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prefabricating

verb

present participle of prefabricate
as in building

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for prefabricating
  1. building
  2. constructing
  3. erecting
  4. fabricating
  5. assembling
  6. designing
  7. piecing
  8. manufacturing
Verb
  • The Secret Service has been building out its drone- and counter-drone programs for years.
    — Collin Binkley, Los Angeles Times, 23 Sep. 2026
  • But building a criminal case from her accidental overdose death will be an uphill challenge for investigators.
    — Eric Levenson, CNN Money, 23 Sep. 2026
Definition of building
Verb
  • The company is constructing a similar RF hangar at Ellsworth Air Force Base.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 17 Sep. 2026
  • By formalizing direct material corridors between Africa’s raw material producers and Asia’s manufacturing hubs, BRICS is effectively constructing an alternative supply network that bypasses traditional Western intermediaries.
    — Mayu Saini, Footwear News, 14 Sep. 2026
Definition of constructing
Verb
  • Abdel Gelil is now sheltering with family in the southwestern city of Taiz, while others are sleeping in the streets or erecting makeshift tents out of plastic.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 17 Sep. 2026
  • During a Sunday appearance on CNN, Johnson rebuffed the idea that lawmakers should rush into an emergency session to consider erecting industry guardrails.
    — Rebecca Ellis, Los Angeles Times, 13 Sep. 2026
Definition of erecting
Verb
  • So Apple switched to individually fabricating the CPU and GPU on their own smaller dies, then combining the two with Fusion Architecture, a low-latency interconnect that lets the two halves function as a whole.
    — Brian Westover, PC Magazine, 21 Sep. 2026
  • The Western District of Missouri has led efforts to prosecute pandemic-relief cases this year, including defendants accused of fabricating payroll figures, submitting false tax documents and using PPP proceeds for personal expenses.
    — Nicole Sganga, CBS News, 14 Sep. 2026
Definition of fabricating
Verb
  • The second pillar allows the main shipyards to focus on assembling submarines, installing equipment and carrying out final tests.
    — Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 22 Sep. 2026
  • While the second batch of tortillas is in the oven, start assembling the tacos.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 19 Sep. 2026
Definition of assembling
Verb
  • Her research includes designing offshore systems for recovering critical resources from the ocean.
    — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 22 Sep. 2026
  • The company’s origin story is that the Saudi Crown Prince steered them into designing something unlike any other car.
    — Matthew Martin, semafor.com, 22 Sep. 2026
Definition of designing
Verb
  • Those still piecing the picture together days after the disruption are deciding a week late, and their customers go elsewhere.
    — Alex Saric, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2026
  • Restoration specialist Andrew Ownbey is the man tasked with piecing it back together, and his approach has resulted in one building rising within another building, photos show.
    — Mark Price, Charlotte Observer, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of piecing
Verb
  • Lyntris completed the qualification after nearly two years of manufacturing development and testing with Raytheon.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 24 Sep. 2026
  • The challenge facing most organizations today is the ability to deploy AI reliably, securely and at scale across core processes—from supply chains and manufacturing operations to financial operations, credit decisions and risk management.
    — Dilip Kumar, Forbes.com, 24 Sep. 2026
Definition of manufacturing
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“Prefabricating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prefabricating. Accessed 28 Sep. 2026.

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