PREFABRICATE Synonyms: 87 Similar and Opposite Words

prefabricate

verb

Definition of prefabricate

as in to construct

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Recent Examples of prefabricate The pieces are prefabricated within the space of two weeks. — Kimberley Mok, Treehugger, 20 Apr. 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 See All Example Sentences for prefabricate

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Rather than constructing reactors entirely on-site, Hadron plans to manufacture major reactor components in factories before transporting them for installation.

— Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 16 July 2026
All the action takes place in sets constructed specifically for the series as well as in the real outdoors, where the Ingalls family build a life—and a home—on land of the Osage people.

— Michael Gioia, Architectural Digest, 16 July 2026

Definition of construct

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Officials said the warning systems built since last year’s catastrophic floods were activated in Kerr County in the early hours before water levels began to rise, allowing for people to react quickly to flooding threats.

— Dalia Faheid, CNN Money, 17 July 2026
Across the nation, some communities have had more blackouts after large data centers move in, and higher power bills as utilities have to build more infrastructure to support them.

— Alexandra Phelps, Miami Herald, 17 July 2026

Definition of build

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Holograms replace layers The printing process is based on photolithography, a manufacturing technique widely used to fabricate semiconductor chips.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 10 July 2026
The recent blockade of the Straits of Hormuz placed unique pressures on the raw materials required to fabricate silicon.

— Ewan Spence, Forbes.com, 8 July 2026

Definition of fabricate

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Trump has also paved over the grass at the White House Rose Garden to create a patio with tables, and erected two massive flagpoles on the North and South lawns.

— Michelle Stoddart, ABC News, 10 July 2026
Details of the Swift-Kelce wedding are still tricking through the wall of NDAs Tree Paine presumably erected around Madison Square Garden.

— Bethy Squires, Vulture, 10 July 2026

Definition of erect

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In one experiment, participants who assembled furniture themselves were willing to pay 63% more for it than participants who received the same item preassembled.

— Julia Dhar, Time, 11 July 2026
Each vehicle takes about 900 hours of labor to assemble, all of which is done by hand.

— Zachary Hansen, AJC.com, 10 July 2026

Definition of assemble

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But what makes this latest bonding so compelling is that it wasn’t designed by the government.

— Alfredo Corchado, Los Angeles Times, 11 July 2026
Engineers designed the system to support unattended and repeatable general visual inspections across Department of the Air Force aircraft.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 10 July 2026

Definition of design

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Among its first targets were Russian air-defense systems, which, since March of 2025, have made up more than half of all targets destroyed by Ukrainian drones.

— Joshua Yaffa, New Yorker, 15 July 2026
Mnet Plus opened online applications on May 1 and has already received more than 36,000 applications – a record high for Mnet’s audition series – with the Americas making up nearly a third of all applicants.

— Liz Shackleton, Deadline, 15 July 2026

Definition of make up

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The Biden administration later introduced export controls in 2022 to restrict China's ability to buy advanced computing chips and manufacture advanced semiconductors, citing national security risks.

— Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 17 July 2026
Highline Warren manufactures and distributes aftermarket products for automotive maintenance.

— Carson Bonner, AJC.com, 16 July 2026

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