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as in manufactured
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as in fictitious
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as in produced
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 concocted
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 constructed
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 lied
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 fabricated
Ray Mark Rinaldi, Denver Post, 13 Apr. 2026
In truth, the story was fabricated.
—Andy Lewis, HollywoodReporter, 13 Apr. 2026
Officers spoke separately with the mother and father, the latter of whom allegedly fabricated a story about leaving for an early-morning job interview, which investigators say never occurred.
—Bailey Richards, PEOPLE, 12 Apr. 2026
Puryear has created an outdoor sculpture to honor the late civil rights activist and congressman John Lewis via Bending the Arc, a 34-foot-long beam that Puryear hand-carved in wood and then was 3D-scanned and fabricated in stainless steel.
—Maximilíano Durón, ARTnews.com, 10 Apr. 2026
Developed by the Korea Research Institute of Chemical Technology (KRICT), the eco-friendly, high-performance thermoelectric material is based on silver selenide (Ag₂Se), and fabricated under significantly milder temperature and pressure conditions than conventional methods.
—Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 9 Apr. 2026
The film takes liberties with timelines and events; some are real incidents, while others are fabricated or dramatized to illuminate the challenges that the real-life Johnson, Jackson, and Vaughan faced in their work and their lives.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 3 Apr. 2026
Chip designers and manufacturers try to squeeze as much computing power as possible onto each individual chip, fabricated on silicon wafers in a manufacturing process that relies on highly specialized equipment and requires thousands of intricate steps.
—Jared Perlo, NBC news, 2 Apr. 2026
This includes the sobering reality that artificially fabricated strands can be blended into the bunch, that not all human hair is created equal, and most hair does not all originate from the same donor or arrive in the same caliber of quality.
—Noel Cymone Walker, StyleCaster, 1 Apr. 2026
Verb
The piece, fabricated from curtain panels, underscores — and perhaps celebrates — cultural duality.
—Ray Mark Rinaldi, Denver Post, 13 Apr. 2026
In truth, the story was fabricated.
—Andy Lewis, HollywoodReporter, 13 Apr. 2026
Officers spoke separately with the mother and father, the latter of whom allegedly fabricated a story about leaving for an early-morning job interview, which investigators say never occurred.
—Bailey Richards, PEOPLE, 12 Apr. 2026
Puryear has created an outdoor sculpture to honor the late civil rights activist and congressman John Lewis via Bending the Arc, a 34-foot-long beam that Puryear hand-carved in wood and then was 3D-scanned and fabricated in stainless steel.
—Maximilíano Durón, ARTnews.com, 10 Apr. 2026
Developed by the Korea Research Institute of Chemical Technology (KRICT), the eco-friendly, high-performance thermoelectric material is based on silver selenide (Ag₂Se), and fabricated under significantly milder temperature and pressure conditions than conventional methods.
—Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 9 Apr. 2026
The film takes liberties with timelines and events; some are real incidents, while others are fabricated or dramatized to illuminate the challenges that the real-life Johnson, Jackson, and Vaughan faced in their work and their lives.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 3 Apr. 2026
Chip designers and manufacturers try to squeeze as much computing power as possible onto each individual chip, fabricated on silicon wafers in a manufacturing process that relies on highly specialized equipment and requires thousands of intricate steps.
—Jared Perlo, NBC news, 2 Apr. 2026
This includes the sobering reality that artificially fabricated strands can be blended into the bunch, that not all human hair is created equal, and most hair does not all originate from the same donor or arrive in the same caliber of quality.
—Noel Cymone Walker, StyleCaster, 1 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fabricated
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New South Wales, replacing Spain and the German states as Britain’s source of wool, was drawn more closely into the British imperial network as an outlet for migrants and a market for investment capital and manufactured products.—
Britannica Editors,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
19 Mar. 2026
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Gulf countries import most of their food and manufactured products, and rely on open shipping lanes to export — in addition to hydrocarbons — aluminum, fertilizers, and other goods.—
Mohammed Sergie,
semafor.com,
11 Mar. 2026
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Investigators allege Gonzalez wrote checks to herself from HOA accounts over an extended period and concealed the thefts by creating fictitious invoices and false ledger entries.—
Sarah Rumpf-Whitten,
FOXNews.com,
8 Apr. 2026
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One requires election records to be maintained for 22 months, while the other prohibits procuring, casting or tabulating false, fictitious or fraudulent ballots.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
29 Mar. 2026
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After its first flight following Christmas in 1942, only 1,435 of these fighters were produced before the war ended, as per the National Naval Aviation Museum.—
Maria Mocerino,
Interesting Engineering,
11 Apr. 2026
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The school has produced three Heisman winners (Steve Spurrier, Tim Tebow, Danny Wuerffel), a runner-up (Rex Grossman) and a finalist (Kyle Trask).—
Edgar Thompson,
The Orlando Sentinel,
11 Apr. 2026
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After moving his family from Michigan to South Texas in 1905, John Anderson Adams concocted the popular vanilla flavoring product.—
Michael Barnes,
Austin American Statesman,
9 Apr. 2026
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Time to grow up and reject belief systems concocted before the invention of clocks and toilet paper.—
Letters to the Editor,
The Orlando Sentinel,
5 Apr. 2026
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It’s all constructed in a way that makes the tone feel somewhat sad, informed by some of the missions of these characters.—
David John Chávez,
Mercury News,
10 Apr. 2026
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Jackson County could soon take steps aimed to ensure new data centers are not constructed in unincorporated areas of the county, at least temporarily.—
Ilana Arougheti,
Kansas City Star,
9 Apr. 2026
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Horner says that his alter ego Zero lied about seeing a green van leaving the Strand family’s driveway to throw off investigators.—
Amy McDaniel,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
10 Apr. 2026
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The judge also found that Madigan lied repeatedly and willfully when testifying in his own defense during the trial.—
Jason Meisner,
Chicago Tribune,
9 Apr. 2026
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Meanwhile, Pierce Brosnan — who played the fictional agent with a license to kill in four films in the '90s — is open-minded about reprising his role.—
Stephanie Sengwe,
PEOPLE,
10 Apr. 2026
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In the episode, detectives Vincent Riley (Reid Scott) and Theo Walker (David Ajala) chase the shooters through the Brooklyn Museum, a stand-in for the show’s fictional Atlas Museum of Art.—
Leigh Anne Miller,
ARTnews.com,
10 Apr. 2026
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Bass made her announcement at the water reclamation facility, where construction is ongoing to double the site’s capacity to turn wastewater into pure drinking water.—
Daily News,
Daily News,
17 Apr. 2026
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Plus, it’s made from 100 percent cotton, which results in a soft, airy, and comfortable feel.—
Alicia Geigel,
Southern Living,
17 Apr. 2026
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“Fabricated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fabricated. Accessed 18 Apr. 2026.
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