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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
To be sure, this report, written under the guise of international law and human rights, is utterly baseless, replete with malicious lies and gross distortions of fact, as well as wholesale fabrications of law.
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Jason Fields, Newsweek, 5 Dec. 2024
Participants will have access to state-of-the-art new media studios and facilities, including comfortable living quarters, workspaces, and specialised labs for fabrication, recording, and VR/AR production.
—The Editors Of Artnews, ARTnews.com, 3 Dec. 2024
Choose from a long list of markdowns up to 50% off in every fabrication, from plain leather to patent and suede, that are sure to dazzle and delight.
—Kristina Rutkowski, Vogue, 2 Dec. 2024
Organizers hope to start fabrication in January and unveil the memorial in time for World AIDS Day 2025, which is Dec. 1.
—Daniel Vaillancourt, Los Angeles Times, 21 Nov. 2024
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Jason Fields, Newsweek, 5 Dec. 2024
Participants will have access to state-of-the-art new media studios and facilities, including comfortable living quarters, workspaces, and specialised labs for fabrication, recording, and VR/AR production.
—The Editors Of Artnews, ARTnews.com, 3 Dec. 2024
Choose from a long list of markdowns up to 50% off in every fabrication, from plain leather to patent and suede, that are sure to dazzle and delight.
—Kristina Rutkowski, Vogue, 2 Dec. 2024
Organizers hope to start fabrication in January and unveil the memorial in time for World AIDS Day 2025, which is Dec. 1.
—Daniel Vaillancourt, Los Angeles Times, 21 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fabrication
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Finally, the true beauty of digital lies in its measurability.Aman Gupta, Forbes, 17 Dec. 2024
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And amid the mounting pressure of upholding their family legacy, secrets, lies and hard truths are exposed.Karu F. Daniels, New York Daily News, 12 Dec. 2024
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As the first Black winner of a RITA Award for romantic fiction, Ryan has written bestselling books that showcase beautiful, multifaceted, and nuanced characters.Lynnette Nicholas, Essence, 18 Dec. 2024
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On the power of seeing and being seen. … Paperback fiction 1.The California Independent Booksellers Alliance, Los Angeles Times, 18 Dec. 2024
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The Green Wave's season has been a tale of streaks.Gord Magill, Newsweek, 21 Dec. 2024
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If only the state of the modern workplace were a Seussian tale.Ann Kowal Smith, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
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This is a developing story and will be updated as more information becomes available.Michael D. Carroll AND Shannon McDonagh, Newsweek, 19 Dec. 2024
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The film is based on the best-selling novel by Freida McFadden and stars two of the hottest actresses of the moment, Sydney Sweeney and Amanda Seyfried.Paloma González, Glamour, 18 Dec. 2024
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Kang’s novel is a haunting exploration of friendship amid historical trauma.Shannon Carlin, TIME, 17 Dec. 2024
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Oh, and actually, Week 17 fantasy football rankings, too.Jake Ciely, The Athletic, 25 Dec. 2024
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This isn’t the first time the artist has obfuscated accounts of his past: Both his memoir and a 2019 documentary directed by Martin Scorsese blur the line between fact and fantasy.Grant Wong, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 Dec. 2024
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In the 20th century, things became even more like a space voyage with the invention of the nuclear submarine.David Szondy, New Atlas, 21 Dec. 2024
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The company paid more than $352,000 for access to bodies and lab space to train doctors on its invention from 2019 through 2023, shortly before it was acquired by Boston Scientific. The University of North Texas Health Science Center regularly leased out unclaimed bodies for research and training.Jon Schuppe, NBC News, 19 Dec. 2024
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Yet, the Democratic Party kept telling me my concerns about rising gas and grocery costs were a figment of my imagination.Nicole Russell, USA TODAY, 13 Dec. 2024
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The sequence lands on a quintessentially Burroughs image of Allerton, here a dream figment, with a glass balancing on his head.Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 1 Dec. 2024
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“Fabrication.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fabrication. Accessed 31 Dec. 2024.
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