caltech, dreamed of landing a gig.—
Lila MacLellan,
Fortune,
1 Oct. 2025
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Steve Sax is the homegrown kid who dreamed big and achieved it.—
Joe Davidson,
Sacbee.com,
28 Sep. 2025
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In 2024, almost one in four Americans experienced mental illness, almost 18% had substance abuse problems and over 5% had contemplated suicide, according to the news release.—
Ray Stern,
AZCentral.com,
2 Oct. 2025
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In her record-breaking guest spot on New Heights that same month, the superstar and her future brother-in-law discussed one of her special interests, numerology — which seems to have made an impact on Jason, who contemplated Travis’ new age on their show Wednesday.—
Anna Lazarus Caplan,
PEOPLE,
1 Oct. 2025
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Those who only fantasized about positive outcomes showed lower systolic blood pressure than those who visualized success and then thought through potential obstacles and backup plans.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
11 Sep. 2025
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According to psychiatrist interviews conducted with his younger sister, Allyn, Kemper cut the hands off of her doll, beheaded and dismembered the family cat, and fantasized about executions and gas chambers.—
Lynsey Eidell,
People.com,
28 Aug. 2025
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Jason briefly pondered Travis’ stats for games during his birthday week, but his younger brother wasn’t having it.—
Anna Lazarus Caplan,
PEOPLE,
1 Oct. 2025
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Four Ball State players pondered it prior to the 2022 season.—
Chandler Rome,
New York Times,
15 Sep. 2025
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Those who only fantasized about positive outcomes showed lower systolic blood pressure than those who visualized success and then thought through potential obstacles and backup plans.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
11 Sep. 2025
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Two batters later, Kiner-Falefa visualized redemption.—
Mitch Bannon,
New York Times,
10 Sep. 2025
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“Hallucinated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hallucinated. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.
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