whole cloth
noun
: pure fabrication
—usually used in the phrase out of whole cloth
the theory was created out of whole cloth
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The Trump administration does not need to invent a new Asia strategy out of whole cloth.
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Michael Green, Foreign Affairs, 19 Nov. 2024
Not just another hint that the whole Road sprung up out of whole cloth, but a sly practical effect, too.
—Caroline Framke, Vulture, 31 Oct. 2024
In recent weeks, the network has invented stories out of whole cloth targeting Vice President and Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris and her running mate, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz.
—Michael Conte, CNN, 30 Oct. 2024
Yale, but Paul Rudolph, specifically, invented me out of whole cloth.
—Justin Davidson, Curbed, 2 Oct. 2024
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Michael Green, Foreign Affairs, 19 Nov. 2024
Not just another hint that the whole Road sprung up out of whole cloth, but a sly practical effect, too.
—Caroline Framke, Vulture, 31 Oct. 2024
In recent weeks, the network has invented stories out of whole cloth targeting Vice President and Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris and her running mate, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz.
—Michael Conte, CNN, 30 Oct. 2024
Yale, but Paul Rudolph, specifically, invented me out of whole cloth.
—Justin Davidson, Curbed, 2 Oct. 2024
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“Whole cloth.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/whole%20cloth. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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