made-up
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Meloni has said his comments were entirely "made-up", and Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani has cancelled a trip to the US early next week.
From BBC ● Jun. 19, 2026
So she was well outside of her comfort zone on this May afternoon when she had to improvise a pitch for a made-up, nonsensical product called a “hammer humidifier.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 4, 2026
These kind-hearted acts of closure were performed both for the benefit of these very real, made-up people, and for We the Viewers, who have made them our family.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 29, 2026
Slop shows up as a made-up citation in a legal filing.
From Barron's ● May 6, 2026
She ran and squatted again and again, calling them with strange made-up names.
From "Tasting the Sky" by Ibtisam Barakat
To help the EU answer it, an expert panel made up of doctors, academics, youth representatives and parents will deliver their recommendations Monday.
From Barron's ● Jul. 13, 2026
Marine snow is made up of tiny clumps of dead algae, microbes, and other organic material drifting through the ocean.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 12, 2026
Marc Guehi, John Stones and Ezri Konsa made up the first line.
From BBC ● Jul. 12, 2026
Eyewitness footage shows police charging into beach crowds — which appear to be made up of mostly teens.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 10, 2026
I raised my palms for a blessing that I made up on the spot because I have never actually been trained as monk.
From "The Many Assassinations of Samir, the Seller of Dreams" by Daniel Nayeri
