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as in to produce
to bring into being by combining, shaping, or transforming materials
with a few inexpensive materials from a craft shop, we were able to fabricate our own holiday wreath
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as in to devise
to create or think of by clever use of the imagination
fabricated a daring plan to create an underground explosion that would take the enemy totally by surprise
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as in to construct
to form by putting together parts or materials
the house was essentially fabricated at the factory and then shipped to the site for assembly
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as in to lie
to make a statement one knows to be untrue
since he didn't have a good excuse for not having done his homework, he would have to fabricate one
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Recent Examples of fabricate
Right now Israel’s identity is being fabricated by those who hate her by a barrage of misinformation in the media—especially social media.
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Jordan King, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Sep. 2025
Heagney said the names of the husband and wife who left the dog and fabricated the story will not be released at this time, adding that the incident isn't enough to press charges.
—Angel Saunders, PEOPLE, 26 Sep. 2025
Jefferson County sheriff’s officials later said Heskett had fabricated the suspect and stabbed himself.
—Lauren Penington, Denver Post, 22 Sep. 2025
An internal company investigation found that its COO had fabricated 2019 sales by $310 million.
—Ryan Baker, CNBC, 16 Sep. 2025
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Jordan King, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Sep. 2025
Heagney said the names of the husband and wife who left the dog and fabricated the story will not be released at this time, adding that the incident isn't enough to press charges.
—Angel Saunders, PEOPLE, 26 Sep. 2025
Jefferson County sheriff’s officials later said Heskett had fabricated the suspect and stabbed himself.
—Lauren Penington, Denver Post, 22 Sep. 2025
An internal company investigation found that its COO had fabricated 2019 sales by $310 million.
—Ryan Baker, CNBC, 16 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fabricate
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Maintain a safe distance from large vehicles - Trucks or buses can produce a water spray that hampers visibility.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
13 Oct. 2025
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In piling up a season-high point total, the Hornets produced three 100-yard rushers to steamroll the Wildcats, the first such feat for Sac State in a single game for a program that fielded its first team in 1954.—
Joe Davidson,
Sacbee.com,
12 Oct. 2025
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The most visible plans are those devised by the same international custodians who have engineered postwar order elsewhere in the Middle East.—
Mohammed R. Mhawish,
New Yorker,
14 Oct. 2025
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To that end, the Charlotte Symphony commissioned Grammy-winning composer Mason Bates to devise a brief musical signature called a sonic logo for the orchestra.—
Adam Bell,
Charlotte Observer,
13 Oct. 2025
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SpaceX’s luck appears to be turning, as the company notched a second straight successful test flight of the Starship launch system — the most powerful rocket ever constructed — on Monday evening.—
Jackie Wattles,
CNN Money,
14 Oct. 2025
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Exercises focused on how to find and purify water, fish and hunt for animals, forage for edible plants, find dry wood to build a fire and construct palm leaf-sapling lean-to shelters.—
Kit Bernardi,
USA Today,
14 Oct. 2025
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Scott’s death lay outside the special commission’s purview because the criminal proceedings were under way at the time.—
Eren Orbey,
New Yorker,
13 Oct. 2025
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But Newsom’s growing appetite for confrontation, both nationally and within California, raises flags about where the governor’s priorities really lie.—
Douglas Schoen,
Oc Register,
13 Oct. 2025
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Our senior commerce writer, Emily Farris, regularly reaches for her Made-In nonstick ceramic pan when making eggs or pancakes for her kids.—
Melissa Knific,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
9 Oct. 2025
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Danish pharma firm Novo Nordisk, which also makes the top 100, is similarly known for a culture where employees call the CEO by their first name, and don’t feel pressure to stay at work late.—
Adam Gale,
Fortune,
9 Oct. 2025
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One of the smartest things the subgroup of three commissioners and Notre Dame athletic director Jack Swarbrick did in concocting a 12-team CFP format was to grant automatic playoff berths to the top six conference champions (later five after the Pac-12’s collapse).—
Chris Vannini,
New York Times,
11 Oct. 2025
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Maybe the purposefully ambiguous coda was concocted to prove some sort of Rashomon-style truth-is-subjective point.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
9 Oct. 2025
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The broad international effort has built widespread support for the latest ceasefire and raised hopes that this one will last.—
Greg Myre,
NPR,
9 Oct. 2025
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Considered one of the most precise and dependable strategic weapons ever built, the Trident II remains a cornerstone of the US and UK’s nuclear deterrence forces, operated by the US Navy’s Strategic Systems Programs and the Royal Navy.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
9 Oct. 2025
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The same report also found that the cost of materials required to manufacture a turbine is 40% higher in Europe than in China.—
Andrew Saunders,
Fortune,
15 Oct. 2025
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The TiVo Edge was the seventh generation TiVo DVR, and was manufactured by Arris.—
Michael Schneider,
Variety,
14 Oct. 2025
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“Fabricate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fabricate. Accessed 15 Oct. 2025.
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