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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
There was one problem: The story wasn’t true ... fabricated, perhaps, with some help from artificial intelligence (AI).
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Jesse Newell, Kansas City Star, 22 May 2025
Nancy Marks, former campaign treasurer for ex-U.S. Rep. George Santos, R-N.Y., was sentenced to three years' probation and ordered to pay more than $178,000 in restitution for her role in fabricating finance reports.
—Arkansas Online, 30 May 2025
While misinformation is simply false or inaccurate information – getting facts wrong – disinformation is intentionally fabricated and shared specifically to mislead and manipulate.
—Azwad Anjum Islam, The Conversation, 29 May 2025
As synthetic media tools become increasingly sophisticated, the ability to fabricate realistic imagery and sound is beginning to challenge the foundations of trust in visual journalism and digital evidence.
—Jesus Mesa, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 May 2025
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Jesse Newell, Kansas City Star, 22 May 2025
Nancy Marks, former campaign treasurer for ex-U.S. Rep. George Santos, R-N.Y., was sentenced to three years' probation and ordered to pay more than $178,000 in restitution for her role in fabricating finance reports.
—Arkansas Online, 30 May 2025
While misinformation is simply false or inaccurate information – getting facts wrong – disinformation is intentionally fabricated and shared specifically to mislead and manipulate.
—Azwad Anjum Islam, The Conversation, 29 May 2025
As synthetic media tools become increasingly sophisticated, the ability to fabricate realistic imagery and sound is beginning to challenge the foundations of trust in visual journalism and digital evidence.
—Jesus Mesa, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fabricate
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From Jan, 1 2024 through April 30, 2025, of 802 Netflix premieres – first-run commissioning, both new & returning shows – 338 were produced in the U.S. (42%), 47 series were produced in the U.K., 45 in Korea, 35 in India, 31 in Japan and 29 produced in Spain, estimates Caroline Servy at The Wit.—
John Hopewell,
Variety,
16 June 2025
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Malkin produced 16 goals and 50 points in 68 games last season.—
Josh Yohe,
New York Times,
16 June 2025
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Flummoxed in Congress, organizing back home The pushback to Trump has been slow in starting as congressional Democrats, outnumbered in both chambers, continue to struggle to devise the strongest message and most effective tactics to use against the Republican president.—
Susan Page,
USA Today,
16 June 2025
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For this space, Pablo Luna Studio devised a new type of harmony that combines inventiveness with deep roots.—
Jim Dobson,
Forbes.com,
16 June 2025
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Even in cities like New York, where nearly every square inch is already built up, developers are constantly knocking things down and constructing new buildings, giving them a chance to create a different kind of trash system.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
15 June 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,
15 June 2025
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Chaco Canyon lies in the San Juan basin, once the largest gas basin in the U.S. Chaco has been simmering in the New Mexico cauldron for a number of years.—
Ian Dexter Palmer,
Forbes.com,
10 June 2025
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Noni finds herself up against Lion’s violent henchmen and women in series of fight-to-the-death encounters aboard the tyrant’s grandiose sailing ship, which lies at the heart of a vast naval fleet.—
Melanie Goodfellow,
Deadline,
9 June 2025
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Materials like lithium, cobalt, and nickel, which are used to make EV batteries, must be mined using risky, expensive water-intensive procedures.—
Peter Lyon,
Forbes.com,
14 June 2025
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Police questioned several people at the scene, and Brown was briefly detained, but there were no arrests made at the time, and no injuries were reported, according to The AP.—
Bob Harkins,
New York Times,
14 June 2025
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Essentially, people are challenging themselves to concoct the most atrociously belligerent bass in history.—
Kieran Press-Reynolds,
Pitchfork,
4 June 2025
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In second place is Jeff (Ramy Youssef), an AI guru getting a lot of love from the public sector about an anti-deepfake filter his company has concocted.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
31 May 2025
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Former combatants in Colombia’s long-standing internal conflict are increasingly being lured to Mexico by criminal groups to train hitmen, build bombs and fight bloody turf battles.—
Kate Linthicum,
Los Angeles Times,
9 June 2025
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Being transparent in this way helps build trust and demonstrates a genuine dedication to improvement.—
Rolling Stone Culture Council,
Rolling Stone,
9 June 2025
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This trickery is a cost-saving measure in that the orchid does not have to manufacture nectar or prodigious amounts of expensive pollen.—
The San Diego Union Tribune,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
14 June 2025
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Nathan Laine | Bloomberg | Getty Images French President Emmanuel Macron on Wednesday made a pitch for his country to manufacture the most advanced chips in the world, in a bid to position itself as a critical tech hub in Europe.—
Arjun Kharpal,
CNBC,
12 June 2025
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“Fabricate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fabricate. Accessed 21 Jun. 2025.
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