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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By land, the trip is possible for only a few weeks each winter, when the swampy tundra freezes hard enough to construct a temporary road.

— IEEE Spectrum, IEEE Spectrum, 30 July 2026
Crocker, one of the Big Four, proposed hiring them to construct the railroad but faced pushback.

— Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 30 July 2026

Definition of construct

Verb

It’s been less than a year since Georgia Power’s regulator said the utility could double the size of its power grid and build new power plants, solar arrays and battery storage because of all the data centers slated to come here.

— Kristi Swartz, AJC.com, 31 July 2026
The demand for memory chips in the data centers being built to power AI is causing a shortage and sending prices skyrocketing.

— Alexei Oreskovic, Fortune, 31 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

Verb

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

Verb

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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Yavuzer has spent more than 29 years designing saunas and spas across 55 countries before bringing Ottoman bathing culture to the Magic City.

— Lilian Raji, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026
Those concerns also revolve around AI agents, which are software products that are designed to perform tasks autonomously.

— CBS News, CBS News, 31 July 2026

Definition of design

Verb

Almost half of the respondents were listed as Democrats with the rest made up of Republicans and unaffiliated voters.

— DJ Simmons, Charlotte Observer, 30 July 2026
For breakfast, made-to-order omelets, Belgian waffles, avocado toast, breakfast burritos, and myriad pastries and breads make up a sumptuous buffet.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 July 2026

Definition of make up

Verb

Rangeview will manufacture flight-quality hardware while aiming to cut development timelines that have traditionally slowed engine production.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 30 July 2026
Trump recently announced at the NATO summit in Turkey that the United States would license Ukraine to manufacture Patriot air defense systems, according to The Associated Press.

— Michael Sinkewicz, FOXNews.com, 30 July 2026

Definition of manufacture

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