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as in manufactured
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as in fictitious
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as in produced
to bring into being by combining, shaping, or transforming materials
with a few inexpensive materials from a craft shop, we were able to fabricate our own holiday wreath
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as in concocted
to create or think of by clever use of the imagination
fabricated a daring plan to create an underground explosion that would take the enemy totally by surprise
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as in constructed
to form by putting together parts or materials
the house was essentially fabricated at the factory and then shipped to the site for assembly
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as in lied
to make a statement one knows to be untrue
since he didn't have a good excuse for not having done his homework, he would have to fabricate one
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Recent Examples of fabricated
Ofer Klein,
Forbes.com,
29 June 2026
His defense attorney Jacob Kaplan pushed back, saying Mann fabricated the allegation because of regret over the romance.
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Liza Esquibias,
USA Today,
25 June 2026
Defense attorneys will also prove that the allegations against King were fabricated as part of a larger conspiracy to install Saulter as the county sheriff, Daniel said.
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Lillie Davidson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
23 June 2026
The 50-foot chrome statue, fabricated by Co-Museum, weighs 7 tons and is made of stainless steel.
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Lisa Lockwood,
Footwear News,
22 June 2026
Meloni said Trump fabricated the incident, and criticized his treatment of Washington’s allies.
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Tasneem Nashrulla,
semafor.com,
21 June 2026
This allows major components to be fabricated in a factory environment and transported by truck or rail to the site for assembly, rather than being built entirely on-site.
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Aman Tripathi,
Interesting Engineering,
19 June 2026
The team then fabricated their surface on a glass substrate.
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IEEE Spectrum,
18 June 2026
Alloys are fabricated as a single composite-metal wheel that is then polished.
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Bestreviews,
Chicago Tribune,
16 June 2026
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It's also reported that the agent fabricated more than 4,000 fake users and initially claimed the damage could not be rolled back.
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Ofer Klein,
Forbes.com,
29 June 2026
His defense attorney Jacob Kaplan pushed back, saying Mann fabricated the allegation because of regret over the romance.
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Liza Esquibias,
USA Today,
25 June 2026
Defense attorneys will also prove that the allegations against King were fabricated as part of a larger conspiracy to install Saulter as the county sheriff, Daniel said.
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Lillie Davidson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
23 June 2026
The 50-foot chrome statue, fabricated by Co-Museum, weighs 7 tons and is made of stainless steel.
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Lisa Lockwood,
Footwear News,
22 June 2026
Meloni said Trump fabricated the incident, and criticized his treatment of Washington’s allies.
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Tasneem Nashrulla,
semafor.com,
21 June 2026
This allows major components to be fabricated in a factory environment and transported by truck or rail to the site for assembly, rather than being built entirely on-site.
—
Aman Tripathi,
Interesting Engineering,
19 June 2026
The team then fabricated their surface on a glass substrate.
—
IEEE Spectrum,
18 June 2026
Alloys are fabricated as a single composite-metal wheel that is then polished.
—
Bestreviews,
Chicago Tribune,
16 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fabricated
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Its role is to expose wrongdoing, illuminate facts, and draw the world’s attention to crimes committed in the name of false causes and manufactured justifications.
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Through this, researchers are mimicking natural structures, such as bird nests and bone minerals, to create ultra-strong manufactured materials.
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The book traces the fictitious Yeoman family’s evolution over generations from self-sufficient homesteaders to participants in global markets.
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Hosting its usual presentation at its headquarters, located a stone’s throw from San Babila square, the brand installed video walls that broadcast a fictitious runway show created with the help of AI.
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This story was produced with financial support from supporters including The Green Family Foundation Trust and Ken O’Keefe, in partnership with Journalism Funding Partners.
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What that fourth-inning strikeout, the following exchange of beliefs and subsequent skirmish produced, then, was fittingly a form of presence.
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In the one that opens the film, Forky (Tony Hale), the googly-eyed spork, marries a plastic knife called Karen Beverly (Melissa Villaseñor), a name so perfectly unmelodious that only a kid, or an adult exceptionally good at thinking like one, could have concocted it.
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Every detail is accurate, though the picture as a whole is an invention, concocted from multiple views, locations, and studies.
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Haiti’s first was well constructed.
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Once the model is built, it can be used to take a scene constructed by artists and tweak it, making the physics look realistic — not by modeling the physics, but by guessing at them based on absorbing an incredibly large dataset of real-world footage.
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According to officials, Releford lied about his criminal history, education, and professional qualifications to become a judge, despite not having a nursing degree or being qualified to practice in Georgia.
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Here's everything to know about why Taylor Parker lied about being pregnant and killed Reagan Simmons-Hancock.
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Aside from the fictional King Kong, who first appeared in a 1933 film atop the skyscraper, others in real life legally — and illegally — climbed the famous skyscraper.
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In honor of The Bear’s final season, Jono Pandolfi’s signature white and toasted clay dinnerware (featured in the fictional restaurant) is 15% off.
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The 76ers, meanwhile, haven’t made the conference finals since 2001, which was before Brown’s fifth birthday.
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Harpring says the city is using smaller fireworks than in previous years and has added additional staff to assist with safety, a decision made after a 10-acre fire broke out in the city earlier this year.
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“Fabricated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fabricated. Accessed 3 Jul. 2026.
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