prefabricate

verb

Definition of prefabricatenext
as in to construct

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Recent Examples of prefabricate The lodges are simple and prefabricated — no permanent new structures are allowed in the nature reserve — but well designed and positioned to make the most of mountain views. — Sarah Moss, Travel + Leisure, 2 June 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, 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 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 See All Example Sentences for prefabricate
Recent Examples of Synonyms for prefabricate
  1. construct
  2. build
  3. fabricate
  4. erect
  5. assemble
  6. design
  7. make up
  8. manufacture
Verb
  • Anna’s sheer lace dress with a huge keyhole in the front and an open back is fine but also like a million other dresses; the same goes for Jude’s nicely constructed, but very familiar, black velvet dress with a corset.
    — Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 14 Aug. 2026
  • Because welding required higher amounts of power, the manufacturers at Auto Union AG could only construct their vehicles at night in order to reduce strain on surrounding electrical grids.
    — Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of construct
Verb
  • Deep in the cornfields of northeast Iowa, a cacophony of voices loudly whispered to build a permanent baseball stadium.
    — Scott Dochterman, New York Times, 14 Aug. 2026
  • The city of Chicago recently pursued a worthy effort to build affordable apartments on the West Side.
    — Harold Pollack, Chicago Tribune, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of build
Verb
  • Intel fabricates most of its own chips, including the company's valuable central processing units.
    — Natasha Abellard, CNBC, 12 Aug. 2026
  • What happened to her, Umerova said, is part of a system Russia uses to unlawfully detain, isolate, torture and fabricate charges against civilians.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of fabricate
Verb
  • By combining robotic homebuilding, workforce training, and integrated infrastructure, the project is testing more than a faster way to erect walls.
    — Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 15 Aug. 2026
  • The Alexander Stadium holds 23,000 for these championships, boosted by a temporary top tier erected on the Hudson-Smith stand, which follows the far-side bend.
    — Liam Tharme, New York Times, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of erect
Verb
  • Privacy-preserving techniques such as differential privacy, federated learning, and on-device modeling let a publisher predict reader behavior without ever assembling an identifiable profile in a central warehouse.
    — Sandy Carter, Forbes.com, 15 Aug. 2026
  • The Progress center assembles the workhorse vehicle for Russia, the Soyuz-2 vehicle, as well as the newer Soyuz-5 rocket.
    — Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 15 Aug. 2026
Definition of assemble
Verb
  • Aetrex is a technology company that uses data and learnings to design and create footwear that is anatomically correct to support your body from the ground up, offering superior arch support and pain relief.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 15 Aug. 2026
  • Between the charming pergola and the lily pond designed by landscape designer Charles Eaton, what’s not to love?
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 15 Aug. 2026
Definition of design
Verb
  • With these new inscriptions, the UNESCO World Heritage List is now made up of 1,273 sites across 173 countries.
    — Brittany Anas, Forbes.com, 13 Aug. 2026
  • The Mets went from having a deep group of veteran relievers with high-leverage experience to a back-end group largely made up of journeyman arms.
    — Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of make up
Verb
  • The city of Denver filed a lawsuit last week to hold major tobacco companies accountable, going after corporations that manufacture popular cigarette brands like Marlboro and Camel to pay up for the cost of cleanup.
    — Chierstin Roth, CBS News, 14 Aug. 2026
  • Currently, flu vaccines are manufactured by growing the influenza virus in cells or chicken eggs.
    — Elise Haulund, CNN Money, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of manufacture

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“Prefabricate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prefabricate. Accessed 17 Aug. 2026.

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