Thesaurus results for HALLUCINATING

hallucinating

verb

present participle of hallucinate

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 The near-miss is one of the more potent and consequential instances of a hallucinating AI ruining the reliability of a professional report. — Kyle Orland, ArsTechnica, 18 Sep. 2026 During the trial, Reddington argued his client was suffering from postpartum psychosis and hallucinating a voice telling her to kill herself and her children that day. — Nicole Acosta, PEOPLE, 9 Sep. 2026 Cox, unable to accept the death of his friend, had been hallucinating Ben’s spirit throughout the episode. — Shania Russell, Entertainment Weekly, 23 Aug. 2026 Some judges were also already using AI chatbots, Mehmood says, but commercial offerings performed poorly on Pakistani legal queries, frequently hallucinating case law. — Edd Gent, IEEE Spectrum, 12 Aug. 2026 An enterprise agent hallucinating an action inside a system of record becomes a business risk. — Larry English, Forbes.com, 29 June 2026 Major problems arising from hallucinating AI coding software could snowball into catastrophe at many other firms as well. — Victor Tangermann, Futurism, 19 Mar. 2026 At a recent hearing on his disciplinary charges, the state presented evidence that Becker admitted to hallucinating while at work and to needing fluids prior to work shifts. — Clark Kauffman, Iowa Capital Dispatch, 6 Mar. 2026 Song was dehydrated and hallucinating, the witness said. — Emerson Clarridge updated March 6, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 6 Mar. 2026

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While Germany is again seeing moderate growth, the labor market deteriorated last year.

— Anna Noryskiewicz, CBS News, 18 Sep. 2026
Since no one reported seeing any suspicious individuals entering or leaving the Borden property that morning, police were led to believe the killer must have already been inside the home.

— Lynsey Eidell, PEOPLE, 18 Sep. 2026

Definition of seeing

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There are a lot of entry points to it and there's almost a theatrical tradition to it where people keep reinterpreting and re-imagining her story.

— Kalia Richardson, USA Today, 17 Sep. 2026
Also in Toronto, Anton Corbijn’s A Talent for Murder pulls a similar trick, re-imagining the late Patricia Highsmith as a scheming host played by Helen Mirren.

— Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 16 Sep. 2026

Definition of imagining

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Some are contemplating returning to their home countries or hoping that another third country agrees to welcome them.

— Camilo Montoya-Galvez, CBS News, 15 Sep. 2026
The debate within the Democratic Party heading into the 2026 midterms offers a preview for those Democrats contemplating presidential bids in 2028.

— ABC News, ABC News, 14 Sep. 2026

Definition of contemplating

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Not necessarily as little leaguers, but as bright-eyed youths fantasizing about one day wearing a big-league uniform, competing in major league stadiums and making their living by playing this children’s game as adults.

— Gabriel Burns, AJC.com, 25 Aug. 2026
View gallery - 3 images People have been fantasizing about humanoid robots for decades.

— Maryna Holovnova, New Atlas, 19 July 2026

Definition of fantasizing

Verb

The exterior might have many fans envisioning the famous taxi cab pulling up to the house, as depicted in The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air‘s opening credits.

— Natalia Senanayake, PEOPLE, 17 Sep. 2026
The Olmsted Brothers completed plans for it in 1906, envisioning its broad landscaped median as an extension of Baltimore’s park system connecting major green spaces.

— Lawrence Bell, Baltimore Sun, 15 Sep. 2026

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