prefabricating

Definition of prefabricatingnext
present participle of prefabricate

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for prefabricating
Verb
  • The report suggested either adding event space or building a sports complex nearby.
    Mark Dee April 1, Idaho Statesman, 1 Apr. 2026
  • While students are surrounded by technology, teachers say that exposure alone is not building the kind of skills needed for academic or professional environments.
    Darlin Tillery, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • Among the possibilities for the site considered in the study were reusing the existing structure, turning the area into an open space for community events or constructing commercial or residential developments.
    Aurora Beacon-News, Chicago Tribune, 26 Mar. 2026
  • The ultimate goal is for NASA to spend years constructing a permanent lunar base where operations would enable the first astronauts to reach Mars.
    Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 25 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • Neighbors said King retaliated by erecting a floodlight directed at the neighbor’s house, along with blasting loud music.
    Laura Bauer, Kansas City Star, 26 Mar. 2026
  • The Washington Consensus was traditionally wary of developing countries picking winners and losers, erecting trade barriers and subsidizing favored industries.
    Editorial Board, Washington Post, 24 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • Shlomo Klapper, the CEO and founder of Learned Hand, said the AI technology provided to the courts is built to be neutral and cautious, and has guardrails meant to avoid fabricating case law.
    Sean Emery, Oc Register, 20 Mar. 2026
  • The company was also accused of fabricating unfair charges when renters moved out, resulting in consumers paying improper fees for normal wear-and-tear, damage that happened before move-in and renovations.
    Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA Today, 12 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • The suspect spent weeks planning the attack, eventually assembling Molotov cocktails and conducting surveillance of Kiswani’s residence, according to federal complaint documents.
    Jake Offenhartz, Los Angeles Times, 27 Mar. 2026
  • In wars lasting a month or so with relatively low casualty rates, managing massive ammunition consumption, assembling and training replacements, and renewing equipment losses during a war, not after it, are simply not issues.
    Eliot A. Cohen, The Atlantic, 25 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • Kluge remained active into his 90s, writing books and designing art exhibitions.
    Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 27 Mar. 2026
  • In Los Angeles on Wednesday, a jury found both YouTube and Meta, which owns and operates platforms including Instagram and Facebook, liable for harms to children for designing their platforms to hook young users.
    ABC News, ABC News, 26 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • Without a clear presentation to Congress or a formal address to the nation, the administration's communication has been scattershot and intermittent, leaving Americans with the task of piecing it all together.
    Justin Fishel, ABC News, 2 Mar. 2026
  • According to his mother, Anthony at one point had been piecing things together and was volunteering in the community.
    Tim Fang, CBS News, 26 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • That enabled the proliferation of cannabidiol (CBD) products, and permitted hemp to be used in manufacturing non-consumable products like clothing, building materials and bioplastics.
    Tiney Ricciardi, Denver Post, 30 Mar. 2026
  • Prices for plastic resins have already surged by double digits across most manufacturing categories in the past 30 days, according to the Plastics Exchange, an independent clearinghouse that tracks transaction data for the resin market.
    Julian Torres, CNN Money, 30 Mar. 2026
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“Prefabricating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prefabricating. Accessed 3 Apr. 2026.

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