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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
David Szondy, New Atlas, 22 Dec. 2024
Because of this, Justice Mellor ruled in March 2024 that Wright did not create Bitcoin and had fabricated evidence to support his claim.
—Benedict Cosgrove, Newsweek, 19 Dec. 2024
Using their new technique, the scientists fabricated wires 44 nanometers to 1 micron wide, and transistors and diodes nanoscale to microscale in size.
—IEEE Spectrum, 17 Dec. 2024
Each sculpture began as a handmade model, which was then scanned, manipulated on-screen, fabricated in resin, painted, and finally supplemented with bent tubing.
—Glenn Adamson, ARTnews.com, 16 Dec. 2024
When Prism asked for proof, Tomo allegedly fabricated evidence by altering its own blog posts to retroactively add the word CashScore.
—Jeff Kauflin, Forbes, 13 Dec. 2024
Meanwhile, financial services institutions face the growing threat of synthetic identity fraud, where criminals combine real and fabricated personal information to create new identities for fraudulent accounts and transactions.
—Tamas Kadar, Forbes, 13 Dec. 2024
The chips are expected to be available in 2025 and will reportedly be fabricated using TSMC’s latest 3nm technology.
—Trefis Team, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
Both, the authorities said, had been fabricated with a 3-D printer, a device that sculpts a physical object from a digital model.
—Corey Kilgannon, New York Times, 11 Dec. 2024
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It was then fabricated as a solid block of copper using Selective Laser Melting industrial 3D printing technology before going to the test phase.
—David Szondy, New Atlas, 22 Dec. 2024
Because of this, Justice Mellor ruled in March 2024 that Wright did not create Bitcoin and had fabricated evidence to support his claim.
—Benedict Cosgrove, Newsweek, 19 Dec. 2024
Using their new technique, the scientists fabricated wires 44 nanometers to 1 micron wide, and transistors and diodes nanoscale to microscale in size.
—IEEE Spectrum, 17 Dec. 2024
Each sculpture began as a handmade model, which was then scanned, manipulated on-screen, fabricated in resin, painted, and finally supplemented with bent tubing.
—Glenn Adamson, ARTnews.com, 16 Dec. 2024
When Prism asked for proof, Tomo allegedly fabricated evidence by altering its own blog posts to retroactively add the word CashScore.
—Jeff Kauflin, Forbes, 13 Dec. 2024
Meanwhile, financial services institutions face the growing threat of synthetic identity fraud, where criminals combine real and fabricated personal information to create new identities for fraudulent accounts and transactions.
—Tamas Kadar, Forbes, 13 Dec. 2024
The chips are expected to be available in 2025 and will reportedly be fabricated using TSMC’s latest 3nm technology.
—Trefis Team, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
Both, the authorities said, had been fabricated with a 3-D printer, a device that sculpts a physical object from a digital model.
—Corey Kilgannon, New York Times, 11 Dec. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fabricated
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Is Eggers’s the scariest because I’m jaded and over-exposed to gory content of all sorts—fictitious or otherwise?Maya Ibbitson, Architectural Digest, 23 Dec. 2024
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To avoid legal repercussions, the crew constructed a series of fake foam tombstones to strategically block real ones, complete with fictitious names that jokingly nodded to the cast and crew.Jordan Runtagh, People.com, 23 Dec. 2024
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Neither win produced widespread acclaim because both Claggett and Ortiz were viewed as less-than-challenging opposition.Brian Mazique, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
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As demand for plastics grows, hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, has produced an abundant supply of natural gas, an important feedstock for making plastics.Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 24 Dec. 2024
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Both my fictional White House staff and the viewing public recognized at the time that this was not President Bartlet’s finest hour.Martin Sheen, TIME, 19 Dec. 2024
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The fictional community is said to have a population of about 600 people, but just 120 chairs were purchased for the ceremony, according to Tony Devenyi, the show’s production designer.Yvonne Villarreal, Los Angeles Times, 19 Dec. 2024
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That should become a standard part of the chain-of-thoughts being devised by AI.Lance Eliot, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
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Similarly, Ping’s team devised a system that pauses the pH-modulating current just long enough for a graphene transistor to record accurate readings without interference.Srishti Gupta, Interesting Engineering, 20 Dec. 2024
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It's being built east of South Lincoln Memorial Drive and north of the Lake Express Ferry Terminal.Tom Daykin, Journal Sentinel, 24 Dec. 2024
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The Teddy Bear, velocipedes, and the Erector Set was first marketed in 1913, as a toy that could be put together as one thing, taken apart and built into something else.Dawn Mitchell, The Indianapolis Star, 24 Dec. 2024
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The ability to draw statistical conclusions and use predictive analytics to reduce hazards with fewer resources is made possible by them.Chuck Brooks, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
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Butterflies made a historic trans-Atlantic flight, an Antarctic penguin made a surprise appearance on a sandy beach, and a gray whale traveled thousands of miles from home.Danielle Hall, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 Dec. 2024
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This year, the Pinta Pride Project has assembled more than 800 letter writers from across the country to send out cards, letters and drawings to members of the community who have asked to be included.Hilary Shenfeld, People.com, 24 Dec. 2024
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Once again, Schur has assembled a stellar cast of diverse characters, with crisp, whip-smart writing.Ars Technica, Ars Technica, 24 Dec. 2024
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Lollapalooza was invented by a boomer.Jim Greer, SPIN, 24 Dec. 2024
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Someone invented the elevator, and so skyscrapers happened, and cities changed forever.David Pierce, The Verge, 22 Dec. 2024
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“Fabricated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fabricated. Accessed 31 Dec. 2024.
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