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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The new financing is intended to expand that pipeline while allowing Kanin to finance, develop, construct, and operate the projects itself.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 17 Sep. 2026
Working through an entire day and night, the pair construct an elaborate means of floating the heavy boxes down a river on a raft built from wooden pallets, steel drums, and propane tanks.

— Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 17 Sep. 2026

Definition of construct

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Kanin Energy has raised up to $100 million in new equity financing to develop, build and operate waste heat-to-power and other on-site power projects across Canada and the US.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 17 Sep. 2026
Trump also plans to build a triumphal arch near Arlington National Cemetery and is eyeing a golf course renovation along the Potomac River.

— MATTHEW DALY, Arkansas Online, 17 Sep. 2026

Definition of build

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Patel sued the magazine for defamation that month, seeking $250 million and calling the article false and fabricated.

— CBS News, CBS News, 16 Sep. 2026
This is the argument that they are heavily fabricated and designed to elicit an emotional response, or worse, manipulate us.

— Todd Martens, Los Angeles Times, 15 Sep. 2026

Definition of fabricate

Verb

For twenty-three days of summer grazing, her crew had needed to erect and dismantle twelve thousand yards of fence line.

— Ingfei Chen, New Yorker, 18 Sep. 2026
Despite a preliminary injunction barring the venue from closing, people were kicked out of the building and barricades erected in the name of public safety that same day.

— Jessica Gelt, Los Angeles Times, 18 Sep. 2026

Definition of erect

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So So Fed opened for Sunday dinner — and nobody had assembled the siu mai dumplings.

— Leah Asmelash, CNN Money, 19 Sep. 2026
Muck Rack notes that PR and communications can influence generative engine optimization because AI systems draw on authoritative third-party sources when assembling answers.

— Andrey Insarov, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2026

Definition of assemble

Verb

The approach combines automotive-grade aluminum sheet with surface treatments designed to improve corrosion resistance and formability.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 19 Sep. 2026
Their last, on Avenida del Sol, was designed to look ahead for its time, with futuristic glass fixtures.

— Juliana Ukiomogbe, Architectural Digest, 19 Sep. 2026

Definition of design

Verb

Custom designs for specialized systems Rather than being limited to standard optical shapes, the sapphire components can be manufactured in a variety of configurations.

— Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 17 Sep. 2026
Under current law, cars manufactured before the 1975 model year are already exempt from smog check requirements.

— Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 17 Sep. 2026

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