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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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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
Findings from the test could support the fabrication of lightweight, high-efficiency and low-cost flexible photovoltaic technologies for satellites, deep-space missions, and future lunar bases.
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Leonard David, Space.com, 27 May 2026
In 2025, the company and the federal government announced a $200 billion investment plan, with $30 billion of it earmarked to build a second chip fabrication plant in Boise.
—Mark Dee
may 27, Idaho Statesman, 27 May 2026
What makes this moment different is the speed at which technology compresses fabrication, amplification, and consequence.
—Richard Torrenzano, Fortune, 26 May 2026
Those resources have enabled the company to manufacture chips that test alternate designs and rapidly iterate and refine successes—an advantage powerful enough that Google also decided to open its own fabrication facility.
—ArsTechnica, 25 May 2026
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Leonard David, Space.com, 27 May 2026
In 2025, the company and the federal government announced a $200 billion investment plan, with $30 billion of it earmarked to build a second chip fabrication plant in Boise.
—Mark Dee
may 27, Idaho Statesman, 27 May 2026
What makes this moment different is the speed at which technology compresses fabrication, amplification, and consequence.
—Richard Torrenzano, Fortune, 26 May 2026
Those resources have enabled the company to manufacture chips that test alternate designs and rapidly iterate and refine successes—an advantage powerful enough that Google also decided to open its own fabrication facility.
—ArsTechnica, 25 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fabrication
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Indeed, a dying wish and a cryptic clue lead the unlikely duo on a journey full of twists and turns, bad choices, awkward conversations, lies, fights, mystery, betrayal, and a dangerous killer.—
Georg Szalai,
HollywoodReporter,
1 June 2026
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In 30 seconds, lies are on your pocket phone.—
Stephen Sorace,
FOXNews.com,
31 May 2026
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Clearly, the promotional popcorn stunts were effective marketing, inspiring fans to flock to comment sections and discussion threads to find out what was fact and what was fiction.—
Mary Walrath-Holdridge,
USA Today,
4 June 2026
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Its presidential reading room features thousands of books chosen by the Obamas, ranging from presidential biographies to best-selling fiction.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
4 June 2026
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There is a little more to it, as the tale of the boy from Yonkers has some of the same up-and-down flair of the Knicks and Mets during his Hall of Fame career.—
Andrew Marchand,
New York Times,
29 May 2026
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And hey, if this movie racks up the views, perhaps the next tale will make it to theaters, with bigger co-stars to boot.—
Mark Meszoros,
Twin Cities,
29 May 2026
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Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content.—
Tim Stelloh,
NBC news,
30 May 2026
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This two-story house has three bedrooms and four bathrooms.—
Bay Area Home Report,
Mercury News,
30 May 2026
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Founded in 1997 and now among Asia‘s largest showcases for horror, fantasy and thriller cinema, BIFAN runs July 2-12 in Bucheon, just west of Seoul.—
Patrick Brzeski,
HollywoodReporter,
4 June 2026
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Two oversized Adirondack chairs face a campy performance-art film that traces a path from Caribbean sugar plantations and rum production to the modern fantasy of escape marketed by Margaritaville.—
Michelle F. Solomon,
Miami Herald,
4 June 2026
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My novel is about that sea-change and the search for purpose.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
2 June 2026
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The series stars Sam Worthington, Britt Lower and Milo Ventimiglia, and is adapted by Robert Hull from Harlan Coben's 2023 novel of the same name.—
Monica Mercuri,
Forbes.com,
1 June 2026
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The Brooklynite was an invention of the bar at the Stork Club, the most famous nightclub in New York.—
Jeremy Repanich,
Robb Report,
6 June 2026
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For the unfamiliar, jibaritos are a Chicago invention deeply tied to the city's Puerto Rican population, and here, Irizarry and friends fry plantains to a tostone-perfection.—
Jessi Roti,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
5 June 2026
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That wasn’t a figment of the imagination.—
Roderick Boone,
Charlotte Observer,
10 May 2026
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Fear is a figment of your imagination.—
Okla Jones,
Essence,
26 Apr. 2026
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“Fabrication.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fabrication. Accessed 7 Jun. 2026.
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