hallucinate

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Recent Examples of hallucinate Colby scrambles through someone else’s bag like way back in season two, and someone hallucinates beef jerky. Brian Moylan, Vulture, 5 Mar. 2026 The report was riddled with fake citations that appeared to be hallucinated by AI, which the White House attributed to formatting errors; HHS then corrected the report by removing the false citations and swapping in new references. Matteo Wong, The Atlantic, 13 Feb. 2026 Models will always be capable of hallucinating, so the objective is to build full systems that ensure—though not zero risk—but reliability superior to current processes. Sylvain Duranton, Forbes.com, 30 Jan. 2026 The weather was accurate but the towns were hallucinated by the computer program. Krista Kafer, Denver Post, 25 Jan. 2026 See All Example Sentences for hallucinate
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hallucinate
Verb
  • Melanie Benesh from the Environmental Working Group, which has worked closely with Gabriel throughout the years on his legislation, said if the bill were to be passed, shoppers could see the seals on breads, yogurts, snacks and cereals.
    Kate Wolffe, Sacbee.com, 26 Mar. 2026
  • The Current did not call upon any of Croix Bethune, Debinha, Lo LaBonta, Michelle Cooper, and Ellie Bravo-Young in the starting lineup, as Armas opted for rotation given a road trip that sees KC play three games in seven days.
    Daniel Sperry, Kansas City Star, 26 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • Office workers who daydream of being their own boss may fantasize about calling the shots, earning sky-high salaries, and setting their own schedules—but stepping into a founder’s shoes would break them from the spell.
    Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 8 Mar. 2026
  • Venus and Neptune’s alignment suggests daydreaming.
    USA TODAY, USA Today, 7 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • Who knows what inventions, ideas or technological feats will be imagined in gyms or on surfboards as these three Southern California teenagers unleash their brain power and love for having fun on the East Coast.
    Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 25 Mar. 2026
  • Within half a year, that detail — obsessively imagined, harped on, even — was up for debate again.
    Eric Boodman, Vulture, 25 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • Glover, born in 1976 in Pomona, was an adrenaline junkie who dreamed of being everything from a stuntman to a race car driver.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 30 Mar. 2026
  • Since leaving his high school job, Hall has dreamed of opening his own store.
    Jenna Thompson March 30, Kansas City Star, 30 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • The idea that consumer taxes would be one of them is hard to contemplate.
    Jim Cramer, CNBC, 29 Mar. 2026
  • The slow burn of Santos getting repeatedly plowed over with stress and emotion has led her to contemplate self-harm again.
    Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 27 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • What customers most often fantasize about are Charvet bedsheets.
    Marisa Meltzer, Vanity Fair, 24 Mar. 2026
  • The proximity of the High Sierra to the mighty Pacific invites outdoor lovers to fantasize about pairing skiing and surfing.
    Gregory Thomas, San Francisco Chronicle, 21 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • Every vessel was visualized clearly.
    Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 23 Mar. 2026
  • Tanmay incorporated simulations into leadership discussions to visualize the distribution of plausible outcomes under different assumptions, sensitivities, and competitive responses.
    Matthew Kayser, USA Today, 18 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • Managers and their co-workers need to work hard to establish the link between the team goals and the firms vision and show how their work can effect the performance of the organization.
    Andrew Mawson, Forbes, 27 Sep. 2024
  • In 2019, under the guidance of Assembly Chair Felix Rivera, the Assembly hired Laurie Wolf to facilitate a series of three strategic visioning meetings to better define our goals for years 2019-2021.
    Anchorage Daily News, Anchorage Daily News, 28 Mar. 2020

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“Hallucinate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hallucinate. Accessed 2 Apr. 2026.

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