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chimerical

[ki-mer-i-kuhl, -meer-, kahy-] / kɪˈmɛr ɪ kəl, -ˈmɪər-, kaɪ- /


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Since then it has become clear that general-purpose robots that look and act like humans are chimerical.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 6, 2026

Claims made for the abilities or perils of AI chatbots have often turned out to be mistaken or chimerical.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 13, 2023

Which is to say, this was a precious, anticipated, frankly anxious affair — the materialization of a beloved and mercurial performer moving from the chimerical to the literal.

From New York Times • Apr. 26, 2023

The set builds patiently: The chimerical string orchestra of “Les Illuminations” adds Christopher Parkes’s splendid horn in the Serenade and then fiercely independent winds, harp and timpani in the Nocturne.

From New York Times • Aug. 24, 2022

The rather chimerical notion of a nuclear bomb without radioactive side effects had emerged in late 1954 and had been embraced by Livermore, where it fit nicely with the lab’s brief to explore new ideas.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik




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