: a prefabricated structure
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Noun
The company sells hundreds of prefabs every year.
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Lisa Hagen,
Hartford Courant,
25 June 2026
Immortalized in numerous songs by the pride of Jersey, Bruce Springsteen, some 500 diners can still be found in the tiny state, which also served as the hub of prefab diner manufacturing for much of the early 20th century.
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Arati Menon,
Condé Nast Traveler,
7 June 2026
New Atlas,
8 Sep. 2024
The church property is a sloping, eighteen-acre plot of land that contains the main tent, a prefab where the church holds school, a small building for the Spanish-speaking contingent, and administrative offices.
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Sam Kestenbaum,
Harper's Magazine,
21 June 2024
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Adjective
One raises the loan limit for mortgages insured by the Federal Housing Administration to help first-time homebuyers access them, particularly for prefab and modular homes.
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Lisa Hagen,
Hartford Courant,
25 June 2026
Immortalized in numerous songs by the pride of Jersey, Bruce Springsteen, some 500 diners can still be found in the tiny state, which also served as the hub of prefab diner manufacturing for much of the early 20th century.
—
Arati Menon,
Condé Nast Traveler,
7 June 2026
Noun
Normally, textures, sprites, models, shaders, prefabs, etc are all saved locally and loaded at the beginning of each level.
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New Atlas,
8 Sep. 2024
The church property is a sloping, eighteen-acre plot of land that contains the main tent, a prefab where the church holds school, a small building for the Spanish-speaking contingent, and administrative offices.
—
Sam Kestenbaum,
Harper's Magazine,
21 June 2024
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“Prefab.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/prefab. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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