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verb

past tense of prefabricate

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for prefabricated
Adjective
  • Building and construction unions no longer can use their old rhetorical cudgel in this debate — calling prefab homes flimsy and unsafe.
    U T Editorial Board, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Apr. 2026
  • The pencil-thin DQ Tower squeezes a full home into a very slender footprint, while the EONE XL takes a wider prefab approach to the same basic challenge.
    Stefan Ionescu March 30, New Atlas, 30 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • They're beautifully constructed.
    Ashley Hume, FOXNews.com, 3 Apr. 2026
  • Producers had wanted to move forward with the location even after a contractor warned that the building was likely constructed with asbestos and should be properly tested.
    Katie Campione, Deadline, 3 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • Inter Miami’s new home that seemingly took forever to get built went up in only 16 months, ground-breaking to Saturday.
    Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 5 Apr. 2026
  • North Overland Park, or the area north of Interstate 435, is mostly built out, with some of the oldest parks, limited trail systems and one community pool, which is a medium-sized pool that serves multiple neighborhoods within a 2-mile radius.
    Taylor O'Connor, Kansas City Star, 5 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • Developed by the Korea Research Institute of Chemical Technology (KRICT), the eco-friendly, high-performance thermoelectric material is based on silver selenide (Ag₂Se), and fabricated under significantly milder temperature and pressure conditions than conventional methods.
    Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 9 Apr. 2026
  • The film takes liberties with timelines and events; some are real incidents, while others are fabricated or dramatized to illuminate the challenges that the real-life Johnson, Jackson, and Vaughan faced in their work and their lives.
    Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 3 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • This is not the very last stretch of border fencing to be erected.
    Dana Taylor, USA Today, 3 Apr. 2026
  • Yet, due to the drug’s $21,000 per year price, insurers erected coverage barriers.
    Michael Rose, STAT, 3 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • The windswept community is home to historic mill houses and a new low-income housing complex right next to where the turbine components will be stacked and assembled.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 9 Apr. 2026
  • Rubin assembled a creative team to develop the Candy Hall of Fame, which will open in summer 2027, including designer Janet Planet and Broadway set designer David Korins.
    Brian J. Rogal, Chicago Tribune, 9 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • Between January and November 2025, more than a third of all guns recovered by the Chicago Police Department — nearly 2,900 — were manufactured by Glock, according to CPD data analyzed by the Tribune.
    Jack O'Connor, Chicago Tribune, 8 Apr. 2026
  • Two innings later, Kim manufactured another run, starting with a leadoff walk.
    Bill Plunkett, Oc Register, 8 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • Mattress slackers do have an excuse, however, since some of the newer mattress-in-a-box brands aren't designed to flip.
    Alora Bopray, USA Today, 4 Apr. 2026
  • Organic pesticides can still have environmental impacts because they are designed to control living organisms.
    Anthony Reardon, Kansas City Star, 4 Apr. 2026
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“Prefabricated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prefabricated. Accessed 10 Apr. 2026.

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