illusionary
Americanadjective
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Origin of illusionary
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All these illusionary names are what tort lawyers call attractive nuisances, enticing but dangerous.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 12, 2025
As top computer scientists have warned us, those algorithms are capable of remarkably inexplicable mistakes and, to use the AI term of the moment, "hallucinations" — that is, seemingly reasonable results that are entirely illusionary.
From Salon ● Jul. 15, 2023
The four decades of failure of this organization, with the occasional illusionary success mixed in, has left Washington basketball fans disgusted — if they care that much anymore.
From Washington Times ● Apr. 20, 2023
The magic of Del Toro's work is that things aren't as they appear; the illusionary has the poignancy and substance of the real, much like the nightmares of a child.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 5, 2018
Leo remembered all too well how she’d led him through the illusionary maze in the House of Hades.
From "Blood of Olympus" by Rick Riordan
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