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Meanings of concocted in English

Consisting of a lie.

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Examples for "fabricated"
Examples for "fabricated"
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Their fabricated identities included surnames common in Ireland, including Murphy and Foley.
The Guardian
2
Pyongyang denied any involvement and said South Korea had fabricated the incident.
Reuters
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Officials say the group fabricated their story and should apologise to residents.
Radio NZ
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According to the SEC, the company fabricated account statements to conceal fraud.
Reuters
5
Moscow has called the case against Butina fabricated and demanded her release.
Reuters
1
The scene's made-up, of course, but that last fact is absolutely correct.
Wired
2
The training data for each person was given a made-up record number.
Reuters
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This was an entirely made-up belief; but she really believed in it.
Ebony
4
Shift-space is just a made-up word that the press likes to use.
Fire With Fire
5
Two-thirds of this increase has been made-up by unconventional oil and gas.
The Guardian
Usage of concocted in English
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So the navy hid behind national security and concocted a cover story.
The charlemagne pursuit
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She found it hard to believe all that evidence had been concocted.
Fortunate harbor
3
For a moment, he drifted deep into the story McDermott had concocted.
Boston noir
4
A plot was concocted, the lady consenting to take part in it.
Reminiscences of a South African Pioneer
5
Instead, lurid stories were concocted in the back rooms of nearby roadhouses.
Tramping on Life / An Autobiographical Narrative
6
In fact, someone should write an article on the drugs they've concocted.
Wild Cards IV: Aces Abroad
7
From the tip-top heart of the tree she concocted a delicious salad.
Adventure
8
The Dyak plan for reaching the magazine had been too hastily concocted.
As It Was in the Beginning
9
How, I wondered, could any serious author have concocted such a scene?
Drood: a novel
10
With no phone number, Natalya could have concocted the whole thing herself.
Lockdown
11
And he presided over a bank that concocted aggressive tax avoidance schemes.
Reuters
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I had concocted so many, and so few had come to fruition.
The Memoirs of Cleopatra
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They concocted it together, and the rough draft was copied by Emmeline.
The Paying Guest
14
The supper thus concocted and carried out was certainly a genuine triumph.
At Whispering Pine Lodge
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Some erratic architect certainly concocted the plan of the Hotel del Coronado.
Aunt Jane's Nieces and Uncle John
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Topcliffe and Fitzherbert concocted a scheme for making a tidy fortune quickly.
The tudors: the complete story of england's most notorious dynas...
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Concocted across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
United States of America
Common