Tale Concocted To Arouse Sympathy Crossword Clue

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Updated: October 15, 2023

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	noun • a sentimental story (or drama) of personal distress; designed to arouse sympathy
	28%	9		Concocted or fabricated
	adjective satellite • showing effects of planning or manipulation • artificially formal
	28%	11		Concocted information
	noun • a deliberately false or improbable account • writing in a fictional form • the act of making something (a product) from raw materials • the act of constructing something (as a piece of machinery) • the deliberate act of deviating from the truth

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