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as in manufactured
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as in fictitious
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as in produced
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 concocted
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 constructed
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 lied
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 fabricated
David Szondy, New Atlas, 22 Dec. 2024
Because of this, Justice Mellor ruled in March 2024 that Wright did not create Bitcoin and had fabricated evidence to support his claim.
—Benedict Cosgrove, Newsweek, 19 Dec. 2024
Using their new technique, the scientists fabricated wires 44 nanometers to 1 micron wide, and transistors and diodes nanoscale to microscale in size.
—IEEE Spectrum, 17 Dec. 2024
Each sculpture began as a handmade model, which was then scanned, manipulated on-screen, fabricated in resin, painted, and finally supplemented with bent tubing.
—Glenn Adamson, ARTnews.com, 16 Dec. 2024
When Prism asked for proof, Tomo allegedly fabricated evidence by altering its own blog posts to retroactively add the word CashScore.
—Jeff Kauflin, Forbes, 13 Dec. 2024
Meanwhile, financial services institutions face the growing threat of synthetic identity fraud, where criminals combine real and fabricated personal information to create new identities for fraudulent accounts and transactions.
—Tamas Kadar, Forbes, 13 Dec. 2024
The chips are expected to be available in 2025 and will reportedly be fabricated using TSMC’s latest 3nm technology.
—Trefis Team, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
Both, the authorities said, had been fabricated with a 3-D printer, a device that sculpts a physical object from a digital model.
—Corey Kilgannon, New York Times, 11 Dec. 2024
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It was then fabricated as a solid block of copper using Selective Laser Melting industrial 3D printing technology before going to the test phase.
—David Szondy, New Atlas, 22 Dec. 2024
Because of this, Justice Mellor ruled in March 2024 that Wright did not create Bitcoin and had fabricated evidence to support his claim.
—Benedict Cosgrove, Newsweek, 19 Dec. 2024
Using their new technique, the scientists fabricated wires 44 nanometers to 1 micron wide, and transistors and diodes nanoscale to microscale in size.
—IEEE Spectrum, 17 Dec. 2024
Each sculpture began as a handmade model, which was then scanned, manipulated on-screen, fabricated in resin, painted, and finally supplemented with bent tubing.
—Glenn Adamson, ARTnews.com, 16 Dec. 2024
When Prism asked for proof, Tomo allegedly fabricated evidence by altering its own blog posts to retroactively add the word CashScore.
—Jeff Kauflin, Forbes, 13 Dec. 2024
Meanwhile, financial services institutions face the growing threat of synthetic identity fraud, where criminals combine real and fabricated personal information to create new identities for fraudulent accounts and transactions.
—Tamas Kadar, Forbes, 13 Dec. 2024
The chips are expected to be available in 2025 and will reportedly be fabricated using TSMC’s latest 3nm technology.
—Trefis Team, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
Both, the authorities said, had been fabricated with a 3-D printer, a device that sculpts a physical object from a digital model.
—Corey Kilgannon, New York Times, 11 Dec. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fabricated
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Morgan & Morgan, the firm that puts up those annoying Philly billboards, was fined after one of their lawyers admitted to using an AI program that generated fictitious case citations in a legal filing.—
Isaac Avilucea,
Axios,
26 Feb. 2025
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Putin cannot refuse a ceasefire, without losing the fictitious moral high ground.—
Nick Paton Walsh,
CNN,
11 Mar. 2025
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Continuing the course for Orlando (21-15) includes the type of showing da Silva produced against the Raptors.—
Jason Beede,
Orlando Sentinel,
5 Jan. 2025
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The record is produced by Bad Bunny’s frequent collaborators, La Paciencia, MAG and Tainy, along with Big Jay and Saox.—
Thania Garcia,
Variety,
5 Jan. 2025
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Combs was in good company among the parents of Rosewood, Pa., the fictional setting for Pretty Little Liars' seven seasons of backstabbings and betrayals.—
Ryan Coleman,
EW.com,
31 Mar. 2025
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As a thriller-comedy-drama set in a luxurious (fictional) hotel chain with some of the world’s most beautiful locations as the backdrop, fans are desperate to know where The White Lotus season three will be set.—
Lissete Lanuza Sáenz,
StyleCaster,
31 Mar. 2025
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That should become a standard part of the chain-of-thoughts being devised by AI.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes,
23 Dec. 2024
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Similarly, Ping’s team devised a system that pauses the pH-modulating current just long enough for a graphene transistor to record accurate readings without interference.—
Srishti Gupta,
Interesting Engineering,
20 Dec. 2024
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As if the children of the Jews who have built so much of and in Chicago were merely an afterthought.—
The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
24 Dec. 2024
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It's being built east of South Lincoln Memorial Drive and north of the Lake Express Ferry Terminal.—
Tom Daykin,
Journal Sentinel,
24 Dec. 2024
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Soto made it to the semifinal round of the Home Run Derby at Coors Field before being eliminated by former Mets first baseman Pete Alonso, who went on to win his second straight Derby title.—
Abbey Mastracco,
New York Daily News,
24 Dec. 2024
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When reached by The Enquirer Monday evening, Jeffreys had not yet heard ODOT had made the same suggestion.—
Erin Couch,
The Enquirer,
24 Dec. 2024
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This year, the Pinta Pride Project has assembled more than 800 letter writers from across the country to send out cards, letters and drawings to members of the community who have asked to be included.—
Hilary Shenfeld,
People.com,
24 Dec. 2024
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Once again, Schur has assembled a stellar cast of diverse characters, with crisp, whip-smart writing.—
Ars Technica,
Ars Technica,
24 Dec. 2024
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Lollapalooza was invented by a boomer.—
Jim Greer,
SPIN,
24 Dec. 2024
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Someone invented the elevator, and so skyscrapers happened, and cities changed forever.—
David Pierce,
The Verge,
22 Dec. 2024
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“Fabricated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fabricated. Accessed 3 Apr. 2025.
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