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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
After building a reputation as a go-to brand for cool blazer jackets that draw customers, celebrities and royals alike, the brand keeps stretching its lexicon and brings its signature Smiley pockets to new shapes and fabrications.
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WWD, 3 Mar. 2025
Investment in state and local government capacity, too, could have helped get money moving faster to new projects, such as the construction of new semiconductor fabrication plants and programs for training and hiring local workers.
—Mariana Mazzucato, Foreign Affairs, 25 Feb. 2025
The super sheer fabrications including organza and chiffon gave the shade a barely-there feel.
—Libby Page, Vogue, 25 Feb. 2025
Even Gizelle called it out, saying Mia’s fabrications always seem a little too convenient for the storyline.
—Shelby Stewart, Essence, 24 Feb. 2025
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WWD, 3 Mar. 2025
Investment in state and local government capacity, too, could have helped get money moving faster to new projects, such as the construction of new semiconductor fabrication plants and programs for training and hiring local workers.
—Mariana Mazzucato, Foreign Affairs, 25 Feb. 2025
The super sheer fabrications including organza and chiffon gave the shade a barely-there feel.
—Libby Page, Vogue, 25 Feb. 2025
Even Gizelle called it out, saying Mia’s fabrications always seem a little too convenient for the storyline.
—Shelby Stewart, Essence, 24 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fabrication
Noun
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With overtime, the opportunity for avoidance lies in worker classification.—
Shahar Ziv,
Forbes,
5 Mar. 2025
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The case of Caylee Anthony began with elaborate, outrageous lies, and then kept going From the time of her mother’s 911 call until her trial three years later — when her story changed completely — Casey insisted to police and everyone else that Caylee had been abducted.—
Aja Romano,
Vox,
4 Mar. 2025
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Even the show’s outies are innies, of a kind, caught deliciously in fiction.—
Katy Waldman,
The New Yorker,
6 Mar. 2025
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Here are our favorite transgender mice in fiction, from least to most transgender.—
Mathew Rodriguez,
Them,
6 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Were the tales of alien abduction that became popular in the 1980s a kind of mass hallucination?—
Owen Gleiberman,
Variety,
9 Mar. 2025
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Passengers huddle to hear the fabled tale of a sailor who fell in love with the ocean, an allegory about bravery, exploration and transformation.—
Josh Rivera,
USA TODAY,
9 Mar. 2025
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Forbes Daily: Join over 1 million Forbes Daily subscribers and get our best stories, exclusive reporting and essential analysis of the day’s news in your inbox every weekday.—
Chris Malone Mendez,
Forbes,
8 Mar. 2025
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Both episodes owe a big spiritual debt to Lost, which also liked to toggle back and forth between the main island story, its characters’ former lives, and all its weird mythology.—
Alan Sepinwall,
Rolling Stone,
7 Mar. 2025
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Think of a novel that takes reader into the very specific situation of a protagonist.—
Christian Stadler,
Forbes,
6 Mar. 2025
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Throughout the novel, audiences will encounter familiar faces and plenty of new ones to love just as much.—
Colson Thayer,
People.com,
6 Mar. 2025
Noun
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An arena spectacle with WWE auras is unusual for Dungeons & Dragons, the famously nerdy tabletop game of fantasy heroics and lucky (or unlucky) rolls of dice.—
Eric Francisco,
Rolling Stone,
1 Mar. 2025
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The fantasy relevance for tight ends as slow as Helm just isn’t there.—
Steve Bradshaw,
Forbes,
1 Mar. 2025
Noun
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All of it was her invention, her idea, her work and Jame Eagan (Michael Siberry) took the credit.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes,
7 Mar. 2025
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This Fayette, Alabama, invention first made its debut in 1928 and quickly became a staple on breakfast tables and in beloved Southern desserts like pecan pie.—
Staff Author,
Southern Living,
7 Mar. 2025
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Collection 15: Exhale felt like a figment of our imagination, within it Rogers was unwavering in his dedication to craftsmanship.—
Robyn Mowatt,
Essence,
7 Feb. 2025
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And, specifically, a figment of Neko Case’s imagination.—
Emma Alpern,
Vulture,
28 Jan. 2025
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“Fabrication.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fabrication. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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