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as in lies
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 fictions
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 fabrications
Sheer fabrications have taken off this year, and these scarf-detail tops are an easy way to add interest and color all at once.
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Libby Page, Vogue, 16 Sep. 2025
Nicky Hilton and singer Amerie rounded out the front row for the show, which was heavy on the brand's usual sequins and feathers and light on coverage, with many dresses and tops featuring cut-outs, deep necklines and sheer fabrications.
—Anika Reed, USA Today, 16 Sep. 2025
A lot of things people say about him are movie fabrications.
—Faith Karimi, CNN Money, 11 Sep. 2025
But these techniques might go a long way towards reducing fabrications and inaccuracies.
—Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 9 Sep. 2025
Aster is obsessed with people’s unchecked power to shame others online, whether with the truth or with unfair fabrications.
—Richard Brody, New Yorker, 5 Sep. 2025
There’s a lot of variety in fabrications such as chiffon, taffeta, linen, satin face organza and more.
—Emily Mercer, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2025
With 85% of hiring managers catching résumé fabrications and Web3 facing a critical developer shortage, there’s a significant opportunity cost of inaction.
—Douglas B. Laney, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2025
The brothers proved innovative custodians, moving the company upmarket with an insistence on ultrafine materials and groundbreaking fabrications.
—Paul Croughton, Robb Report, 10 Aug. 2025
Libby Page, Vogue, 16 Sep. 2025
Nicky Hilton and singer Amerie rounded out the front row for the show, which was heavy on the brand's usual sequins and feathers and light on coverage, with many dresses and tops featuring cut-outs, deep necklines and sheer fabrications.
—Anika Reed, USA Today, 16 Sep. 2025
A lot of things people say about him are movie fabrications.
—Faith Karimi, CNN Money, 11 Sep. 2025
But these techniques might go a long way towards reducing fabrications and inaccuracies.
—Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 9 Sep. 2025
Aster is obsessed with people’s unchecked power to shame others online, whether with the truth or with unfair fabrications.
—Richard Brody, New Yorker, 5 Sep. 2025
There’s a lot of variety in fabrications such as chiffon, taffeta, linen, satin face organza and more.
—Emily Mercer, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2025
With 85% of hiring managers catching résumé fabrications and Web3 facing a critical developer shortage, there’s a significant opportunity cost of inaction.
—Douglas B. Laney, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2025
The brothers proved innovative custodians, moving the company upmarket with an insistence on ultrafine materials and groundbreaking fabrications.
—Paul Croughton, Robb Report, 10 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fabrications
Noun
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In an era of doubt, gaslighting, and lies, the choir needs preaching, too.—
Nathaniel Moore
September 10,
Literary Hub,
10 Sep. 2025
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And sure as hell, there Daniel is, having lunch with Laura, who has all but forgotten that, as the wise Lilith told her, all lies eventually come out; no matter who has told them, and no matter for what reason.—
Rafaela Bassili,
Vulture,
10 Sep. 2025
Noun
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It is rooted in the dehumanizing language and convenient fictions that precede acts of violence.—
Brad Braxton,
Chicago Tribune,
1 Sep. 2025
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Paranoia-inducing fictions like Wells’s aside, the public came to view Martians not as monsters but as representatives of a higher civilization—as angels, even, at a time when new science was shaking old religious certainties.—
Jon Allsop,
New Yorker,
29 Aug. 2025
Noun
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In Budapest, after the uprising against the Communist regime, Andor — raised by his mother with idealized tales of his dead father — has his world turned upside down when a brutish man appears, claiming to be his true father.—
Lily Ford,
HollywoodReporter,
12 Sep. 2025
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Ledford is a songwriter to watch, spinning urgent, gripping tales of life’s ups and downs in the midst of a wildly colorful and psychedelic musical universe.—
Jim Harrington,
Mercury News,
12 Sep. 2025
Noun
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These are not fantasies drummed up by the Left despite claims from Paxton and his most ardent supporters.—
Kimberly Ross,
The Washington Examiner,
12 Sep. 2025
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The answer isn’t to toggle back and forth between going all out and retreating into pastoral fantasies, but to recognize that for everything, there is a season.—
Dave Smith,
Fortune,
11 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Understanding the difference between easy stories and harder truths is important for younger people who want to navigate their way through early adult life.—
Erik Sherman,
Forbes.com,
17 Sep. 2025
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Those stories are important for sure.—
H. Alan Scott,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Industries sprouted and bloomed, inventions burgeoned, standards of living for masses always hit new heights.—
Brian Domitrovic,
Forbes.com,
13 Sep. 2025
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Her childhood was a very creative one, filled with drawing, painting, designing, and tinkering with small inventions.—
Ugonnaora Owoh,
Essence,
4 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Are the protagonist’s past lives real, or just figments of his psychosis?—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
25 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Modern horror is at the forefront of political movements and are the fables of our time.—
American Booksellers Association,
USA Today,
23 Aug. 2025
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Allusions to myths, fables, and riffs on common idioms abound, many of them evocative and quite funny.—
Lora Kelley,
New Yorker,
7 Aug. 2025
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“Fabrications.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fabrications. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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