her claim that she had been a nurse during the war proved to be a total fabrication
the notion that the Colossus of Rhodes could straddle the harbor was a fabrication of medieval writers
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The image is a fabrication.—Hannah Hudnall, USA TODAY, 31 Oct. 2024 The fabrications pose particular risks in health care settings.—Benj Edwards, WIRED, 30 Oct. 2024 With lower capital expenditures on the horizon after its new fabrication facilities are complete, these should bring down its cost of goods sold, supporting its free cash flow, net income, and EBITDA.—Gurufocus, Forbes, 29 Oct. 2024 Mid-casts, retro hues and clean wash-downs are key, while fabrics span structured rigid fabrications, loose, fluid Tencel blends, and jacquards with retro prints and plaids.—Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 28 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for fabrication
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Word History
Etymology
Middle English fabricacionne, borrowed from Latin fabricātiōn-, fabricātiō, from fabricāre, fabricārī "to fashion, shape, construct" + -tiōn-, -tiō, suffix of verbal action — more at fabricate
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