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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
The report also considers which shades best complement the drapey, lightweight fabrications gaining traction in the market.
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Angela Velasquez, Footwear News, 30 Apr. 2026
But Morganroth’s previous stops in at least four states and numerous publications were also marked by falsehoods and fabrications about her background, The Denver Post found.
—Sam Tabachnik, Denver Post, 8 Apr. 2026
As models have grown more complex, some hallucinate with more persuasive fabrications.
—Ronan Farrow, New Yorker, 6 Apr. 2026
Last year, Deloitte produced two reports for government clients in Australia and Canada that were both found to be riddled with fabrications.
—Tristan Bove, Fortune, 3 Apr. 2026
Low-impact dyes, softer fabrications, and slub-character fabrics are among the key directions denim mills are pursuing for Fall/Winter 2027–2028.
—Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 31 Mar. 2026
The judiciary is getting increasingly nervous about AI fabrications becoming part of the judicial record.
—Business Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 27 Mar. 2026
The four prominent columnists who only resigned from the Jewish Chronicle after it was caught publishing fabrications might always be remembered as shills for a genocidal regime.
—Sean Williams, Harpers Magazine, 27 Jan. 2026
Many of my immigrant friends remember similar fabrications about their relatives’ lives, ostensibly made up to protect them.
—Ruth Madievsky, The Atlantic, 21 Jan. 2026
Angela Velasquez, Footwear News, 30 Apr. 2026
But Morganroth’s previous stops in at least four states and numerous publications were also marked by falsehoods and fabrications about her background, The Denver Post found.
—Sam Tabachnik, Denver Post, 8 Apr. 2026
As models have grown more complex, some hallucinate with more persuasive fabrications.
—Ronan Farrow, New Yorker, 6 Apr. 2026
Last year, Deloitte produced two reports for government clients in Australia and Canada that were both found to be riddled with fabrications.
—Tristan Bove, Fortune, 3 Apr. 2026
Low-impact dyes, softer fabrications, and slub-character fabrics are among the key directions denim mills are pursuing for Fall/Winter 2027–2028.
—Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 31 Mar. 2026
The judiciary is getting increasingly nervous about AI fabrications becoming part of the judicial record.
—Business Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 27 Mar. 2026
The four prominent columnists who only resigned from the Jewish Chronicle after it was caught publishing fabrications might always be remembered as shills for a genocidal regime.
—Sean Williams, Harpers Magazine, 27 Jan. 2026
Many of my immigrant friends remember similar fabrications about their relatives’ lives, ostensibly made up to protect them.
—Ruth Madievsky, The Atlantic, 21 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fabrications
Noun
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There were no lies told about this team’s postseason prowess.—
Jace Frederick,
Twin Cities,
27 Apr. 2026
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The fascists had already told many lies.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
27 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Fascism spins the greatest fictions of all time—about race, about origins, about past and future glories—and people eat them up.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
27 Apr. 2026
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The fictions of both films are factually contextualized from the start.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
27 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Boyson and co-screenwriter Ricky Camilleri overlap tales of two seemingly opposite young guys – wealthy New York teen Balthazar Malone (Jaeden Martell, a casting coup) and loner Texas trailer-park dweller Solomon Jackson (Asa Butterfield, in one of his best performances yet).—
Randy Myers,
Mercury News,
7 May 2026
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But there are amazing tales of survival as well.—
Paul Eisenberg,
Chicago Tribune,
6 May 2026
Noun
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The sophisticated set by ace production designer David Gropman enables Altman’s perpetually moving and zooming camera to drift in and out of two-way mirrors that depict memories and fantasies with both immediacy and a gauzy nostalgia.—
Jim Hemphill,
IndieWire,
1 May 2026
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But what Danielson says was intended as a symbolic protest escalated dramatically amid paranoid fantasies, prosaic miscommunications, and the false report of a gun.—
Tessa Stuart,
Rolling Stone,
23 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Through their discussions, and the essays and stories that they were assigned to write each week, Heidi came to know her students’ pain.—
Nicholas Dawidoff,
New Yorker,
10 May 2026
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Each day, they are filled with one-dimensional stories of beatings, stabbing and shootings — all sad accounts of a city in decline.—
Voice of the People,
New York Daily News,
10 May 2026
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Money from the bond would go toward research in wildfire and pandemic preparedness, new medical treatments and other areas, with revenue from inventions shared with the state.—
Felicia Mello,
Los Angeles Times,
10 May 2026
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In fact, feathers are one of evolution’s cleverest inventions.—
Kate Wong,
Scientific American,
1 May 2026
Noun
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That Niall finds Ruben so alluring is natural to Gadd, who believes the notion of a valiant male figure has been bred into everyone via fables and fairy tales.—
Carlos Aguilar,
Los Angeles Times,
23 Apr. 2026
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Fortnum & Mason does not need a goose from Aesop’s fables to have a golden egg.—
Air Mail,
Air Mail,
4 Apr. 2026
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“Fabrications.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fabrications. Accessed 11 May. 2026.
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