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
Recent Examples on the WebCelia Ramirez-Hernandez and her 34-year-old son, Misael Cruz-Hernandez, face charges of homicide, fabrication/tampering with evidence and criminal simulation, according to a news release from the Robertson County Sheriff’s Office.—Olivia Lloyd, Charlotte Observer, 27 June 2024 Sensationalistic journalism at the turn of the 20th century, rumors coursing through the city, and some fabrications by Holmes himself made for an inflated murder count and a number of false narratives around the killer and his abode.—Charlotte Collins, Architectural Digest, 25 June 2024 Interspersed among them are also bespoke fabrications that officials in the United States and European Union have attributed to Russian intelligence agencies or the administration of President Vladimir V. Putin.—Steven Lee Myers, New York Times, 29 May 2024 One of the show’s central tenets is that the truth matters less than a worthwhile fabrication.—Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 24 Apr. 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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