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as in to produce
to bring into being by combining, shaping, or transforming materials
with a few inexpensive materials from a craft shop, we were able to fabricate our own holiday wreath
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as in to devise
to create or think of by clever use of the imagination
fabricated a daring plan to create an underground explosion that would take the enemy totally by surprise
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as in to construct
to form by putting together parts or materials
the house was essentially fabricated at the factory and then shipped to the site for assembly
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as in to lie
to make a statement one knows to be untrue
since he didn't have a good excuse for not having done his homework, he would have to fabricate one
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Recent Examples of fabricate
The artwork is currently being fabricated, and plan is to begin installation at the site in the next 30 to 45 days, said Tag Birge, the real-estate developer and investor who co-founded the Birge Family Foundation, which is funding the art.
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Domenica Bongiovanni, IndyStar, 3 Sep. 2025
America has fabricated a lot of Pathfinders.
—Craig Hooper, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Entire digital personalities are fabricated out of thin air.
—Rod Yancy, Rolling Stone, 3 Sep. 2025
Her earrings, cuff bracelets, and necklaces are fabricated using a variety of techniques, including fold forming.
—Caroline Rogers, Southern Living, 31 Aug. 2025
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Domenica Bongiovanni, IndyStar, 3 Sep. 2025
America has fabricated a lot of Pathfinders.
—Craig Hooper, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Entire digital personalities are fabricated out of thin air.
—Rod Yancy, Rolling Stone, 3 Sep. 2025
Her earrings, cuff bracelets, and necklaces are fabricated using a variety of techniques, including fold forming.
—Caroline Rogers, Southern Living, 31 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fabricate
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The river also serves Mexico and more than two dozen Native American tribes, produces hydropower, and supplies water to farms that grow most of the nation’s winter vegetables.—
Doyle Rice,
USA Today,
14 Sep. 2025
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Calligraphers like Mustapha produce sacred work, such as copies of the Quran, books of religious poetry, and amulets.—
Livia Gershon,
JSTOR Daily,
14 Sep. 2025
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Stone is a former Riverside County supervisor who devised another north-south split for California, this one intended to give the new eastern California state a couple more seats in Congress and two more Republican seats in the Senate.—
Thomas Elias,
Mercury News,
16 Sep. 2025
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Saluti has devised a unique trio of designs for The Vault, each drawing inspiration from nature to create abstract, hypnotic forms that blur the boundaries of her creative disciplines.—
Mark Ellwood,
Robb Report,
16 Sep. 2025
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And, like the brand’s other hot tools, the Wave was constructed with sensors that help ensure your hair is consistently styled at 365 degrees Fahrenheit, a temperature that creates a lasting look with less damage to the hair.—
Sophia Panych,
Allure,
16 Sep. 2025
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Tuesday’s vote comes as San Francisco Mayor Daniel Lurie faces his biggest test with a controversial plan to construct taller, denser buildings with tens of thousands of new housing units, which San Francisco very much needs.—
Janie Har,
Fortune,
16 Sep. 2025
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The accompanying image of Jîna lying unconscious in a hospital bed, with a swollen face, tubes coming out of her mouth, and dried blood on her ears, went viral.—
Fatemeh Jamalpour,
Literary Hub,
15 Sep. 2025
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Compare the look of the Notification Center in iOS 26 and macOS 26—the iOS 26 bubbles really do have the appearance of thin sheets of lightly frosted glass, where the macOS bubbles just give you the vaguest impression of what's lying underneath them.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
15 Sep. 2025
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Raskin cites comments Patel made before being sworn in as FBI director.—
Lauren Green,
The Washington Examiner,
11 Sep. 2025
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In the press release regarding the official launch of the Program, Impel co-founder and CEO Devin Daly emphasized the impact the companies hope to make by helping industry employees gain the acumen to effectively work alongside AI.—
Malana VanTyler,
USA Today,
11 Sep. 2025
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Advertisement Advertisement Synthetic dyes are generally made from petroleum and concocted in labs.—
Alice Park,
Time,
15 Sep. 2025
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To solve this problem, materials scientists at Nanyang Technological University in Singapore have concocted a new sunscreen recipe that spares the ocean’s vital microorganisms.—
Andrew Paul,
Popular Science,
4 Sep. 2025
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The 35-year-old founder has built a remarkably high-earning captive agency, all while staying within the corporate framework that others rush to leave.—
William Jones,
USA Today,
11 Sep. 2025
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But his focus, as ever, was on building a movement that could endure for years to come.—
Eric Cortellessa,
Time,
11 Sep. 2025
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Since April, Beijing has required licenses for certain exports, sending ripple effects across worldwide manufacturing sectors.—
Preston Fore,
Fortune,
17 Sep. 2025
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The prosecutor, Deputy District Attorney Kate Jewett, argued that Gladney was the one who was enraged, and that the homicide was committed with an unregistered AR-15 likely manufactured by Gladney himself.—
Nate Gartrell,
Mercury News,
16 Sep. 2025
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“Fabricate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fabricate. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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