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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
Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 29 Jan. 2026
Deniers claim that the gas chambers never existed and that the Holocaust is either grossly exaggerated or fabricated out of whole cloth.
—Elliott Broidy, Sun Sentinel, 27 Jan. 2026
My demons have gobbled up my neighbor’s dog, burned down the assembly hall, and fabricated countless sources.
—Charlie Dektar, New Yorker, 27 Jan. 2026
However, Curtis allegedly fabricated management fees of $46,000.
—Sofia Saric, Miami Herald, 27 Jan. 2026
The tools will advance, the line between real and fabricated will continue to thin, and the pressure on institutions to prove what is authentic will grow.
—Dean Debiase, Forbes.com, 24 Jan. 2026
Some rides billed to Medicaid were fabricated entirely, HCPF said.
—Seth Klamann, Denver Post, 21 Jan. 2026
But local law enforcement is saying the person who initially posted photos of armed officers approaching his house fabricated those images.
—Sofi Zeman, Kansas City Star, 20 Jan. 2026
Nearly one-third of global demand for new computing power is estimated to be fabricated in Taiwan.
—Anniek Bao,dylan Butts, CNBC, 19 Jan. 2026
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Micro-robots and devices To demonstrate practical applications, the team fabricated several working devices.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 29 Jan. 2026
Deniers claim that the gas chambers never existed and that the Holocaust is either grossly exaggerated or fabricated out of whole cloth.
—Elliott Broidy, Sun Sentinel, 27 Jan. 2026
My demons have gobbled up my neighbor’s dog, burned down the assembly hall, and fabricated countless sources.
—Charlie Dektar, New Yorker, 27 Jan. 2026
However, Curtis allegedly fabricated management fees of $46,000.
—Sofia Saric, Miami Herald, 27 Jan. 2026
The tools will advance, the line between real and fabricated will continue to thin, and the pressure on institutions to prove what is authentic will grow.
—Dean Debiase, Forbes.com, 24 Jan. 2026
Some rides billed to Medicaid were fabricated entirely, HCPF said.
—Seth Klamann, Denver Post, 21 Jan. 2026
But local law enforcement is saying the person who initially posted photos of armed officers approaching his house fabricated those images.
—Sofi Zeman, Kansas City Star, 20 Jan. 2026
Nearly one-third of global demand for new computing power is estimated to be fabricated in Taiwan.
—Anniek Bao,dylan Butts, CNBC, 19 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fabricated
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The exposure of political smoke screens The uprising also exposed manufactured alternatives.—
Kazem Kazerounian,
Hartford Courant,
18 Jan. 2026
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This follows the philosophy that whole foods are better than manufactured ones.—
Nicole Villalpando,
Austin American Statesman,
16 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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Comulate also invented a fictitious insurance agent named Jordan Bates, who purported to work for PBC and who interacted with Applied Systems salespeople through email (with a Phoenix Benefits email domain) to create a customer account on Applied’s Epic.—
John Hyatt,
Forbes.com,
30 Jan. 2026
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In a comparable case in the United States in 2023, a federal judge imposed $5,000 fines on two lawyers and a law firm after ChatGPT was blamed for their submission of fictitious legal research in an aviation injury claim.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
27 Jan. 2026
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The first lady was also an executive producer on the project, which was produced by Muse Films, a production company the first lady launched late last year.—
Brie Stimson,
FOXNews.com,
1 Feb. 2026
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Our show is produced by Chris McLeod of Blue Elevator Productions and Josh Billinson of Semafor Media.—
Ben Smith,
semafor.com,
31 Jan. 2026
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In The Beauty, Ryan Murphy and co-creator Matthew Hodgson have concocted a genre-hopping oddity that sounds unlikely to work.—
Judy Berman,
Time,
30 Jan. 2026
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Prosecutors say Brendan Banfield concocted an elaborate scheme to kill his wife, Christine Banfield, and another man, Joseph Ryan, in their family home in February 2023.—
Lauren del Valle,
CNN Money,
29 Jan. 2026
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The current record is held by Sven Goebel, also from Germany, who constructed a 9-foot-6-inch tower made from 70,000 beer coasters in 2004.—
Jasmine Baehr,
FOXNews.com,
31 Jan. 2026
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About 91% of office buildings constructed since 2000 are leased.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
30 Jan. 2026
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In November, a Chicago federal judge put similar limits on the use of force and said a Border Patrol commander lied about threats faced by officers.—
Ed White,
Fortune,
29 Jan. 2026
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In a prepared speech, Kristi Noem lied about the events, claiming Alex Pretti approached agents with a firearm, and that Alex Pretti, an ICU nurse, came for the sole purpose of murder.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
27 Jan. 2026
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This could even include being part of a role-play activity that is based on their favorite storyline, a nostalgic scene or even a fictional world.—
Ramsey Qubein,
Forbes.com,
30 Jan. 2026
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Featuring Tim McGraw, Eric Church, and Morgan Wallen, the song finds each artist inhabiting a specific member of the landowning (fictional) McArthur family.—
Joseph Hudak,
Rolling Stone,
30 Jan. 2026
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But the recent volatility has made some analysts wonder if gold still has the same luster as an investment.—
John Towfighi,
CNN Money,
6 Feb. 2026
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The material is made from hydrogel, a water-rich, gel-like substance, and is produced using a technique the team describes as 4D printing.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
6 Feb. 2026
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“Fabricated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fabricated. Accessed 7 Feb. 2026.
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