as in seeing
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 hallucinating
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.
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Michael Saponara, Billboard, 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
The anonymous teen's mother, who did not release her daughter's name for privacy, told local outlet WMBF News that her daughter began hallucinating last week and her heart rate reached nearly 200 beats per minute.
—Madison E. Goldberg, PEOPLE, 17 Sep. 2025
One hiker was hallucinating about a bridge that did not exist, Forest Ranger Russell Martin told Fox News Digital.
—Michael Dorgan, FOXNews.com, 8 Sep. 2025
Family members told police Brown had been hallucinating and hearing voices, WCSH reported.
—Jennifer Rodriguez, Miami Herald, 13 Aug. 2025
The company’s tests show that GPT-5 exhibits a much lower risk of hallucinating inaccurate information compared with OpenAI’s early models.
—PC Magazine, 7 Aug. 2025
Michael Saponara, Billboard, 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
The anonymous teen's mother, who did not release her daughter's name for privacy, told local outlet WMBF News that her daughter began hallucinating last week and her heart rate reached nearly 200 beats per minute.
—Madison E. Goldberg, PEOPLE, 17 Sep. 2025
One hiker was hallucinating about a bridge that did not exist, Forest Ranger Russell Martin told Fox News Digital.
—Michael Dorgan, FOXNews.com, 8 Sep. 2025
Family members told police Brown had been hallucinating and hearing voices, WCSH reported.
—Jennifer Rodriguez, Miami Herald, 13 Aug. 2025
The company’s tests show that GPT-5 exhibits a much lower risk of hallucinating inaccurate information compared with OpenAI’s early models.
—PC Magazine, 7 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hallucinating
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Several workers have also described seeing a few 20-something, red haired men with a mischievous vibe.—
Maggie Menderski,
Louisville Courier Journal,
3 Oct. 2025
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The girl also reported seeing inappropriate images on the screensaver of an iPad at Berrelez’s home.—
Shannon Tyler,
Idaho Statesman,
3 Oct. 2025
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Altman and other top technologists, including Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei and computer science professors Yoshua Bengio and Stuart Russell, have been dreaming of constructing superintelligent systems for decades—as well as fearing them.—
Michael C. Horowitz,
Foreign Affairs,
26 Sep. 2025
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The 25-year-old is also dreaming of something more personal.—
Essence,
Essence,
23 Sep. 2025
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The comments were full of playful quips imagining what the pups might get up to behind closed doors.—
Lydia Patrick,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 Oct. 2025
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DaCosta’s re-imagining of Henrik Ibsen’s classic play Hedda Gabler shifts the story from 19th-century Norway to 1950s Britain.—
Scott Roxborough,
HollywoodReporter,
2 Oct. 2025
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Now, Brown is losing followers, other creators are weighing in, and another Hannah Brown is contemplating ways to distance herself from the whole thing.—
Bethy Squires,
Vulture,
27 Sep. 2025
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In a Fox Business interview, Carr mentioned that the FTC is contemplating broadening its click-to-cancel rulemaking, asserting his disagreement with the previous administration’s approach to establishing the rule.—
Jordan Green,
Nashville Tennessean,
26 Sep. 2025
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After learning her daughter will not return to Chile, however, she is forced to stop fantasizing about others’ lives and find comfort in unexpected places.—
John Hopewell,
Variety,
11 Mar. 2025
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For something completely different, some investors have been picking up value stocks rather than fantasizing about the possibilities of Silicon Valley’s dream world.—
John Navin,
Forbes,
3 Mar. 2025
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Instead, the Mets are back to square one, pondering a new kind of disappointment.—
Tim Britton,
New York Times,
30 Sep. 2025
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Over a mashup of fiddles and guitars, Tod and Jennings blend their rough-hewn voices on a song about consequences for older vices and choices, pondering when the consequences of those actions outweigh the vices themselves.—
Jessica Nicholson,
Billboard,
29 Sep. 2025
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Looking ahead — as in envisioning your presence at upcoming business events — can expose you to opportunities that broaden your perspective.—
Sarah Maokosy,
Fortune,
4 Oct. 2025
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Ellen wonders, dejected and clearly envisioning her own future.—
Kimberly Roots,
TVLine,
26 Sep. 2025
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“Hallucinating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hallucinating. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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