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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
Any reference that couldn’t be found databases like PubMed, Crossref, OpenAlex and Google Scholar was considered not fab and instead fabricated.
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Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes.com, 30 May 2026
The callers claim victims have missed jury duty or are connected to a criminal case – real or fabricated – and demand payment, often in Bitcoin or another cryptocurrency.
—Steven Yablonski, CBS News, 28 May 2026
Wurst is accused of using the nursing identification number of another nurse without her permission to fabricate the credentials of Langan, who has never attended nursing school.
—Amber Gaudet, Charlotte Observer, 28 May 2026
Davis has countersued for $20 million, alleging Rossel fabricated the claims and attempted to extort him.
—Todd Karpovich, Baltimore Sun, 28 May 2026
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Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes.com, 30 May 2026
The callers claim victims have missed jury duty or are connected to a criminal case – real or fabricated – and demand payment, often in Bitcoin or another cryptocurrency.
—Steven Yablonski, CBS News, 28 May 2026
Wurst is accused of using the nursing identification number of another nurse without her permission to fabricate the credentials of Langan, who has never attended nursing school.
—Amber Gaudet, Charlotte Observer, 28 May 2026
Davis has countersued for $20 million, alleging Rossel fabricated the claims and attempted to extort him.
—Todd Karpovich, Baltimore Sun, 28 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fabricate
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The second highest waste generator that year, Tesla’s plant in Fremont, produced 115,136 pounds of MMA waste, by comparison, records show.—
Jason Henry,
Oc Register,
30 May 2026
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Keeping with the old school vibe, the band pulled in old friends Joe Gittleman (The Mighty Mighty Bosstones) and Matt Appleton (Reel Big Fish) to produce.—
Jed Gottlieb,
Boston Herald,
30 May 2026
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The commonly mistaken base assumption is that the greatest minds that have devised AI and consumed so much money doing so must certainly know every iota of how AI works.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
1 June 2026
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Building on a concept devised by the director and producer Pierre-Henri Léon, Santiago Otheguy’s script plays fast and loose with Bizet’s opera and the Prosper Mérimée novella that inspired it — to the point of inventing an entirely new protagonist.—
Guy Lodge,
Variety,
31 May 2026
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The Sagamore was reduced to ashes twice before its final form was constructed in the 1920s (hopefully the third time’s a charm).—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
3 June 2026
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Lore has it that Shuffletown Grill’s building was constructed by the Rozzelle family, who settled in the area in the 1780s and operated the ferry that Rozzelle’s Ferry Road was named after.—
Heidi Finley,
Charlotte Observer,
3 June 2026
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The attack comes amid heightened security around Madison Square Garden, which lies directly above the busy intercity railroad station, where the New York Knicks are hosting the San Antonio Spurs for Games 3 and 4 on Monday and Wednesday.—
Gloria Pazmino,
CNN Money,
8 June 2026
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But behind the acclaim lies an ongoing challenge in an industry that prioritizes commerce over creativity, which, Lennon says, drew him to the story of artists he’s known and admired for years.—
Jill Goldsmith,
Deadline,
7 June 2026
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The month of May brought our Orange County Artist of the Year, Memorial Day, the Ducks making the playoffs as well as spring high school sports.—
Michele Cardon,
Oc Register,
9 June 2026
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East Coweta’s Chance Gilbert, a major UGA target for the 2027 class at cornerback, has made a sudden and surprising commitment to Auburn.—
Jeff Sentell,
AJC.com,
9 June 2026
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Lukehart dumped Gabrielle's body in a local pond and concocted a story to trick police, court records show.—
Amanda Lee Myers,
USA Today,
1 June 2026
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With the trend away from toxic chemical control of plant pests and diseases, treatment formulas concocted from benign household products are on the rise.—
Joshua Siskin,
Oc Register,
28 May 2026
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According to the Guardian, Debug is using Google engineers and scientists to build an AI-computer vision system to separate males from females, but this technology is still in its early stages.—
Joe Wilkins,
Futurism,
4 June 2026
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Six custom luxury condos are being built at the corner of Pacific and North Station avenues, where the South Station Market once stood.—
Ryan Hughes,
CBS News,
4 June 2026
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But Intel still faces major challenges, particularly in its chip-manufacturing foundry business, which has struggled to add more clients and improve production quality, analysts said.—
Wayne Chang,
CNN Money,
7 June 2026
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Extensive design iterations, airworthiness certification, and manufacturing validation requirements make the path to mass production longer and more complex, resulting in a gradual ramp-up in deliveries.—
Bojan Stojkovski,
Interesting Engineering,
7 June 2026
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“Fabricate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fabricate. Accessed 9 Jun. 2026.
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