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 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

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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

One of the industry’s biggest challenges is tooling, as manufacturers must design, fabricate, and qualify physical dies and molds before production can begin.

— Aditya Jadhav, Interesting Engineering, 7 Aug. 2026
Today, those same artifacts can be fabricated with startling accuracy and used to impersonate leaders, distort events or trigger reactions before facts are verified.

— Deepa Nagraj, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2026

Definition of fabricate

Verb

This was before their dominance era, so the old noisy neighbours wanted to make a big song and dance out of the deal and erected a huge ‘Welcome to Manchester’ billboard to reflect what would soon be a changing of the guard in the city.

— Tim Spiers, New York Times, 9 Aug. 2026
Though the current main building was erected in 1902, part of the Old City Hall, which dates to 1845, was incorporated into it.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 Aug. 2026

Definition of erect

Verb

That mind is a model, an enormous statistical object assembled by feeding it a quantity of text and images nobody has ever fully itemized.

— Jason Snyder, Forbes.com, 8 Aug. 2026
Instead, the first 100 days are likely to be judged by whether the new president establishes credibility, assembles an effective governing team and demonstrates that campaign promises can evolve into a coherent governing strategy.

— Armando Regil Velasco, FOXNews.com, 8 Aug. 2026

Definition of assemble

Verb

This two-piece set was particularly designed for lounging and getting things done alike.

— Jasmine Gomez, Travel + Leisure, 8 Aug. 2026
Features like autoplay, infinite scroll and algorithmic content recommendations have been the prime targets of legal arguments that social media platforms are designed to be addictive.

— ABC News, ABC News, 8 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

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