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Recent Examples of prefabricate
Walmart comes next, and then a few plants making building materials and prefabricated housing, several social service organizations and the county government.
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Lydia Depillis, New York Times, 13 Mar. 2023
By Janet Eastman | The Oregonian/OregonLive A century before modular homes were prefabricated in factories, people could order a kit home through the Sears, Roebuck and Co. catalog or from a company such as Aladdin Homes, which had a factory in North Portland’s Kenton neighborhood.
—Jeastman, oregonlive, 15 Mar. 2023
Recently, Nury found one of Prouvé’s prefabricated 6 x 6 houses, from 1944, which will remain disassembled in a warehouse until, someday, a client chooses it for a special event.
—Kurt Soller David Chow, New York Times, 13 Mar. 2023
Walmart comes next, and then a few plants making building materials and prefabricated housing, several social service organizations, and the county government.
—Lydia Depillis, BostonGlobe.com, 13 Mar. 2023
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Lydia Depillis, New York Times, 13 Mar. 2023
By Janet Eastman | The Oregonian/OregonLive A century before modular homes were prefabricated in factories, people could order a kit home through the Sears, Roebuck and Co. catalog or from a company such as Aladdin Homes, which had a factory in North Portland’s Kenton neighborhood.
—Jeastman, oregonlive, 15 Mar. 2023
Recently, Nury found one of Prouvé’s prefabricated 6 x 6 houses, from 1944, which will remain disassembled in a warehouse until, someday, a client chooses it for a special event.
—Kurt Soller David Chow, New York Times, 13 Mar. 2023
Walmart comes next, and then a few plants making building materials and prefabricated housing, several social service organizations, and the county government.
—Lydia Depillis, BostonGlobe.com, 13 Mar. 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for prefabricate
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As the fireline is constructed, inspected or reinforced, mappers record those details to adjust the containment percentage.—
CA WILDFIRE BOT,
Sacbee.com,
14 Aug. 2025
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For the spring 2024 show, Lauren constructed an artist’s loft in a barn at the Brooklyn Navy Yard, reminiscent of his Double RL Ranch.—
Lisa Lockwood,
Footwear News,
14 Aug. 2025
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What started as a hobby soon became a calling, and in 2007 Luca launched Luxx, his debut nightclub, building a reputation for crafting memorable (or, perhaps hazy) nights out.—
Felicity Carter,
Forbes.com,
21 Aug. 2025
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Lu and his team are building a complete video suite to empower every organization in the world to automate videos—just as office productivity suites empower organizations to automate documents.—
Wyles Daniel,
USA Today,
21 Aug. 2025
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As part of the scheme, Reis and others fabricated documents, including tax documents and bank statements to support applications.—
Kelly Phillips Erb,
Forbes.com,
21 Aug. 2025
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They were limited to a list of materials used in NASA's Thermal Blanket Lab, where the idea that is selected to fly will be fabricated into a real ZGI.—
Robert Z. Pearlman,
Space.com,
18 Aug. 2025
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The Haleiwa Hotel was erected at the mouth of the Anahulu River in 1899 and stood there for 44 years, in stark contrast to its rural surroundings.—
Paula Conway,
Forbes.com,
13 Aug. 2025
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The original bronze statue—the first in the world—was erected in 1980 at the same location but was moved indoors in 1996 to the downtown Memphis Tennessee State Welcome Center to protect it from the elements and over-adoring fans.—
Korrin Bishop,
Southern Living,
7 Aug. 2025
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From Zero gave Linkin Park their first No. 1 debut on the ARIA Chart, and first with the new lineup, which is now led by Armstrong and was assembled following the passing of former frontman Chester Bennington in 2017.—
Lars Brandle,
Billboard,
21 Aug. 2025
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The outspoken musician and activist Tom Morello has assembled a diverse array of artists for a playlist in protest of President Donald Trump and his Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE)’s attacks on immigrants.—
Althea Legaspi,
Rolling Stone,
20 Aug. 2025
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Complementing the sporty ruggedness of the watch is a black and yellow-green rubber strap with a pattern on it designed to emulate a tennis net.—
Roberta Naas,
Forbes.com,
22 Aug. 2025
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Now the Trump administration is rolling back a whole suite of policies designed to promote EVs, including ending these tax credits.—
Camila Domonoske,
NPR,
22 Aug. 2025
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Massive stars are like celestial onions: the outermost layers are made up of lightweight elements such as hydrogen and helium while layers of heavier elements lay underneath.—
Ashley Strickland,
CNN Money,
22 Aug. 2025
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Both are highly skilled and trained distillers, with some of the most iconic brands, products, and teachers making up their past.—
Olivia Evans,
The Courier-Journal,
22 Aug. 2025
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AbbVie plans to spend $195 million on a facility to manufacture active pharmaceutical ingredients at its campus north of Chicago.—
Amy Feldman,
Forbes.com,
13 Aug. 2025
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Moral vocabulary has been absorbed into the language of force, and grief now shares its grammar with the machinery that manufactures it.—
Alaa Alqaisi
August 13,
Literary Hub,
13 Aug. 2025
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“Prefabricate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prefabricate. Accessed 26 Aug. 2025.
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