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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Buildings had been constructed between the mountains and the sea.

— Syra Ortiz-Blanes, Miami Herald, 24 July 2026
Separate projects like the Kansas Speedway, the Legends outlet mall and Sporting KC’s stadium were also constructed using STAR bond dollars.

— Sofi Zeman July 24, Kansas City Star, 24 July 2026

Definition of construct

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By addressing immediate needs and trauma early, the program has helped prevent future child welfare involvement, reduce long-term societal costs and build stronger families.

— Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 24 July 2026
AlignSphere Ventures is asking the city for a conditional-use permit to build the hospital, as well as a development-agreement modification and a preliminary plat.

— Rose Evans July 24, Idaho Statesman, 24 July 2026

Definition of build

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This allows new chip layouts to be fabricated immediately after design completion, eliminating the need to manufacture masks for every design iteration and significantly shortening research and development cycles.

— Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 25 July 2026
In a statement, Netflix said none of the footage in the documentary was fabricated.

— Winston Cho, HollywoodReporter, 24 July 2026

Definition of fabricate

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The long-term goal — again, depending on funding — would be to erect as many as 400 affordable duplexes on some of the many vacant lots held by the Kansas City Missouri Homesteading Authority and the Kansas City Land Bank.

— Eric Adler, Kansas City Star, 26 July 2026
While wide hips were considered a problem area not so long ago, designers are now erecting a sort of fashion monument to them—as a symbol of sensuality, strength, and self-determination.

— Kelly Niesen, Glamour, 24 July 2026

Definition of erect

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Jacobsen has assembled plenty of relevant precedents for an unprecedented cataclysm.

— Gideon Lewis-Kraus, New Yorker, 25 July 2026
The narrator references the tolling of the clock while waiting for the characters to assemble—engineering as theatrical an atmosphere for the start of the story, as possible, and cementing that performance is the story’s governing framework.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 24 July 2026

Definition of assemble

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The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission issued a statement Friday afternoon defending its use of a state database, which is designed for criminal investigations, to look into activists who publicly criticized the agency’s policies.

— David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 25 July 2026
The two-year program is designed for students who already hold an associate degree in a qualifying field and aims to address the region’s teacher shortage.

— Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 July 2026

Definition of design

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The World Artificial Intelligence Cooperation Organization, headquartered in Shanghai, is made up of 29 countries including Russia, Pakistan and Indonesia.

— Stephanie Yang, CNN Money, 23 July 2026
Samsung makes up about a quarter of smartphone sales while Apple accounts for more than half the market.

— Diane Brady, Fortune, 22 July 2026

Definition of make up

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Modovolo has used Lyten’s filament since 2025 to manufacture components for its Lift Quadcopter-X drone, a lightweight aircraft built for commercial, emergency response, and defense missions.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 23 July 2026
Most drugs are not dispensed through compounding pharmacies at all but are instead approved by the FDA and manufactured by drug companies under strict FDA supervision.

— Alana Semuels, Time, 23 July 2026

Definition of manufacture

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