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as in visions
a conception or image created by the imagination and having no objective reality
were the voices real, or merely a hallucination?
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as in delusions
a false idea or belief
the common hallucination that gluttony during the holiday season doesn't have consequences
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Recent Examples of hallucinations
Nationally, Reese said in some cases, filings include incorrect statute numbers or law names, potentially as a result of AI hallucinations.
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Sasha Allen,
Hartford Courant,
27 June 2026
Most importantly, hallucinations in your customer-facing AI drop off a cliff.
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Sagi Eliyahu,
Forbes.com,
26 June 2026
It's supposed to be less potent than regular marijuana, but with some users, it's resulted in psychotic episodes involving hallucinations, hospital admissions or even violence.
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Andy Sheehan,
CBS News,
22 June 2026
Schizoaffective disorder is a mental health condition that is marked by a mix of schizophrenia symptoms, such as hallucinations and delusions, and mood disorder symptoms, such as depression, mania and a milder form of mania called hypomania, according to the Mayo Clinic.
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Angela Andaloro,
PEOPLE,
22 June 2026
Some symptoms of diphenhydramine poisoning include drowsiness, agitation, fast heart rate, nausea, vomiting, hallucinations, seizures, dangerous heart rhythm and loss of consciousness.
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Angelica Stabile,
FOXNews.com,
19 June 2026
Certainly there were other movies of note — a French childhood-summer movie called Costa Verde leaned in to the hallucinations to magical effect, suggesting a serious leveling up in the year since the company last held the gathering.
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Steven Zeitchik,
HollywoodReporter,
17 June 2026
From hallucinations to rogue agents, there are some very clear risks that come with using AI.
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Alexei Oreskovic,
Fortune,
16 June 2026
If the Central Park Five were on trial today, a legion of right wing posters with financial incentives to create the most viral content possible would be flooding social media with digital hallucinations of vengeance.
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Jack Crosbie,
Rolling Stone,
12 June 2026
Sasha Allen,
Hartford Courant,
27 June 2026
Most importantly, hallucinations in your customer-facing AI drop off a cliff.
—
Sagi Eliyahu,
Forbes.com,
26 June 2026
It's supposed to be less potent than regular marijuana, but with some users, it's resulted in psychotic episodes involving hallucinations, hospital admissions or even violence.
—
Andy Sheehan,
CBS News,
22 June 2026
Schizoaffective disorder is a mental health condition that is marked by a mix of schizophrenia symptoms, such as hallucinations and delusions, and mood disorder symptoms, such as depression, mania and a milder form of mania called hypomania, according to the Mayo Clinic.
—
Angela Andaloro,
PEOPLE,
22 June 2026
Some symptoms of diphenhydramine poisoning include drowsiness, agitation, fast heart rate, nausea, vomiting, hallucinations, seizures, dangerous heart rhythm and loss of consciousness.
—
Angelica Stabile,
FOXNews.com,
19 June 2026
Certainly there were other movies of note — a French childhood-summer movie called Costa Verde leaned in to the hallucinations to magical effect, suggesting a serious leveling up in the year since the company last held the gathering.
—
Steven Zeitchik,
HollywoodReporter,
17 June 2026
From hallucinations to rogue agents, there are some very clear risks that come with using AI.
—
Alexei Oreskovic,
Fortune,
16 June 2026
If the Central Park Five were on trial today, a legion of right wing posters with financial incentives to create the most viral content possible would be flooding social media with digital hallucinations of vengeance.
—
Jack Crosbie,
Rolling Stone,
12 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hallucinations
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The man cannot help himself, visions be damned.
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The future north campus remains a contest of differing visions.
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The rigidity and delusions of tyrannies are incorrigible; their purity spirals end in executions, not just cancellations; their adventures end in devastation and slaughter.
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All my delusions were still intact; the hospitalization had done nothing to shake them.
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As the nation turns 250 years old, USA TODAY decided to create a time capsule, not of items but of dreams Americans hold for the country’s future.
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Harriette Cole is a lifestylist and founder of DREAMLEAPERS, an initiative to help people access and activate their dreams.
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Presented Out of Competition at the 1967 edition of Venice, Deadly Sweet takes it cue from a brief encounter between a disenchanted man and a girl with no illusions in the wake of the murder of a nightclub owner in London.
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Perhaps because of this aesthetic of illusions, the earnest state pride evident in some of the pavilions turns out to feel especially delightful.
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For this dourest of doubters, Musk’s claims for the feats ahead can only happen in the SpaceX founder’s head, or in the sci-fi fantasies Eisman grew up on.
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Circe and Calypso, for instance, are fantasies of pleasure and captivity, projections of men’s fear of losing control; Odysseus’ abandonment of them is part of his return to command.
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Nseyo notes there are plenty of unsupported myths around what causes UTIs, so stick to these tips.
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Effective public speaking is crucial for personal branding and career advancement, a skill anyone can develop by replacing common myths with empowering mindsets.
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And amidst the momentum of reverie, there’s the line ‘Blink at the light and hope to survive,’ because daydreams in a fascist state can be scary too.
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One-touch passing, feinting and ripping hard shots into a tattered net, each is super-charged by vivid daydreams of glory on the international stage.
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Tigers rookies Hao-Yu Lee and Kevin McGonigle drove in two runs apiece after errors by third baseman José Caballero and left fielder Cody Bellinger.
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The Giants used three infield hits and two errors to score a pair of runs against Sale in the sixth inning, then Matt Chapman’s double set up Luis Arraez’s sacrifice fly in the seventh.
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“Hallucinations.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hallucinations. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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