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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 hallucinates
When used in legal cases, AI hallucinates between 17% adn 82% of the time, Kjoller’s petition suggested.
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Sharon Bernstein, Sacbee.com, 7 Nov. 2025
Also, the scene where Pi hallucinates blindness and a talking Richard Parker (in French, oddly) is terrific.
—Rick Mauch, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 Sep. 2025
Sharon Bernstein, Sacbee.com, 7 Nov. 2025
Also, the scene where Pi hallucinates blindness and a talking Richard Parker (in French, oddly) is terrific.
—Rick Mauch, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hallucinates
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Opgenhaffen sees particular opportunity in modernizing the traditional South Asian eye look — updating the classic coal liner with plum shades and browns that can transition from day to evening.—
Ritu Upadhyay,
Footwear News,
26 Jan. 2026
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Downs says maintenance issues are what his crew sees the most.—
Alysia Burgio,
CBS News,
26 Jan. 2026
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As the Colorado General Assembly contemplates legislation concerning AI, legislators need to tread cautiously.—
Krista Kafer,
Denver Post,
25 Jan. 2026
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Heeseung contemplates the question, before answering.—
Jae-Ha Kim,
Rolling Stone,
19 Jan. 2026
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The historical fiction imagines the Mexican and American armies fighting for control of the West — part myth, fact and fiction spanning the past and present.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
30 Jan. 2026
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Somalia did not always know extremist violence in the way the world imagines today.—
Abdi Nor Iftin,
Time,
27 Jan. 2026
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Anyone who fantasizes about the new and improved version of themselves that awaits on the other side of the ball drop can relate to the special blend of optimism and self-criticism that the New Year often holds.—
Lauren Mechling,
Vogue,
27 Dec. 2025
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Emily fantasizes about returning to childhood, then complains about woman’s lower political and social status in nineteenth-century New England.—
Via Chronicle Books,
Literary Hub,
11 Dec. 2025
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Expect a meditative film that ponders big issues with a poet-like touch.—
Randy Myers,
Mercury News,
20 Jan. 2026
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While Raspadori ponders whether to accept Roma’s offer and leave Atletico just six months after his move to Spain from Napoli, Gasperini has to make do-and-mend.—
James Horncastle,
New York Times,
13 Jan. 2026
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Ollie dreams of having enough money to help his family move somewhere else and lead a different kind of life.—
Caroline Carlson,
Literary Hub,
2 Feb. 2026
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The book sets him up as someone who fights, someone who dreams big, someone who sweats the details, someone with a desire to serve.—
Maya Singer,
Vogue,
1 Feb. 2026
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The logo visualizes ㅇㄹㄹ — the initial consonants of ‘Arirang’ (아리랑).—
Laura Sirikul,
Forbes.com,
16 Jan. 2026
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Since tracking over 60 metrics can get unwieldy, users will also get a more digestible Health Trajectory score that visualizes their healthspan — or how many years of good health a person can expect.—
Victoria Song,
The Verge,
5 Jan. 2026
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“Hallucinates.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hallucinates. Accessed 4 Feb. 2026.
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