as in to see
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 hallucinate
To address the former issue, members of the Tarteel team built an MCP server atop ChatGPT and Claude so that those chatbots correctly reference the Quran and Islamic literature and don’t hallucinate verses.
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Andrew R. Chow,
Time,
26 May 2026
The underlying technology uses sixteen years of structured mapping, global returns data, and garment construction expertise to prevent system lag and hallucinated recommendations on high-traffic shopping days.
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Arthur Zaczkiewicz,
Footwear News,
26 May 2026
But hallucinated references in real studies produced by humans could be just as widespread, and potentially even harder to track down.
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Tristan Bove,
Fortune,
24 May 2026
So what if the compass hallucinates half the time?
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Caroline Rose Giuliani,
New Yorker,
19 May 2026
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Andrew R. Chow,
Time,
26 May 2026
The underlying technology uses sixteen years of structured mapping, global returns data, and garment construction expertise to prevent system lag and hallucinated recommendations on high-traffic shopping days.
—
Arthur Zaczkiewicz,
Footwear News,
26 May 2026
But hallucinated references in real studies produced by humans could be just as widespread, and potentially even harder to track down.
—
Tristan Bove,
Fortune,
24 May 2026
So what if the compass hallucinates half the time?
—
Caroline Rose Giuliani,
New Yorker,
19 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hallucinate
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As adult influencers dominate online fashion culture, and tweens and teens see the same content as adults, there are fewer spaces for young people to develop styles of their own.
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Messi was trying to get a ball away from an Algerian player when he was seen digging his cleat into the back of the player’s calf.
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Modern gadgets are damaging our ability to daydream, socialize and perceive the physical world.
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Want to daydream about your future home in the mountains?
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Designers have already sketched their answers for WWD, imagining everything from grand couture ballgowns to more unexpected takes on the singer’s bridal era.
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Whatever juju, imagined or self-made, permeating throughout the Braves’ roster over the last few weeks was exorcised Wednesday.
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With a round-of-32 game against Ivory Coast on Tuesday secured, Norway are dreaming of a run to the final on July 19.
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Wimbledon has been a tournament that Djokovic has dreamt of his whole life.
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To see why, readers need only contemplate the growth of wealth around the United States at all income levels.
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But Cox and other officials warned anyone contemplating attending the fireworks festivities not to bring drones – or face arrest and a $100,000 fine.
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People love to fantasize about clothes, to imagine what their own bodies might feel like encased in finery or outfitted in some outré style.
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In the weeks after learning about their Michelin status, Tina fantasizes about her new life as the Chef de cuisine with her husband beside her (played by the actor’s real-life husband David Zayas).
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Researchers recently visualized a set of images across a spectrum of red, white, and blue hues compiled by the Chandra X-ray Observatory as well as the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST).
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In the image below, Chandra's X-ray data was combined with infrared light gathered by the James Webb Space Telescope to help visualize the luminous shell of gas in reds, whites and blues.
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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.
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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.
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“Hallucinate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hallucinate. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.
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