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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Unfortunately, in trying to match your CV to a particular job spec, many of these ‘enhancements’ end up being a bit of stretch at best, and complete fabrications at worst.—Amanda Kavanagh | This Column Was Created By Jobbio, The Hill, 17 Jan. 2025 With the goal of bombarding U.S. voters with falsehoods and fake news in order to sway the election, these foreign operatives worked to spread inconceivable fabrications—and succeeded.—Michael Gfoeller and David H. Rundell, Newsweek, 15 Jan. 2025 Part of the problem is that perovskite manufacturers aren’t using the same fabrication technologies as the small labs that developed them, reports Dexter Johnson, a contributing editor at Spectrum.—IEEE Spectrum, 24 Dec. 2024 Related Articles An emphasis was put on elevating fabrications used throughout the collection and marking the first time that the brand has featured silk.—Alexandra Pastore, WWD, 23 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for fabrication
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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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