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Recent Examples of prefabricate
The pieces are prefabricated within the space of two weeks.
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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
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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
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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,
12 Nov. 2025
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Her cylinder chignon stuck out at Kris Jenner’s 0070 party, constructed, once again, by Appleton.—
Kaleigh Werner,
Footwear News,
11 Nov. 2025
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In August, The Guardian said the Israeli Defense Forces' Unit 8200 had built a system in Microsoft's Azure cloud for tracking Palestinians' phone calls as part of the country's invasion of Gaza, leading Microsoft to investigate the newspaper's assertions.—
Jordan Novet,
CNBC,
6 Nov. 2025
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To build workplaces that are not just more efficient, but more human.—
Kelly Jones,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 Nov. 2025
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After picking up on other outlets and social media, the real Bill de Blasio stood up, saying the story was entirely false and fabricated, and doesn’t reflect his views.—
Jessica Coacci,
Fortune,
2 Nov. 2025
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Though the work is an edition of three, the auction house does not believe the third has been fabricated.—
Jacqui Palumbo,
CNN Money,
31 Oct. 2025
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The tent was a remnant of the structures erected by the United Nations High Command for Refugees to provide shade for migrants, Dumasá said.—
Daniel Gonzalez,
AZCentral.com,
5 Nov. 2025
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The end of a building erected in the 1940s?—
Raechal Shewfelt,
Entertainment Weekly,
29 Oct. 2025
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In a cultural milieu in which cool now amounts to assembling the most cunning collage of references, Rosalía has given her stylish postmodernism a powerful bass note of purpose.—
Spencer Kornhaber,
The Atlantic,
11 Nov. 2025
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According to data assembled by the National Association of Realtors, the average age of a first-time homebuyer was 38 in 2024.—
Michael Nied,
PEOPLE,
11 Nov. 2025
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Strength, endurance, agility and mental toughness are tested in constantly changing combinations designed to reward the most well-rounded performers.—
NWA Democrat-Gazette,
Arkansas Online,
10 Nov. 2025
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This whisper-quiet air purifier is designed to tackle mold, dust, smoke, and other allergens in large spaces of up to 3,048 square feet.—
Stephanie Osmanski,
Better Homes & Gardens,
10 Nov. 2025
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Nadia had made up her mind about her future.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
6 Nov. 2025
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Advertisement As the world fails to meet its 2025 Paris Agreement target, climate leaders from across industries are working overtime to make up for the lack of global governmental action.—
Erin McMullen,
Time,
5 Nov. 2025
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Sony’s imaging and sensing solutions segment develops and manufactures advanced semiconductor products for a wide range of applications, from smartphones to automotive and industrial systems.—
Dylan Butts,
CNBC,
11 Nov. 2025
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One of the biggest problems was when the Delta variant wave hit India during the spring of 2021, and one of COVAX's major suppliers - Serum Institute of India - stopped shipments abroad, because of a de facto export ban to keep vaccines manufactured in India in the country.—
NPR,
NPR,
11 Nov. 2025
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“Prefabricate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prefabricate. Accessed 13 Nov. 2025.
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