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prefabricates

verb

present tense third-person singular of prefabricate
as in pieces

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for prefabricates
  1. pieces
  2. builds
  3. sets up
  4. constructs
  5. designs
  6. makes up
  7. assembles
  8. erects
Verb
  • As Sullivan pieces those holdovers from the previous regime together with his first full free agency class in 2027 and a second draft class, the roster could really start to come together in another year.
    — David Furones, Sun Sentinel, 26 June 2026
  • Bieber poses in matching bras and underwear with little beyond the seamless background, straightforward lighting and the cotton pieces themselves in the frame.
    — Maggie Clancy, Footwear News, 22 June 2026
Definition of pieces
Verb
  • With no breaks and no rest, the pressure builds as the clock ticks down over an intense 24 hours, pushing even the most accomplished competitors to their limits.
    — Denise Petski, Deadline, 30 Sep. 2026
  • Alejandro Sanz‘s songs form the foundation of El Alma al Aire, a new musical that builds an original story inspired by his repertoire.
    — Franchesca Guim, Billboard, 30 Sep. 2026
Definition of builds
Verb
  • The episode sets up Hal and John’s budding mentor-mentee dynamic in a 2016 timeline, with Hal being a reluctant teacher.
    — Matt Minton, Variety, 17 Aug. 2026
  • Much of the first episode sets up the mystery that the Green Lantern and his protege are aiming to solve before ending with a twist.
    — Katie Campione, Deadline, 16 Aug. 2026
Definition of sets up
Verb
  • Through artifacts spanning 5,000 years, the exhibition constructs an extraordinary history of fashion and the body—material, carnal, vulnerable, seductive, devotional, fragmented—and its transpositions into various expressive languages.
    — Judith Clark, Vogue, 24 Sep. 2026
  • Hur judiciously constructs scene after scene that pulls and pushes the various probes closer to and further from the mysterious truth, which feels at once obscured and hidden in plain sight.
    — Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 20 Sep. 2026
Definition of constructs
Verb
  • Jessica McCormack designs the interiors herself, with help from residential architects.
    — Samantha Conti, Footwear News, 25 Sep. 2026
  • An engineering bureau in Nizhny Novgorod designs the systems and supplies the core hardware.
    — Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 25 Sep. 2026
Definition of designs
Verb
  • And according to market surveys like Guidant Financial, the retail sector makes up about 18 percent of the total small business market share.
    — Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 28 Sep. 2026
  • These farms are located in the best Premier and Grand Cru villages in the Montagne de Reims, including Verzenay (which makes up about 45 percent of the cuvée), Verzy, Ludes, and Mailly.
    — Mike DeSimone, Robb Report, 21 Sep. 2026
Definition of makes up
Verb
  • Much like an engine compresses fuel before ignition, FLARE first assembles the fuel to high density before delivering a separate, rapid burst of energy to trigger fusion.
    — Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 26 Sep. 2026
  • For example, an agent assembles a renewal quote and flags the risks.
    — Katherine Kostereva, Forbes.com, 24 Sep. 2026
Definition of assembles
Verb
  • King drops elephants through the air, erects wobbly Towers of Babel, lets characters run amok with depictions of her own pencils, and then summons a hand with a knife to clear a clean space on the page.
    — Laura Preston, New Yorker, 30 Aug. 2026
  • Cody erects impenetrable emotional walls around him that deny him from asking for help and creating community.
    — Randy Myers, Mercury News, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of erects
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“Prefabricates.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prefabricates. Accessed 1 Oct. 2026.

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