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verb

past tense of prefabricate
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Adjective
  • The speed at which these homes can be constructed, often taking advantage of local labor, make prefab housing a sound solution for housing crises around the country.
    Elizabeth Stamp, Architectural Digest, 8 May 2026
  • The future is beautifully designed There’s a bit of a prefab vibe to certain aspects of Woven City, particularly the brutalist residential buildings.
    TIm Stevens, ArsTechnica, 4 May 2026
Verb
  • Dishes are imaginatively constructed, packed with flavor, and beautifully presented.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 May 2026
  • According to Page Six, the piece was not constructed from the actual veil, but was a smaller replica that was created by Dolce & Gabbana and gifted to the couple to display in their home.
    Nicole Briese, PEOPLE, 22 May 2026
Verb
  • Stronger communities are built when mental-health services move beyond one-size-fits-all approaches and recognize the emotional, social, cultural and practical realities people face every day.
    Maria Bledsoe, The Orlando Sentinel, 17 May 2026
  • Pantelleria Closer to Tunisia than mainland Italy, Pantelleria is a remote volcanic island dotted with traditional dammusi, thick-walled, domed stone dwellings built to keep out the heat.
    Nicky Swallow, Travel + Leisure, 17 May 2026
Verb
  • Some of those numbers may be completely fabricated, while others may belong to real people whose caller ID information is being misused.
    Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 14 May 2026
  • Specifically, Sosa Cardona fabricated foreign law enforcement reports and other documents as false backup for his clients' asylum claims, prosecutors said.
    Adam Harrington, CBS News, 13 May 2026
Verb
  • But out on the sweaty sidewalks, crowds clamored, craned and crawled all over each other for a glimpse – not of the action itself, but of a screen erected precisely for the purpose of bringing the basketball to people who couldn’t afford the historic ticket prices.
    Hannah Keyser, CNN Money, 20 May 2026
  • Start your trip in this Mississippi coastal town by checking out the Biloxi Lighthouse, which was erected in 1848 and is one of the nation's first cast-iron lighthouse.
    Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 18 May 2026
Verb
  • Fox even had its chief technology officer address the assembled at its upfront presentation.
    Michael Schneider, Variety, 15 May 2026
  • This reduction in mechanical complexity allows the system to be manufactured and assembled using standard US factory infrastructure and existing supply chains, which is intended to decrease both costs and deployment timelines.
    Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 14 May 2026
Verb
  • It is manufactured by Boeing, one of the largest American defense contractors.
    Rania Abouzeid, New Yorker, 21 May 2026
  • The Tigers manufactured a run following a leadoff single by Kaden Peer and an errant pickoff throw from Bulldog starter Tomas Valincius.
    Jace Denison, Kansas City Star, 20 May 2026
Verb
  • Accessibility All public areas are thoughtfully designed for accessibility, and staff offer guidance without fanfare.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 May 2026
  • It's also designed to cradle and lock the heel in place, which contributes to a secure fit that prevents your feet from slipping out of the shoe mid-step.
    Jasmine Gomez, Travel + Leisure, 23 May 2026
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“Prefabricated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prefabricated. Accessed 24 May. 2026.

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