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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
The main character was a fabrication, but her family consisted of my friends, reanimated on the page.
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Gayle Forman, People.com, 25 Dec. 2024
The research team attributes these advances to a number of upgrades, such as better fabrication techniques and the use of neural networks to account for device noise.
—IEEE Spectrum, 9 Dec. 2024
Unique design elements in the boutique include the Black Bay 58 experience table that allows its clients to engage with the fabrication of the product.
—Anthony Demarco, Forbes, 13 Dec. 2024
The designer leaned into his formidable cutting skills and theatrical bent, designing with high-tech fabrications that interact with smartphones, with foam-like materials, and experimenting in garment reconfiguration.
—Miles Socha, WWD, 11 Dec. 2024
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Gayle Forman, People.com, 25 Dec. 2024
The research team attributes these advances to a number of upgrades, such as better fabrication techniques and the use of neural networks to account for device noise.
—IEEE Spectrum, 9 Dec. 2024
Unique design elements in the boutique include the Black Bay 58 experience table that allows its clients to engage with the fabrication of the product.
—Anthony Demarco, Forbes, 13 Dec. 2024
The designer leaned into his formidable cutting skills and theatrical bent, designing with high-tech fabrications that interact with smartphones, with foam-like materials, and experimenting in garment reconfiguration.
—Miles Socha, WWD, 11 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fabrication
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Former Fox Broadcasting executive Preston Padden and other activists argued that Rupert and Lachlan Murdoch, the father and son who control Fox Corp, should be held accountable for Fox’s promotion of Trump’s lies about the 2020 election.Brian Stelter, CNN, 16 Jan. 2025
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The fourth sought to block Fox Corp.'s local TV division's renewal of the license for its Philadelphia station over corporate sibling Fox News's promotion of lies about fraud in the 2020 elections.David Folkenflik, NPR, 16 Jan. 2025
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The film, which stars Dern, Justin Theroux, and Jeremy Irons, is another meditation on Hollywood, blurring the lines between layers of fiction and dizzyingly captured with a digital camcorder.Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 16 Jan. 2025
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This read will especially appeal to those who have an affinity for historical fiction authors like Vanessa Riley (Island Queen, Queen of Exiles), Piper Hughley (By Her Own Design, American Daughters), and Victoria Christopher Murray (The First Ladies, The Personal Librarian).Lynnette Nicholas, Essence, 15 Jan. 2025
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Not long ago, Mallaby recommended to us a few of the best books about such tales.The New Yorker, The New Yorker, 8 Jan. 2025
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The confusion surrounding Holmes stands as a cautionary tale about the manipulation of copyright law—not by opportunists exploiting a valuable piece of intellectual property, but by the character’s official custodians.Alec Nevala-Lee, The Atlantic, 7 Jan. 2025
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This story has been updated with additional information, context, and statements.David Faris, Newsweek, 18 Jan. 2025
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Larry Stern Westlake Village A story worth telling What an incredible accomplishment by the Rams, Cardinals, Vikings, and NFL in relocating the Rams-Vikings game from SoFi to Arizona on such short notice.Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 18 Jan. 2025
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In the Shift novel, a freshman Congressman from Georgia, Donald Keene, figures prominently.Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 17 Jan. 2025
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While the show follows the Howey novels fairly closely, things develop differently; genders are flipped, and deaths happen in different ways.Barry Levitt, TIME, 17 Jan. 2025
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Backlist sales soared, especially with romance and fantasy authors like Colleen Hoover and Sarah J. Maas.Clare Mulroy, USA TODAY, 11 Jan. 2025
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Opening outside of the top 10 at the domestic weekend box office is the Robbie Williams fantasy music biopic Different Man, which opened in 1,291 theaters nationwide.Tim Lammers, Forbes, 11 Jan. 2025
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And with the invention of the internet, all those average people started generating a lot of data.Sigal Samuel, Vox, 6 Jan. 2025
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Using a steam engine to turn a large propeller, his invention lifted off from the Paris Hippodrome and flew through the air for roughly 20 miles, per Encyclopedia Britannica.Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 6 Jan. 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 Jan. 2025.
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