her claim that she had been a nurse during the war proved to be a total fabrication
the notion that the Colossus of Rhodes could straddle the harbor was a fabrication of medieval writers
Recent Examples on the WebHubble was initially hobbled by an error during the 94.5-inch primary mirror's fabrication that resulted in an optical defect known as spherical aberration, preventing the telescope from bringing starlight to a sharp focus.—William Harwood, CBS News, 4 June 2024 McCloud dropped out of Tuskegee University and started working at his mother’s business, later establishing his own fabrication shop, designing and manufacturing furniture.—Robin Pogrebin, New York Times, 2 June 2024 Visually, there’s no separating the artist from her domestic environment, even in the imagination, so dazzlingly exuberant are the two fabrications.—Christopher Knight, Los Angeles Times, 1 June 2024 The new fabs, short for semiconductor fabrication, are projected to generate over 9,000 construction jobs between the two projects.—Angela Palermo, Idaho Statesman, 28 May 2024 See all Example Sentences for fabrication
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Word History
Etymology
Middle English fabricacionne, borrowed from Latin fabricātiōn-, fabricātiō, from fabricāre, fabricārī "to fashion, shape, construct" + -tiōn-, -tiō, suffix of verbal action — more at fabricate
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