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
For example, OpenAI’s 03 and 04-mini models hallucinate—that is, makes up its own answers to questions—around 30 to 50% of the time, per the company’s own recent tests.
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Victoria Feng, Forbes.com, 15 July 2025
Did Martin’s outburst finally convince Masha that hallucinating the ghosts of your past isn’t the healthiest way to deal with loss?
—Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 2 July 2025
When LLMs hallucinate, the consequences can be spectacular.
—Gabriel Snyder, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 June 2025
Once Player 96 is knocked off the bridge by the rope, other players — including Min-su, who is hallucinating after taking his last pill — are able to cross.
—Jennifer Zhan, Vulture, 27 June 2025
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Victoria Feng, Forbes.com, 15 July 2025
Did Martin’s outburst finally convince Masha that hallucinating the ghosts of your past isn’t the healthiest way to deal with loss?
—Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 2 July 2025
When LLMs hallucinate, the consequences can be spectacular.
—Gabriel Snyder, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 June 2025
Once Player 96 is knocked off the bridge by the rope, other players — including Min-su, who is hallucinating after taking his last pill — are able to cross.
—Jennifer Zhan, Vulture, 27 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hallucinate
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Suspect is Michael Paul Brown and was last seen in the Stumptown area.—
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Gabe Whisnant,
MSNBC Newsweek,
2 Aug. 2025
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But a lot of people seem to have seen the Ricky Gervais sketch.—
Alex Ritman,
Variety,
1 Aug. 2025
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Richardson’s boss, Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, has joined her boss, President Donald Trump, in openly daydreaming about killing the agency.—
Mark Gongloff,
Mercury News,
23 July 2025
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For those of us who’ve daydreamed about blowing up our art lives to become public defenders, the nitty-gritty coverage in pieces like this one covering Minnesota’s pre-trial system is most welcome.—
Brittany Allen,
Literary Hub,
8 July 2025
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Nicole, still thinking of her own mother, could not imagine losing both parents at the same time.—
Lizz Schumer,
People.com,
29 July 2025
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Now imagine tasking one as the first to capture the chaos, confusion and total lack of kayfabe backstage.—
Tony Maglio,
HollywoodReporter,
29 July 2025
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Walker dreams of connecting with celebrity car enthusiasts who share their passion for both automotive culture and community service.—
Melissa Noel,
Essence,
2 Aug. 2025
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Anna is an ambitious American who has dreamed of studying abroad at the University of Oxford for a year.—
Rebecca Aizin,
People.com,
1 Aug. 2025
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Based on historical probabilities, traders may contemplate taking a position prior to the earnings announcement.—
Trefis Team,
Forbes.com,
28 July 2025
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Don't forget outlier contests and Harris' possible return in California One feature of the 2026 gubernatorial races could be the return of Kamala Harris to the national stage, as the former vice president continues to contemplate a run for California governor.—
Phillip M. Bailey,
USA Today,
27 July 2025
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At some point or another, just about anyone who calls themselves a Giants fan has probably fantasized about the prospect of Shohei Ohtani taking the mound at Oracle Park.—
Evan Webeck,
Mercury News,
12 July 2025
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Taken in by a teenage daughter of the family, who’s fantasizing about taking her own life, the two teens develop a warm and intense relationship.—
Marta Balaga,
Variety,
13 May 2025
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Their Spotify bio confirms that the group is a synthetic music project, guided by human creative direction but composed, voiced, and visualized using AI.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
26 July 2025
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Those simulations—many developed two decades ago—have taken on new life in the series, contextualizing the levee breaches and helping viewers visualize the scale of the flood.—
Tony Bradley,
Forbes.com,
25 July 2025
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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.—
Andrew Mawson,
Forbes,
27 Sep. 2024
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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.—
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 6 Aug. 2025.
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