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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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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
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.
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Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 Oct. 2025
It’s designed for creators who want powerful capability without a steep learning curve, and for professionals who want to expand what’s possible in small-scale fabrication.
—New Atlas, 16 Oct. 2025
Micron has been building a $15 billion fab (industry shorthand for a semiconductor fabrication factory) and has plans for another plant.
—Idaho Statesman, 14 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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Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 Oct. 2025
It’s designed for creators who want powerful capability without a steep learning curve, and for professionals who want to expand what’s possible in small-scale fabrication.
—New Atlas, 16 Oct. 2025
Micron has been building a $15 billion fab (industry shorthand for a semiconductor fabrication factory) and has plans for another plant.
—Idaho Statesman, 14 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
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Jackson imagined the Shire as idyllic beyond measure — cozy cottages dug into the landscape's gentle green slopes, totally free of the conflict and violence that the saga's Hobbit quartet eventually learn lie just beyond its borders.—
Ryan Coleman,
Entertainment Weekly,
28 Oct. 2025
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In an interview with WWD, Khalifa Bin Braik, chief executive officer of Majid Al Futtaim Asset Management, discusses the strategic thinking behind the transformation as well as the company’s ambitious plans and where the future of retail lies.—
Ritu Upadhyay,
Footwear News,
28 Oct. 2025
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However, Herneval’s extravagant kingdom, the Topus Terrentus, is at risk of disappearing because people in the real world are no longer afraid of fiction.—
Carlos Aguilar,
Variety,
31 Oct. 2025
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This isn’t just shot in black-and-white, thus resembling the 1960 meta-commentary on American crime thrillers and pulp fictions in all its monochromatic glory.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
31 Oct. 2025
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Folklorist Thomas Keightley tells the tale of a kobold named Hödeken who was insulted by a kitchen boy who kept spraying water at him.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
27 Oct. 2025
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And then at some point, the movie turns into a full-on tale of modern-age sorcery, shifting from its historical roots into an arthouse genre flick replete with fire and demons.—
Jordan Mintzer,
HollywoodReporter,
27 Oct. 2025
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Jillian Frankel,
PEOPLE,
28 Oct. 2025
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On expedition, the hunter who joined me on polar bear watch was relating a story from his grandfather who told him the telling sign of narwhal appearance.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 Oct. 2025
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The actor also stars in Netflix's My Life With the Walter Boys, which was adapted from Ali Novak's 2014 novel of the same name, originally published on Wattpad.—
Madison E. Goldberg,
PEOPLE,
30 Oct. 2025
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In The Mayor of Casterbridge, his 1886 novel about a man who attempts to outflank the great error of his past, the English writer Thomas Hardy offers an interpersonal version of the geopolitical misconstructions Westad articulates.—
Elizabeth D. Samet,
Foreign Affairs,
29 Oct. 2025
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Much has been said about Bella's plain-Jane persona, but Stewart's earnest performance vivifies the character with a plucky yet lovesick duality that also grounds the film's lofty fantasy sequences.—
Edward Segarra,
USA Today,
31 Oct. 2025
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Daily fantasy players can sign up with Sleeper promo code NEWSWEEKXL and lock in deposit bonuses.—
Tyler Everett,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 Oct. 2025
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The iterative invention process made headlines for crashes, not unlike the ones autonomous vehicles are making now, with 3,979 incidents involving autonomous vehicles from 2019 to 2024, 10% of which resulted in injuries.—
Sasha Rogelberg,
Fortune,
27 Oct. 2025
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This time around, a new invention turns all the monsters into humans and the humans into monsters.—
Keith Langston,
PEOPLE,
27 Oct. 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 3 Nov. 2025.
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