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verb

past tense of prefabricate

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for prefabricated
Adjective
  • Luxury never looked so convenient in this under-$20K prefab tiny home.
    Julia Morlino, Travel + Leisure, 31 Jan. 2026
  • The state should look into using it to pay for prefab construction.
    The Editorial Board, Oc Register, 27 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • The bridges for College Avenue, Capitol Avenue and Meridian Street on Fall Creek were all constructed in the early 1900s.
    IndyStar, IndyStar, 6 Mar. 2026
  • The train was never constructed, and Split-Rocker is maybe better for the museum at the end of the day.
    Nate Freeman, Vanity Fair, 6 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • The 80-foot-long grinning behemoth floating in a roadside pond was built as an anniversary gift for the owner’s whale-loving wife.
    Zoey Goto, Travel + Leisure, 8 Mar. 2026
  • With Xi’s approval, momentum built quickly.
    Chang Che, New Yorker, 8 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • But the hard part is working alongside third-party manufacturers such as TSMC to ensure the chips get into production smoothly and actually work in the real world once they're fabricated.
    Zev Fima, CNBC, 5 Mar. 2026
  • His 2013 novel, Sudden Death, about the forces that shaped Renaissance-era Europe, revolves around a fictional tennis match between the Italian painter Caravaggio and the Spanish poet Francisco de Quevedo, who face off with a ball fabricated from Anne Boleyn’s hair.
    Carolina A. Miranda, The Atlantic, 5 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • But images from 2016 revealed that a fence had been erected to separate the school from the rest of the base, and that a separate entrance to the school had been built.
    Gianluca Mezzofiore, CNN Money, 6 Mar. 2026
  • The gates also appeared to be closed, and a set of brick walls had been erected in front of the glass front of the building, blocking a direct line of sight from the parking lot.
    Lucas Finton, Memphis Commercial Appeal, 2 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • Therefore, it can be assembled on-site without specialized technical expertise.
    Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 5 Mar. 2026
  • Records show the avant-garde Los Angeles compound assembled and customized over several decades by the legendary filmmaker, who died in January 2025 at age 78, went to an unnamed buyer for $13 million.
    Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 5 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • The final production units are expected to be manufactured by late 2026, followed by training for CERN operators early in 2027 to prepare them for deployment.
    Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 5 Mar. 2026
  • The firearm found at the scene was later determined to be a gold lighter manufactured to appear as a revolver.
    Caleb Lunetta, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • For it, Carolyn wore a dress designed by Narciso Rodriguez, her friend from her time as a publicist at Calvin Klein.
    Radhika Seth, Vogue, 7 Mar. 2026
  • The gym too is stylishly designed—with hemlock floors and forgiving lights—and the fitness equipment is up-to-date, if unfortunately not sourced from Olympus itself.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Mar. 2026
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“Prefabricated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prefabricated. Accessed 11 Mar. 2026.

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