Definition of fabricnext
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as in cloth
a woven or knitted material (as of cotton or nylon) a fabric that is supposed to repel rain while at the same time allowing the wearer's perspiration to escape

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as in structure
the arrangement of parts that gives something its basic form you can't expect the fabric of society to survive if you do away with all moral imperatives

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Recent Examples of fabric With more than 700 five-star reviews, the dress is popular among those who love the stretchy polyester-elastane fabric. Tanya Sharma, PEOPLE, 17 July 2026 And then also fabric, fashion, like kente cloth is Ghana, so to incorporate that in. Rachel Elspeth Gross, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026 With Urban Alchemy, SM Denim shows its experimental side with fabrics that have surface interest, color, texture and unique finishings geared toward fashion-forward brands. Angela Velasquez, Footwear News, 17 July 2026 Avoid pushing the substance further into the fabric, but remove any excess from the surface with something like a butter knife or a spoon. Bridget Reed Morawski, Architectural Digest, 17 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for fabric
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  • Guidry, at the prow, raised the lantern, revealed in the circle oflight a bobbing tangle of sargassum weed, a swimming snake, a child’s cloth doll.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 16 July 2026
  • After cleaning, dry thoroughly with a cloth or air-dry overnight.
    Nafeesah Allen, Better Homes & Gardens, 15 July 2026
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  • Atsushi Matono is responsible for erecting the shingi, a sacred tree placed at the top of one of the floats —the holiest part of the structure, to which a deity is believed to descend.
    ABC News, ABC News, 19 July 2026
  • So even if your soil is loaded with calcium, and your garden is irrigated, plants may not able to transport enough calcium from the soil water into their internal structures.
    Dawn Pettinelli, Hartford Courant, 19 July 2026
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  • The presentation blends stories, historical context and quilt traditions to see how textiles are powerful tools for communication, telling stories and preserving culture.
    La Jolla Light, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 July 2026
  • The region was part of a much older textile tradition, with generations of artisans spinning, dyeing and weaving cotton into a lightweight, breathable fabric to combat the temperatures of the subcontinent.
    Brett F. Braley-Palko, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026
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  • But whether these accounts ultimately narrow America’s wealth gap depends less on the initial $1,000 deposit than on the financial architecture that follows.
    Darrick Hamilton, Fortune, 16 July 2026
  • Its internal mechanical architecture is modeled on the human spine and musculoskeletal system, using synthetic muscle-like actuators that enable fluid, natural movements.
    Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 16 July 2026
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  • According to Ding Yunfan, vice president of AI framework architecture at Biren, improvements in the performance of a single graphics processing unit (GPU) are no longer enough to meet these demands.
    Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 18 July 2026
  • His political project requires weakening the international institutions—the UN, EU regulatory bodies, multilateral climate frameworks—that his theology now identifies as potential instruments of the Antichrist’s rule.
    Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 18 July 2026

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“Fabric.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fabric. Accessed 21 Jul. 2026.

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