as in sees
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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Carlota sees Cherry hiding it, and puts it back in Laura’s room.—
Rafaela Bassili,
Vulture,
10 Sep. 2025 -
Designers explored the full spectrum for spring 2025, and this fall sees the check revival continue its reign.—
Andrea Zendejas,
Vogue,
10 Sep. 2025
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Not everyone contemplates the cosmos, but star sign beliefs may lead us to choose our romantic partner or judge our existing partner’s motives and intentions, based on what their horoscope says.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
26 Aug. 2025
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On Christmas Eve, facing financial ruin and disillusionment, George contemplates taking his life.—
JOHN DEALBREUIN Wealth of Geeks,
Boston Herald,
26 Dec. 2024
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Yet the latest iteration also imagines life at anchor with an indoor-outdoor relationship across two capacious exterior decks, plus a retractable swim platform at the rear.—
Tristan Rutherford,
Robb Report,
8 Sep. 2025
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Enthralling both fellow captives and the Bey of Algiers, Cervantes, his spirit unbroken, also imagines a daring escape plan.—
John Hopewell,
Variety,
5 Sep. 2025
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Sorrentino’s script cleverly ponders the difference between the truth absorbed up close and the law, which is viewed from a distance.—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
27 Aug. 2025
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This is hard science fiction that ponders monumental questions about loyalty, technology and who (or what) deserves to survive.—
Dave Nemetz,
TVLine,
6 Aug. 2025
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Which life is the one Cora actually dreams of?—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
8 Sep. 2025
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Watch Turning Red on Disney+ Ratatouille The 2007 film Ratatouille is about a rat named Remy (Patton Oswalt) who dreams of becoming a chef.—
Sydni Ellis,
PEOPLE,
7 Sep. 2025
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A little circular icon at the bottom of the screen tracks and visualizes your exact thumb motion with a red line to make memorizing tricks easier.—
Griff Griffin,
MSNBC Newsweek,
27 Aug. 2025
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Not that the down-to-earth stage royal visualizes her name spelled out in lights.—
Matthew Gurewitsch,
Air Mail,
16 Aug. 2025
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“Hallucinates.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hallucinates. Accessed 13 Sep. 2025.
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