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
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The Bottom Line? Lower cost reusable launch vehicles --- innovative glass-molding fabrication and the invention of a revolutionary flat lens on each telescope will enable spectacularly sensitive measurements, says Apai.—Bruce Dorminey, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2025 Clapp has started a fabrication shop where artists build new works for display at his businesses.—Alex Derosier, Twin Cities, 20 Aug. 2025 Skims’ heavyweight fleece fabrication is designed with warmth, durability and elevated comfort in mind, projecting into the forthcoming fall and winter seasons.—Julia Teti, Footwear News, 19 Aug. 2025 So many of the names were stories, erasures, fabrications and myths.—Literary Hub, 14 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for fabrication
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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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