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as in producing
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 devising
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 constructing
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 lying
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 fabricating
Last Friday, Yoon received a five-year prison term at the Seoul court for defying attempts to detain him, fabricating the martial law proclamation and denying some Cabinet members their rights to deliberate on his martial law decree.
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CNN Money, 22 Jan. 2026
In Friday’s case, the Seoul court sentenced Yoon for defying attempts to detain him and fabricating the martial law proclamation.
—Hyung-Jin Kim, Los Angeles Times, 16 Jan. 2026
The works, crafted to near perfection by the Denver fabricating firm Elmendorf Geurts, are flashy pieces that turn up the volume of the Civic Center area.
—Ray Mark Rinaldi, Denver Post, 12 Jan. 2026
The governor also went after the White House on social media, posting to X Wednesday night that the Administration is fabricating how the Minneapolis shooting played out and that the ICE agent who fired the deadly shots was not acting in self-defense.
—Tim Dunn, Boston Herald, 9 Jan. 2026
The second Georgia state House member accused of fabricating claims to collect federal unemployment benefits during the pandemic has announced her retirement.
—Julia Bonavita, FOXNews.com, 9 Jan. 2026
Jeremiah faces a second-degree felony manslaughter charge, while Landrey is charged with tampering with or fabricating physical evidence, a third-degree felony charge, jail records show.
—Bailey Richards, PEOPLE, 4 Jan. 2026
RuO₂ was theoretically predicted to host altermagnetism, but fabricating samples clean and uniform enough to reveal it has been challenging.
—Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 26 Dec. 2025
The Semiconductor Technologies segment is home to its products used directly in the complex process of fabricating an integrated circuit — for example, leading foundries TSMC and Samsung are customers — as well as the materials that go into certain TV screens and other electronic displays.
—Zev Fima, CNBC, 7 Nov. 2025
CNN Money, 22 Jan. 2026
In Friday’s case, the Seoul court sentenced Yoon for defying attempts to detain him and fabricating the martial law proclamation.
—Hyung-Jin Kim, Los Angeles Times, 16 Jan. 2026
The works, crafted to near perfection by the Denver fabricating firm Elmendorf Geurts, are flashy pieces that turn up the volume of the Civic Center area.
—Ray Mark Rinaldi, Denver Post, 12 Jan. 2026
The governor also went after the White House on social media, posting to X Wednesday night that the Administration is fabricating how the Minneapolis shooting played out and that the ICE agent who fired the deadly shots was not acting in self-defense.
—Tim Dunn, Boston Herald, 9 Jan. 2026
The second Georgia state House member accused of fabricating claims to collect federal unemployment benefits during the pandemic has announced her retirement.
—Julia Bonavita, FOXNews.com, 9 Jan. 2026
Jeremiah faces a second-degree felony manslaughter charge, while Landrey is charged with tampering with or fabricating physical evidence, a third-degree felony charge, jail records show.
—Bailey Richards, PEOPLE, 4 Jan. 2026
RuO₂ was theoretically predicted to host altermagnetism, but fabricating samples clean and uniform enough to reveal it has been challenging.
—Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 26 Dec. 2025
The Semiconductor Technologies segment is home to its products used directly in the complex process of fabricating an integrated circuit — for example, leading foundries TSMC and Samsung are customers — as well as the materials that go into certain TV screens and other electronic displays.
—Zev Fima, CNBC, 7 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fabricating
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The Oh-My-God particle first interacted with an atomic nucleus in the upper atmosphere, producing a series of daughter particles that each maintain a fraction of the original particle’s momentum, which then collide with greater and greater numbers of particles, and so on.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
30 Jan. 2026
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The cattle there are raised in open-air conditions and fed for precisely 600 to 650 days, producing uniquely tender beef with subtle umami.—
Alaina Chou,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
30 Jan. 2026
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The Panthers spent most of Saturday’s game (as well as their previous matchup with the Rams) devising ways to get McMillan and Coker running down the field against those small corners.—
Derrik Klassen,
New York Times,
14 Jan. 2026
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The 40-year-old cooks up ways to make quarterbacks miserable in his sleep, devising schemes that are meant to lure as much as they are intended to confuse.—
Dana O’Neil,
CNN Money,
10 Jan. 2026
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When researchers abruptly changed the shape or layout of the tank, the previously active neural ensemble quieted down within minutes, while a new configuration of neurons rapidly took over—constructing an entirely new spatial map.—
Matt Emma,
USA Today,
24 Jan. 2026
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The TikTok tradeoff is dynamic scanning, selecting, and constructing in return for patience, credulity, and willingness to follow direction.—
Ryan Craig,
Forbes.com,
23 Jan. 2026
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Borrower Defense is a discharge program for federal student loans that allows borrowers to request cancellation on the basis of certain forms of school misconduct, such as misrepresenting admissions selectivity or program costs, or lying about graduate earnings and career prospects.—
Adam S. Minsky,
Forbes.com,
30 Jan. 2026
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Pretti is lying face up on the ground, motionless.—
Yahya Abou-Ghazala,
CNN Money,
30 Jan. 2026
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Also, the cold weather is forecast to get much worse from Sunday, with temperatures dropping even further and making the time frame for a pause in attacks hard to understand.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
31 Jan. 2026
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But in elite-level sport, there is also a danger in dreading the consequences of making a mistake.—
Oliver Kay,
New York Times,
30 Jan. 2026
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Both activities can be fairly ordinary hobbies—games of imagination not so different from crushing on a pop star or concocting stories about a film protagonist.—
Faith Hill,
The Atlantic,
17 Jan. 2026
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Later in the episode, Kody took aim at Janelle, accusing her once again of concocting a plan to try and sell Coyote Pass out from under Meri.—
Abigail Adams,
PEOPLE,
12 Jan. 2026
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Rivkin later spent decades as a Soviet dissident before immigrating to the United States in hopes of building a new life.—
Hannah Kliger,
CBS News,
28 Jan. 2026
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Meanwhile, the experts point to Meghan Markle’s expanding business pursuits in California, where the Duchess of Sussex has focused on building an entrepreneurial empire in her home state.—
Stephanie Nolasco , Ashley Papa,
FOXNews.com,
28 Jan. 2026
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The tiny two-door was imagined as a replacement for the Fiat 850 Spider, which the coachbuilder had been manufacturing for the Italian automaker.—
Bryan Hood,
Robb Report,
26 Jan. 2026
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It is involved in infrastructure support, manufacturing heavy equipment (like excavators, loaders, forklifts through Doosan Bobcat), power generation (turbines, generators), water treatment (desalination), and advanced materials (electronics, fuel cells).—
Sabbir Rangwala,
Forbes.com,
23 Jan. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Fabricating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fabricating. Accessed 1 Feb. 2026.
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