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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Amid all that, the President boasted of Elon Musk's free hand to fire thousands of government workers in a speech to Congress that was rife with obfuscations and fabrications.—Philip Elliott, TIME, 7 Mar. 2025 After several seasons of pushing the boundaries with womenswear design—testing the limits of form, function and fabrication—the runways at Milan Fashion Week offered a traditional take on apparel, leaning into a familiar feeling of romance.—Elizabeth Grace Coyne, Forbes, 5 Mar. 2025 What To Know The new TSMC investments will fund three new chip fabrication plants [fabs], two advanced packaging facilities, and a new research and design (R & D) center.—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 4 Mar. 2025 Trump announced on Monday that TSMC would invest $100 billion in the U.S. which would go toward building more chip fabrication plants in Arizona.—Arjun Kharpal, CNBC, 4 Mar. 2025 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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