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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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
Here, find a 400 thread count designed for a sturdy, breathable fabrication that only feels better wash after wash.
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Nashia Baker, Architectural Digest, 10 Sep. 2025
Production and fabrication of extra-large glass panels rely on specialized equipment and occur only at a limited number of plants in the world, meaning transportation increases the carbon footprint.
—Aki Ishida, The Conversation, 10 Sep. 2025
Regarding transparency and messaging to consumers, starting with spring 2026 each garment will feature a QR code that customers can scan to see its fabrication, origin, manufacturing details, sustainable certifications and details about the artisans that crafted the piece.
—Emily Mercer, Footwear News, 9 Sep. 2025
But these techniques might go a long way towards reducing fabrications and inaccuracies.
—Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 9 Sep. 2025
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Nashia Baker, Architectural Digest, 10 Sep. 2025
Production and fabrication of extra-large glass panels rely on specialized equipment and occur only at a limited number of plants in the world, meaning transportation increases the carbon footprint.
—Aki Ishida, The Conversation, 10 Sep. 2025
Regarding transparency and messaging to consumers, starting with spring 2026 each garment will feature a QR code that customers can scan to see its fabrication, origin, manufacturing details, sustainable certifications and details about the artisans that crafted the piece.
—Emily Mercer, Footwear News, 9 Sep. 2025
But these techniques might go a long way towards reducing fabrications and inaccuracies.
—Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 9 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fabrication
Noun
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Among the most persistent examples of those divisions are the lies and misinformation about elections that have spread for years through online social channels.—
Dave Smith,
Fortune,
16 Sep. 2025
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Troll farms, bots, and foreign actors manipulated social platforms to spread lies, sow division, and undermine democratic elections.—
Jeremy H. Gottschalk,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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Good historians and talented fiction writers can tease out human qualities from such personages while acknowledging their fundamental distance from our own time.—
Will Collins,
The Washington Examiner,
19 Sep. 2025
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People feel free to throw out the first, poorly-thought-out, vacuous reaction to any news story — whether based in fact or fiction, and regardless of negative consequences.—
DP Opinion,
Denver Post,
19 Sep. 2025
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Arias weaves a lovely tale of unrequited love that isn’t as unrequited in this sapphic, slow-burn romance that also touches on weighty topics, including divorce and grief.—
Mia Sosa,
PEOPLE,
15 Sep. 2025
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The tell-tale signs continued to add up.—
Maria Morava,
MSNBC Newsweek,
15 Sep. 2025
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As a recent ProPublica story revealed, the promises of the H-2A visa program can be undermined by extreme abuses the workers suffer, mostly by labor contractors.—
Max Blau,
ProPublica,
16 Sep. 2025
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The dream drive package includes private transfer to The Barn, Napa Valley Car Club's exclusive clubhouse, post-drive drinks and stories and return transfer.—
Michael Goldstein,
Forbes.com,
16 Sep. 2025
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There's also a full-length novel connected to Raquel's story called Raquel Saves the Wedding, which will be available in November.—
Staff Author,
Parents,
17 Sep. 2025
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The novel really shows the texture of their life.—
The New Yorker,
New Yorker,
17 Sep. 2025
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The Hotel Excelsior Venice Lido, a 1908 Moorish fantasy commissioned by entrepreneur Nicolò Spada, boasts Byzantine domes and an eclectic façade that have sheltered everyone from Winston Churchill to Erroll Flynn, from Greta Garbo to Clark Gable.—
Jenn Rice,
Forbes.com,
19 Sep. 2025
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His storyline becomes a quest for truth within a shelter built on fantasies and populated by liars.—
Judy Berman,
Time,
19 Sep. 2025
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Five centuries ago, a modest invention in a German workshop sparked the world’s first information revolution.—
Solange Charas,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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That sense of invention has defined his work.—
Maria Williams,
USA Today,
12 Sep. 2025
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Are the protagonist’s past lives real, or just figments of his psychosis?—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
25 Aug. 2025
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But the hunger crisis isn’t a figment of some propagandist’s imagination.—
Peter Jensen,
Baltimore Sun,
7 Aug. 2025
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“Fabrication.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fabrication. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.
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