made-up
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“The Odyssey” is a made-up story, and the characters of a made-up story can look however we want them to.
From Salon ● Jul. 22, 2026
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
Talarico might as well throw some weird made-up insinuations at Paxton to keep up.
From Slate ● May 30, 2026
Now, what’s a “play-pretty”? As if it’s not hard enough figuring out real stuff, I have to figure out the meanings of made-up words!
From "Out of My Mind" by Sharon M. Draper
They explained that the bitcoin cycle is made up of a four-year cycle — breakout, hype, correction and accumulate.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 27, 2026
One Sonoma winery referenced in the report said Canada made up about 85% of its international sales and called the boycotts “devastating.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 26, 2026
The increase more than made up for a dip in sales in May.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 25, 2026
"Increasing sales in regions which are further away from the front line or from the border with Russia have made up for sales lost at destroyed stations," the report says.
From BBC ● Aug. 25, 2026
I made up a farewell rhyme as I walked away.
From "Rump: The (Fairly) True Story of Rumpelstilskin" by Liesl Shurtliff
