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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
Right now Israel’s identity is being fabricated by those who hate her by a barrage of misinformation in the media—especially social media.
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Jordan King, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Sep. 2025
Heagney said the names of the husband and wife who left the dog and fabricated the story will not be released at this time, adding that the incident isn't enough to press charges.
—Angel Saunders, PEOPLE, 26 Sep. 2025
Jefferson County sheriff’s officials later said Heskett had fabricated the suspect and stabbed himself.
—Lauren Penington, Denver Post, 22 Sep. 2025
An internal company investigation found that its COO had fabricated 2019 sales by $310 million.
—Ryan Baker, CNBC, 16 Sep. 2025
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Jordan King, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Sep. 2025
Heagney said the names of the husband and wife who left the dog and fabricated the story will not be released at this time, adding that the incident isn't enough to press charges.
—Angel Saunders, PEOPLE, 26 Sep. 2025
Jefferson County sheriff’s officials later said Heskett had fabricated the suspect and stabbed himself.
—Lauren Penington, Denver Post, 22 Sep. 2025
An internal company investigation found that its COO had fabricated 2019 sales by $310 million.
—Ryan Baker, CNBC, 16 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fabricate
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Meet Nashville's new crime-fighting Clydesdale Metro Nashville mounted patrol officer Michael Douglas squeezed a three-foot-long rubber chicken, producing an increasingly louder and closer screeching sound to try and provoke a 1,700-pound Clydesdale named Ross.—
Laura L. Davis,
Nashville Tennessean,
6 Oct. 2025
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Now the podcast era produces orders of magnitude more hours of political commentary than any human can consume.—
Ben Smith,
semafor.com,
6 Oct. 2025
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While enjoying drinks at Lucy’s across the street from Paramount Studios, William Wyler, Humphrey Bogart, John Huston and Lauren Bacall devised a hasty plan to show up in Washington to protest the hearings.—
Chris Yogerst,
HollywoodReporter,
6 Oct. 2025
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Performance on tests devised by seasoned professionals across banking, law, and consulting has nearly doubled in little more than a year, according to a preliminary study published in late September by data firm, Mercor.—
Harry Booth,
Time,
6 Oct. 2025
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As the fireline is constructed, inspected or reinforced, mappers record those details to adjust the containment percentage.—
CA WILDFIRE BOT,
Sacbee.com,
8 Oct. 2025
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From the 1960s through the early 2000s, developers constructed malls at a breakneck pace, far exceeding sustainable demand.—
Giulia Carbonaro,
MSNBC Newsweek,
7 Oct. 2025
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Yet beneath that minimalist façade lies a surprisingly complex design challenge that has architects and homeowners rethinking how to integrate wellness spaces into contemporary living.—
Jesse Dorris,
Architectural Digest,
8 Oct. 2025
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For some, the answer lies somewhere in the middle, with cosmic destiny and personal decision being both interchangeable and inseparable.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
8 Oct. 2025
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Our senior commerce writer, Emily Farris, regularly reaches for her Made-In nonstick ceramic pan when making eggs or pancakes for her kids.—
Melissa Knific,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
9 Oct. 2025
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Danish pharma firm Novo Nordisk, which also makes the top 100, is similarly known for a culture where employees call the CEO by their first name, and don’t feel pressure to stay at work late.—
Adam Gale,
Fortune,
9 Oct. 2025
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Prosecutors described Sanaa Cunningham’s death as the result of a murder plot concocted by her father and stepmother, Germayne and Lisa Cunningham, following months of abuse and neglect.—
Perry Vandell,
AZCentral.com,
29 Sep. 2025
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Swartz concocted this massive blockbuster trade idea, which sends Brown to his hometown team, the Atlanta Hawks.—
Ricardo Klein,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Sep. 2025
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The broad international effort has built widespread support for the latest ceasefire and raised hopes that this one will last.—
Greg Myre,
NPR,
9 Oct. 2025
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Considered one of the most precise and dependable strategic weapons ever built, the Trident II remains a cornerstone of the US and UK’s nuclear deterrence forces, operated by the US Navy’s Strategic Systems Programs and the Royal Navy.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
9 Oct. 2025
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Malone once had thriving factories and mills where residents manufactured paper, pants, and slippers, but over the decades those jobs had disappeared.—
Jennifer Gonnerman,
New Yorker,
6 Oct. 2025
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Nearly all of the products are manufactured in Europe from Italian and Japanese fabrics.—
Jean E. Palmieri,
Footwear News,
6 Oct. 2025
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“Fabricate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fabricate. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.
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