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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Verb

The process was particularly intricate, as each interlacing detail on the bodice had to be carefully constructed by weaving hundreds of meters of rouleau and while maintaining the tension and precision of the corsetry underneath.

— Shelby Wax, Vogue, 22 Oct. 2026
Knight said the First Baptist Church roots began in the mid-18th century, and the current building was constructed in 1846.

— Sean Krofssik, Hartford Courant, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of construct

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Fellow delivery workers built a memorial outside the grocery store, according to the station.

— Iris Kwok, Los Angeles Times, 22 Oct. 2026
In order to be helpful, Muse constantly builds extensive dossiers of users and their desires, social relationships, and messaging behaviors, TIME’s Harry Booth reported this month.

— Andrew R. Chow, Time, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of build

Verb

Achieving incredible data transmission speed The researcher fabricated the device using a 300-millimeter silicon-on-insulator manufacturing process.

— Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 24 Oct. 2026
Cooke samples an absorbing range of hoaxes, from the college students who convinced the world that an imaginary Scotsman had invented the electric toaster to the Chinese housewife who fabricated an entire war out of boredom.

— Julian Lucas, New Yorker, 21 Oct. 2026

Definition of fabricate

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Under a rerouting plan, original power lines were moved north, erected next to existing infrastructure, or affixed with visual warning systems or bird diverters.

— Sara Herschander, Vox, 22 Oct. 2026
The latest standoff is over a pair of revenue-generating digital billboards the tribe erected on the Sunrise Highway that the state Department of Transportation claims pose a dangerous distraction to passing motorists.

— Jason Motlagh, Rolling Stone, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of erect

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About 75% to 80% of Spirit’s merchandise is designed, developed and sourced by the company, mostly in Asia.

— Catherina Gioino, Fortune, 24 Oct. 2026
As part of this approach, ESA has updated its debris mitigation requirements and standards that will govern how its missions are designed, built, flown and disposed of.

— David Zamora, Space.com, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of design

Verb

China seemingly makes up for a large portion of the demand, some 25 tonnes in August, Goldman noted.

— Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 22 Oct. 2026
The committees, which are made up of independent directors, would need to agree on the transaction terms of any deal before putting it to shareholders for a vote.

— Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 21 Oct. 2026

Definition of make up

Verb

The batteries will use prismatic cells manufactured by Ultium Cells, GM’s joint venture with LG Energy Solution, in Spring Hill, Tennessee.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 23 Oct. 2026
Fashion’s nature risks and dependencies are wide-reaching, from cotton harvests ravaged by drought and leather supply chains riddled with deforestation, to manufacturing hubs struggling with water scarcity and retail networks affected by flooding.

— Bella Webb, Vogue, 22 Oct. 2026

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