1
as in lie
a statement known by its maker to be untrue and made in order to deceive
her claim that she had been a nurse during the war proved to be a total fabrication
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2
as in fiction
something that is the product of the imagination
the notion that the Colossus of Rhodes could straddle the harbor was a fabrication of medieval writers
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Recent Examples of fabrication
Otis was among 24 metal fabrication and machinery manufacturing companies recognized.
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Katherine Fung, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Oct. 2025
His mother, 47-year-old December Marie Mitchell, and stepfather, 50-year-old Jonathan James Mitchell, are charged with tampering/fabrication of physical evidence with intent to conceal a human corpse.
—Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 Oct. 2025
Join the next wave of digital makers With the Z1, Makera is ushering in a new generation of smart, connected, and democratized digital fabrication.
—New Atlas, 16 Oct. 2025
Now that Claudie has been certified a B-Corp., focus has shifted toward working with more premium materials and communicating on fabrication and craftsmanship.
—Rhonda Richford, Footwear News, 10 Oct. 2025
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Katherine Fung, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Oct. 2025
His mother, 47-year-old December Marie Mitchell, and stepfather, 50-year-old Jonathan James Mitchell, are charged with tampering/fabrication of physical evidence with intent to conceal a human corpse.
—Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 Oct. 2025
Join the next wave of digital makers With the Z1, Makera is ushering in a new generation of smart, connected, and democratized digital fabrication.
—New Atlas, 16 Oct. 2025
Now that Claudie has been certified a B-Corp., focus has shifted toward working with more premium materials and communicating on fabrication and craftsmanship.
—Rhonda Richford, Footwear News, 10 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fabrication
Noun
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The lie that began James’s reign would have far-reaching consequences.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
4 Nov. 2025
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Directly underneath lies an open-air beach club with fold-down platforms that open to create roughly 645 square feet of space suspended above the water.—
Rachel Cormack,
Robb Report,
4 Nov. 2025
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Watson's book was more akin to pulp fiction than definitive history.—
Nell Greenfieldboyce,
NPR,
7 Nov. 2025
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Worries about fictions created by artificial intelligence used to prepare legal documents have plagued the legal community for the past few years, as the public’s infatuation with the generative technology has grown.—
Sharon Bernstein,
Sacbee.com,
7 Nov. 2025
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This funny tale of unlikely heroism can be enjoyed either as a read-aloud or as a confidence booster for newly independent readers.—
Caroline Carlson,
Literary Hub,
3 Nov. 2025
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The tale away from the playing field in recent years has been dizzying, one of soaring costs and debts, of quirks and chicanery unseen elsewhere.—
Chris Weatherspoon,
New York Times,
3 Nov. 2025
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The real story of the Elizabethan succession was altogether darker and more turbulent than Camden’s fiction.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
4 Nov. 2025
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This is the web version of Fortune Tech, a daily newsletter breaking down the biggest players and stories shaping the future.—
Andrew Nusca,
Fortune,
4 Nov. 2025
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While a student-athlete at Arizona State, the NCAA says Freeman provided information to an associate and to his then-girlfriend on multiple occasions for the purposes of betting on Freeman through daily fantasy sports accounts.—
Dana O’Neil,
CNN Money,
7 Nov. 2025
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Nestled on 30 private acres in the South Fork of Provo Canyon, the secluded property threads streams and waterfalls beneath stone bridges, across gentle knolls, and under low-hanging eaves, all hinting at a hobbit-house inspiration without ever tipping into twee fantasy.—
Abby Montanez,
Robb Report,
6 Nov. 2025
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Amid the second surge of the virus, in August 2020, the first ‘covid novel’ arrived—Ali Smith’s Summer, the last of a seasonal quartet, written during Britain’s early lockdown, which includes real-time descriptions of the pandemic’s onset.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
6 Nov. 2025
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Lee is in his bookstore, reading Walter Tevis’ novel The Man Who Fell to Earth, as Dale (Tim Blake Nelson) browses the shelves.—
Judy Berman,
Time,
5 Nov. 2025
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Solomon, speaking from the sidelines of the Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Businesses Summit in Washington, cited the disruption caused by the invention in the late 1700s of the steam engine, which helped fuel the first industrial revolution.—
Matt Egan,
CNN Money,
3 Nov. 2025
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The author, a naturally playful fabulist, is furloughed here into invention and free play.—
James Wood,
New Yorker,
3 Nov. 2025
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Soon, though, her world is turned upside down by an unsettling and persistent stalker — or just a figment of her own fracturing psyche.—
Chris Snellgrove,
Entertainment Weekly,
24 Oct. 2025
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Well, here’s something that won’t turn out to be a figment of your imagination: This is the year the curse of ‘Purple shirt guy’ is broken.—
Roderick Boone,
Charlotte Observer,
21 Oct. 2025
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“Fabrication.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fabrication. Accessed 10 Nov. 2025.
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