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
On the other end of the line was Kevin, now back at Syracuse and living in a rented room, hallucinating.
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Ellen Barry, New York Times, 30 Dec. 2024
By just relying on airline databases, which often are not immediately updated, AI can hallucinate and make poor recommendations.
—William Bain, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
There’s always the fear that AI is going to hallucinate or come to a conclusion that just doesn’t make sense.
—Megan Poinski, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
Throughout the movie, Callas hallucinates that TV cameras are follow her, and behaves as if she is being interviewed although no one is there.
—Olivia B. Waxman, TIME, 11 Dec. 2024
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Ellen Barry, New York Times, 30 Dec. 2024
By just relying on airline databases, which often are not immediately updated, AI can hallucinate and make poor recommendations.
—William Bain, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
There’s always the fear that AI is going to hallucinate or come to a conclusion that just doesn’t make sense.
—Megan Poinski, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
Throughout the movie, Callas hallucinates that TV cameras are follow her, and behaves as if she is being interviewed although no one is there.
—Olivia B. Waxman, TIME, 11 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hallucinate
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Shein and Temu icons are seen displayed on a phone screen in this illustration photo taken in Krakow, Poland on August 27, 2024.—
Annie Palmer,
CNBC,
3 Feb. 2025
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She's seen parents lose mirrors on their cars from the doubling up and driving half off the road.—
Andy Humbles,
The Tennessean,
3 Feb. 2025
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Romantic Comedy Successful businessman Eric travels to Italy to stop his daydreaming daughter Olivia from restoring a crumbling villa.—
Anthony D'Alessandro,
Deadline,
30 Jan. 2025
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Phoenix 3000 daydreamed about volleyball at John Howell Park in Virginia-Highland.—
Thomas Wheatley,
Axios,
22 Jan. 2025
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To imagine the one, rather than the demographic? 4.—
Jed Brewer,
Rolling Stone,
11 Feb. 2025
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If a powerful Congresswoman wasn't believed by law enforcement, imagine what life is like for the rest of the country.—
Justin Gest,
Newsweek,
11 Feb. 2025
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The family moved from Maryland to Delaware so Angela could pursue her ice skating dreams, according to The Skating Lesson, a Facebook page for the ice skating community.—
Alecia Taylor,
Kansas City Star,
3 Feb. 2025
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Among those is the wish of a child from Taiwan who had always dreamed of becoming a race car driver.—
David Faris,
Newsweek,
2 Feb. 2025
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Chaska High School’s 1936 baseball team has already booked two games with Jordan High and is contemplating contests with Saint Louis Park and New Prague, coach Albert Mooney said Monday.—
Contributed Content,
Twin Cities,
7 Feb. 2025
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As a dad to two boys, taking a moment to contemplate the scope of the job can be a bit overwhelming for me.—
DeVonne Goode,
Parents,
6 Feb. 2025
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People attracted to men can fantasize about dating them.—
Judy Berman,
TIME,
22 Jan. 2025
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Trump’s landslide victory makes liberal media fantasize about censorship: Robby Soave Robby Radar delivers radar on how the blame game that ensued following Kamala Harris’ loss.—
The Hill,
The Hill,
25 Dec. 2024
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During Dickerson’s trial, the prosecutor had played a tape of his graphic confession, and John had visualized strangling him.—
Lawrence Wright,
The New Yorker,
10 Feb. 2025
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This defiant and entertaining work playfully uses headshots and avatars to visualize clandestine audio recordings documenting years of Kafkaesque impositions, threats, and vital dissident art.—
Samantha Bergeson,
IndieWire,
10 Feb. 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 16 Feb. 2025.
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