1
as in lie
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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2
as in fiction
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 fabrication
Trump has been a major advocate of boosting U.S. manufacturing and this could play in Intel’s favor, considering its sizable fabrication footprint in the United States.
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Trefis Team, Forbes, 9 Jan. 2025
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The image is a fabrication.
—Andre Byik, USA TODAY, 31 Jan. 2025
Revival's signature fabrication abilities are clearly apparent here.
—New Atlas, 27 Jan. 2025
Elsewhere in the collection were embellished jewel-tone shirts, zip-up jackets, and cardigans in lustrous fabrications.
—Julian Randall, Essence, 25 Jan. 2025
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Trefis Team, Forbes, 9 Jan. 2025
Email newsletter | Facebook page Our rating: Manipulated media
The image is a fabrication.
—Andre Byik, USA TODAY, 31 Jan. 2025
Revival's signature fabrication abilities are clearly apparent here.
—New Atlas, 27 Jan. 2025
Elsewhere in the collection were embellished jewel-tone shirts, zip-up jackets, and cardigans in lustrous fabrications.
—Julian Randall, Essence, 25 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fabrication
Noun
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After being exposed as a fraud, Gibson attempted to wipe all traces of her lies from the internet.—
Lynsey Eidell,
People.com,
8 Feb. 2025
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The secret to creating a unique look lies in the archives.—
Joy Montgomery,
Vogue,
7 Feb. 2025
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Robinson started out making films, but quickly transitioned to painting, translating the noirish women and gun-toting men of pulp fiction to canvas.—
Alex Greenberger,
ARTnews.com,
10 Feb. 2025
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The executive brings 34 years of industry experience, including 29 years at Sony, with expertise spanning sales, content strategy, and programming across films, music, fiction, and non-fiction entertainment.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
10 Feb. 2025
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And, in Washington, the 2004 tale of love and short-term memory loss took the crown.—
Melissa Santos,
Axios,
11 Feb. 2025
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Bar-Kar tells this tale of love, loss, and life-altering lyricism with the same tenderness of Ian’s songwriting.—
Audra Heinrichs,
Rolling Stone,
10 Feb. 2025
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Today’s top stories (National Institutes of Health) California joins the legal fight to stop National Institutes of Health cuts A judge blocked the Trump administration from making billions of dollars in NIH funding cuts hours after California and 21 other Democratic-run states sued.—
Ryan Fonseca,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Feb. 2025
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This story was originally published February 9, 2025 at 8:21 PM.—
Chadd Cripe,
Idaho Statesman,
11 Feb. 2025
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Author Tom Robbins, whose novels read like a hit of literary LSD, filled with fantastical characters, manic metaphors and counterculture whimsy, died on Sunday.—
Bill Trott,
USA TODAY,
11 Feb. 2025
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Tom Robbins, the celebrated author whose novels included Skinny Legs and All, Jitterbug Perfume, and Even Cowgirls Get the Blues, died Sunday, Feb. 9, The New York Times reports.—
Jon Blistein,
Rolling Stone,
10 Feb. 2025
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Many of the archival clips had been featured in one or more of the prior anniversary shows, like Martin and Gilda Radner frantically dancing together at a bar, or a short film where Phil Hartman and Jan Hooks shared a fantasy waltz.—
Alan Sepinwall,
Rolling Stone,
17 Feb. 2025
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Set in a fantasy version of the Brazilian Sertão, an arid wasteland where men can shapeshift into birds of prey, protagonist Assum Preto is taken as a child by Carcara, an outlaw who aspires to be a local legend.—
Jamie Lang,
Variety,
16 Feb. 2025
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But controlling what's left of the other powers is a bit of a hassle, so the invention of nuclear weapons will be what gives you the last word on any negotiating table.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
Newsweek,
6 Feb. 2025
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This inspired the invention of the book, which displaced scrolls, revolutionized the production and storage of knowledge and led to the building of the world’s great libraries.—
Bruce Yandle,
Twin Cities,
6 Feb. 2025
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Williams will play Earl, a cigar-chomping, human-size anthropomorphic toad who may or may not be a figment of the boys’ imaginations.—
Anthony D'Alessandro,
Deadline,
17 Jan. 2025
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Fun fact: Snuffleupagus was a figment of Big Bird's imagination until 1985.1 Cookie Monster Cookie Monster, the bright blue, furry monster, is the ultimate cookie lover.—
Casey Clark,
Parents,
16 Jan. 2025
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“Fabrication.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fabrication. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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