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
Inside, neatly made-up rooms for visiting priests line warmly lit halls that lead to a chapel where the 400-year-old ritual takes place.
From Barron's ● Jul. 19, 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
Talarico might as well throw some weird made-up insinuations at Paxton to keep up.
From Slate ● May 30, 2026
“Why all the lies? The superhero nickname, the fake year, made-up stories about sightseeing trips through time?”
From "The Last Last-Day-of-Summer" by Lamar Giles
Two additional generations also exist, made up of heavier particles.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 18, 2026
But college football fans chant during games, which feature marching bands and spirit squads - made up of cheerleaders, dancers and mascots.
From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2026
A pack of cards made up exclusively of jokers would be useless, just as a society that devalues the individual would be inert.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026
The Los Angeles Rams made up the third segment in the program, which typically includes sports stories when CBS has a late afternoon football game leading into prime time.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 14, 2026
But Mom can’t know this, and I can tell her mind’s made up already.
From "The Wrong Way Home" by Kate O’Shaughnessy
