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
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  • 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
  • Chinese tech companies are pushing to integrate AI and coding tools into smart glasses as a global debate builds over the devices’ privacy and security implications.
    — J.D. Capelouto, semafor.com, 9 Sep. 2026
  • Those pollutants can irritate the lungs, worsen asthma, and form ground-level ozone, the main ingredient in smog, which builds quickly in the heat of a Mid-South summer.
    — Austyn Gaffney, Scientific American, 9 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
  • QCi constructs photonic systems that operate at ambient temperature.
    — Chuck Brooks, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2026
  • However, environmental and geopolitical concerns remain high as China constructs a massive 60-gigawatt dam downstream in Medog County.
    — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of constructs
Verb
  • This was my second picture with Robin Standefer, the production designer, who now designs people’s homes.
    — Lila Shapiro, Vulture, 11 Sep. 2026
  • Say, if Ferrari, which is closing in on another 20 years without a title, finally designs a pack-leading car and Leclerc is in the fight as much as Hamilton.
    — Alex Kalinauckas, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026
Definition of designs
Verb
  • Colorado River water makes up 40% of the supplies Phoenix feeds to its customers.
    — Alex Hager, NPR, 31 Aug. 2026
  • Dark matter makes up a little more than a quarter of the Universe.
    — Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 31 Aug. 2026
Definition of makes up
Verb
  • The mystery comedy feature Defensive follows Clarence (McCartney), an overly aggressive basketball fanatic who assembles an unlikely team of amateur detectives to stop a corrupt businessman from destroying their beloved community center.
    — Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 2 Sep. 2026
  • The Progress Center assembles the workhorse vehicle for Russia, the Soyuz-2 vehicle, as well as the newer Soyuz-5 rocket.
    — Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 21 Aug. 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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