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adjective

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as in manufactured

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as in fictitious

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verb

past tense of fabricate
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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
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Both are obviously fabricated, but neither of the candidates depicted is amused. — Max Raskin, Washington Post, 15 Oct. 2026 The image is then precision-fabricated into a 3D model that’s finished by hand — all for $2,200, about the national average of an actual wedding gown. — Ari Stark, Footwear News, 13 Oct. 2026 Davis’ attorney argued to the jury that the memoir was merely an attempt to sell books and that Davis fabricated his role in Shakur’s death. — Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 13 Oct. 2026 Security researchers at Malwarebytes are warning about a personalized text scam that uses fabricated Facebook Marketplace listings with the recipient's name as the seller. — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 13 Oct. 2026 Soft fibers track movement The researchers fabricated optical fibers using a flexible rubber core surrounded by black rubber cladding. — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 9 Oct. 2026 Furthermore, the cases rely heavily on anonymous plea-bargain testimony and on reports that some police officials have acknowledged are fabricated or based on uncorroborated evidence. — James Wagner, New York Times, 7 Oct. 2026 Black, who is a vice president at a software development company, is aware that chatbots sometimes hallucinate — that's when chatbots respond to prompts with false, misleading or fabricated answers. — Maham Javaid, NPR, 5 Oct. 2026 But the confession is entirely fabricated, thanks to artificial intelligence. — Stefani Langehennig, The Conversation, 30 Sep. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fabricated
  1. manufactured
  2. fictitious
  3. produced
  4. concocted
  5. constructed
  6. lied
  7. fictional
  8. made
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  • Some of those most in danger are the millions of Americans who live in manufactured housing like mobile homes and trailers.
    — Alejandra Borunda, NPR, 7 Sep. 2026
  • Helen Keller—or her manufactured image, at least—tended to be shining and sweet and noncontroversial.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 2 Sep. 2026
Definition of manufactured
Adjective
  • This Lincolnian view of the war—that the United States was perpetual and that the Confederate States of America was a fictitious, farcical nation—has led to various historical interpretations ever since, among historians and laypeople alike.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 19 Oct. 2026
  • The series will be set in a fictitious Barneys in Beverly Hills, not New York, and the real founding family of the retailer, the Pressman family, has no involvement, the spokesperson said.
    — Jean E. Palmieri, Footwear News, 14 Oct. 2026
Definition of fictitious
Verb
  • Those changes seem to be linked to metabolic shifts, among them reductions in the load of glucose, the body’s standard fuel, which is produced mostly from carbohydrates.
    — Rowan Jacobsen, Scientific American, 20 Oct. 2026
  • For context, burning fossil fuels produced about 38 billion tons in 2025.
    — Scott K. Johnson, ArsTechnica, 19 Oct. 2026
Definition of produced
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  • The White Sox concocted a creative playing style that blended elements of old-school small ball with home-run power.
    — Cody Stavenhagen, New York Times, 1 Oct. 2026
  • Martha’s concocted plenty over the years, including her cider-bourbon cocktail made with apple cider, bourbon, lemon juice, ginger, and apple garnishes.
    — Wendy Rose Gould, Martha Stewart, 16 Sep. 2026
Definition of concocted
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  • Consider a few clues in today’s crossword, constructed by Adam Shapiro.
    — New York Times, New York Times, 16 Oct. 2026
  • Sheerazie, lead gardener at Pasadena’s Arlington Garden, has studied permaculture and designed and constructed a number of swales at the garden and elsewhere.
    — Pedro Moura, Los Angeles Times, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of constructed
Verb
  • Fielder intentionally stays away from relitigating the Theranos scandal, but does so just enough to introduce doubt in the minds of the audience about whether Elizabeth actually lied about the capabilities of the Theranos technology.
    — Tyler Shultz, STAT, 19 Oct. 2026
  • Shea initially lied about the discrepancy but later confessed, according to Merriweather.
    — Julia Coin, Charlotte Observer, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of lied
Adjective
  • The novel was also partly epistolary, including segments of fictional court transcripts and news coverage created by King (who enjoyed mimicking different writing styles).
    — ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 21 Oct. 2026
  • The film—based on the 2014 play Switzerland by Joanna Murray-Smith—sets a fictional scene in the final chapter of Highsmith’s life.
    — Alex Jhamb Burns, Vogue, 21 Oct. 2026
Definition of fictional
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  • In the second half, the Charlotte Hornets’ newcomers made their own big impact.
    — Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 22 Oct. 2026
  • This is the basic technology that revolutionized US oil a decade ago, and made the country by far the world’s top producer.
    — Tim McDonnell, semafor.com, 22 Oct. 2026
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