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
LLMs are notorious for hallucinating and producing believable but incorrect or misleading text.
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Jochen Deister, Forbes.com, 26 May 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
What if a person was hallucinating, and a voice told them to commit the crime?
—Literary Hub, 20 Jan. 2026
The Gemini integration naturally raises concerns about the chatbot hallucinating inaccurate information.
—PC Magazine, 5 Nov. 2025
This film took us on an unexpected journey through the hallucinating world of the rave dancers in the desert of Morocco, with the specificity of a journalist, and with all the sensual power of a filmmaker.
—Christian Blauvelt, IndieWire, 24 Oct. 2025
In fact, his own uncle once pulled out a gun at a grocery store while hallucinating.
—Ben Rosenstock, Vulture, 1 Oct. 2025
Jochen Deister, Forbes.com, 26 May 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
What if a person was hallucinating, and a voice told them to commit the crime?
—Literary Hub, 20 Jan. 2026
The Gemini integration naturally raises concerns about the chatbot hallucinating inaccurate information.
—PC Magazine, 5 Nov. 2025
This film took us on an unexpected journey through the hallucinating world of the rave dancers in the desert of Morocco, with the specificity of a journalist, and with all the sensual power of a filmmaker.
—Christian Blauvelt, IndieWire, 24 Oct. 2025
In fact, his own uncle once pulled out a gun at a grocery store while hallucinating.
—Ben Rosenstock, Vulture, 1 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hallucinating
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Another patient, David Nurieli, described seeing elderly individuals forced to walk or be carried up three flights of stairs when the elevator fails.—
Bri Buckley,
CBS News,
18 June 2026
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Those concerns were amplified by Marsch only seeing his players every few months before the World Cup.—
Joshua Kloke,
New York Times,
17 June 2026
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An hour earlier, George had walked through the tropical forest, day dreaming.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
11 June 2026
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The wedding — and especially Cassie and Nate’s dance, as Cassie melts down on the day she’s spent her life dreaming of, having learned about the deep financial hole Nate is in — must have felt especially layered.—
Daniel D'Addario,
Variety,
10 June 2026
Verb
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The American media look here like fools, as does the conspiratorial mirror image imagining a vast secret US operation.—
Ben Smith,
semafor.com,
15 June 2026
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Yet readers aren’t imagining the sticker shock.—
Josh Rivera,
USA Today,
14 June 2026
Verb
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Against this backdrop, then, prospective CD account holders as well as those with an account set to mature this month, should start contemplating their next moves.—
Matt Richardson,
CBS News,
15 June 2026
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The antitrust hurdle cleared by Paramount comes as state attorneys general in California, New York and almost a dozen other states are contemplating an antitrust suit to put the brakes on what would become a mega-studio.—
Dominic Patten,
Deadline,
12 June 2026
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Waddingham is less enthused about the idea of Ted (played by Sudeikis) and Rebecca hooking up, despite some of the fan base fantasizing about the prospect.—
K.J. Yossman,
Variety,
30 May 2026
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That’s not the same as fantasizing about Chinese lifestyles from afar.—
Andy Browne,
semafor.com,
28 Apr. 2026
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Meanwhile, as the Wall Street Journal reports, executives at OpenAI are pondering whether to kick off a price war with the company’s biggest competitor, Anthropic.—
Victor Tangermann,
Futurism,
11 June 2026
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It’s all added up to a potential worst-case scenario for Republicans pondering the midterms.—
Bloomberg,
Oc Register,
3 June 2026
Verb
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Part of the fun of this years-long project for the creatives was re-envisioning their placement.—
Kathryn Romeyn,
Architectural Digest,
11 June 2026
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Experts from around the globe are already busy envisioning creative applications for artificial intelligence in space.—
Michael P. Dempsey,
Forbes.com,
5 June 2026
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