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
Talarico might as well throw some weird made-up insinuations at Paxton to keep up.
From Slate ● May 30, 2026
Slop shows up as a made-up citation in a legal filing.
From Barron's ● May 6, 2026
Several borrowers brought civil lawsuits against Sklarov or went through arbitration proceedings, alleging he sold their stock for made-up reasons.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 5, 2026
A made-up card with a “Turning Twelve” by Nzila poem printed on it that Big Ma would roll her eyes at.
From "P.S. Be Eleven" by Rita Williams-Garcia
Black students made up 4.4% of Berkeley’s California admits.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 29, 2026
The stock market is particularly vulnerable now because, depending on how you measure it, AI-related companies made up an unprecedented 40% or more of the S&P 500’s value at the beginning of July.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 29, 2026
Persuading people who have made up their minds is not easy, Kim said, as they often struggle with rescuers or sprint away "as if running a 100-metre race".
From Barron's ● Jul. 28, 2026
After turning professional he made up for lost time by beating Junaid Bostan to win the English light-middleweight title, then defeating Ishmael Davis to become British and Commonwealth champion.
From BBC ● Jul. 27, 2026
The front edge of the glacier was made up of frozen cliffs that towered above the waves, and high up, on one of those cliffs, was Roz.
From "The Wild Robot Protects" by Peter Brown
