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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
Liza Esquibias,
USA Today,
25 June 2026
Defense attorneys will also prove that the allegations against King were fabricated as part of a larger conspiracy to install Saulter as the county sheriff, Daniel said.
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Lillie Davidson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
23 June 2026
The 50-foot chrome statue, fabricated by Co-Museum, weighs 7 tons and is made of stainless steel.
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Lisa Lockwood,
Footwear News,
22 June 2026
Meloni said Trump fabricated the incident, and criticized his treatment of Washington’s allies.
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Tasneem Nashrulla,
semafor.com,
21 June 2026
This allows major components to be fabricated in a factory environment and transported by truck or rail to the site for assembly, rather than being built entirely on-site.
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Aman Tripathi,
Interesting Engineering,
19 June 2026
The team then fabricated their surface on a glass substrate.
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IEEE Spectrum,
18 June 2026
Alloys are fabricated as a single composite-metal wheel that is then polished.
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Bestreviews,
Chicago Tribune,
16 June 2026
The result is a giant inflatable structure, fabricated by Air Toiles Concept, a company out of Plougoumelen, in Brittany, that makes blow-up trophies for sporting events like Indian Premier cricket and the FIFA Arab Cup.
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Lauren Collins,
New Yorker,
8 June 2026
Verb
His defense attorney Jacob Kaplan pushed back, saying Mann fabricated the allegation because of regret over the romance.
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Liza Esquibias,
USA Today,
25 June 2026
Defense attorneys will also prove that the allegations against King were fabricated as part of a larger conspiracy to install Saulter as the county sheriff, Daniel said.
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Lillie Davidson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
23 June 2026
The 50-foot chrome statue, fabricated by Co-Museum, weighs 7 tons and is made of stainless steel.
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Lisa Lockwood,
Footwear News,
22 June 2026
Meloni said Trump fabricated the incident, and criticized his treatment of Washington’s allies.
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Tasneem Nashrulla,
semafor.com,
21 June 2026
This allows major components to be fabricated in a factory environment and transported by truck or rail to the site for assembly, rather than being built entirely on-site.
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Aman Tripathi,
Interesting Engineering,
19 June 2026
The team then fabricated their surface on a glass substrate.
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IEEE Spectrum,
18 June 2026
Alloys are fabricated as a single composite-metal wheel that is then polished.
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Bestreviews,
Chicago Tribune,
16 June 2026
The result is a giant inflatable structure, fabricated by Air Toiles Concept, a company out of Plougoumelen, in Brittany, that makes blow-up trophies for sporting events like Indian Premier cricket and the FIFA Arab Cup.
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Lauren Collins,
New Yorker,
8 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fabricated
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Its role is to expose wrongdoing, illuminate facts, and draw the world’s attention to crimes committed in the name of false causes and manufactured justifications.
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Through this, researchers are mimicking natural structures, such as bird nests and bone minerals, to create ultra-strong manufactured materials.
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In 1811, The Nottingham Review newspaper recorded what's believed to be the first historical mention of the fictitious Ludd character, described as a framework knitting apprentice near Leicester.
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Chen, who is currently being held on $100,000 bail in the Clark County Detention Center, has been charged with five felony counts of bigamy and two counts of intent to utter a fictitious bill/note/check, per FOX5.
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The Bangladesh-Germany co-production, produced by Manoj Pramanik and German co-producer Christoph Thoke of Mogador Film, world premiered in the Asian New Talent section.
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The fact that it was conceived without thought and for decades was produced and consumed without thought is immaterial.
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In the one that opens the film, Forky (Tony Hale), the googly-eyed spork, marries a plastic knife called Karen Beverly (Melissa Villaseñor), a name so perfectly unmelodious that only a kid, or an adult exceptionally good at thinking like one, could have concocted it.
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Every detail is accurate, though the picture as a whole is an invention, concocted from multiple views, locations, and studies.
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Ferrari said the fire is complex because the building is a freezer constructed with insulated materials.
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The seven-story office building, constructed to look exactly like a Longaberger Basket (just REALLY BIG), has been a novelty along Route 16, and now the current owners have put it on the market.
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Here's everything to know about why Taylor Parker lied about being pregnant and killed Reagan Simmons-Hancock.
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The defense is using Barratt’s testimony to counter prosecutors’ contention that Pino lied about the cause of the crash to avoid accountability.
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The mural that wraps around the room depicts the colorful life of the bar’s namesake, Arabella Huntington, the second wife of railroad magnate Collis Potter Huntington, and the cocktails in the drinks menu are playfully written as fictional entries in Arabella’s diary.
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In the show, the fictional version of Harrelson goes to stay at McConaughey's ranch in Austin, but things spiral out of control after McConaughey's mom, played by Holland Taylor, lets their possible familial connection slip.
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He also was named first-team All-Pro and made the Pro Bowl again in 2015.
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The Tartan Army finally made it to Fenway, a sort of Loch Ness Monster meeting the Green Monstah, in time to watch the Texas Rangers beat the Red Sox 6-4, apparently drinking the Hub dry.
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“Fabricated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fabricated. Accessed 27 Jun. 2026.
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