as in to construct
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Recent Examples of prefabricate
Walmart comes next, and then a few plants making building materials and prefabricated housing, several social service organizations and the county government.
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Lydia Depillis, New York Times, 13 Mar. 2023
By Janet Eastman | The Oregonian/OregonLive A century before modular homes were prefabricated in factories, people could order a kit home through the Sears, Roebuck and Co. catalog or from a company such as Aladdin Homes, which had a factory in North Portland’s Kenton neighborhood.
—Jeastman, oregonlive, 15 Mar. 2023
Recently, Nury found one of Prouvé’s prefabricated 6 x 6 houses, from 1944, which will remain disassembled in a warehouse until, someday, a client chooses it for a special event.
—Kurt Soller David Chow, New York Times, 13 Mar. 2023
Walmart comes next, and then a few plants making building materials and prefabricated housing, several social service organizations, and the county government.
—Lydia Depillis, BostonGlobe.com, 13 Mar. 2023
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Lydia Depillis, New York Times, 13 Mar. 2023
By Janet Eastman | The Oregonian/OregonLive A century before modular homes were prefabricated in factories, people could order a kit home through the Sears, Roebuck and Co. catalog or from a company such as Aladdin Homes, which had a factory in North Portland’s Kenton neighborhood.
—Jeastman, oregonlive, 15 Mar. 2023
Recently, Nury found one of Prouvé’s prefabricated 6 x 6 houses, from 1944, which will remain disassembled in a warehouse until, someday, a client chooses it for a special event.
—Kurt Soller David Chow, New York Times, 13 Mar. 2023
Walmart comes next, and then a few plants making building materials and prefabricated housing, several social service organizations, and the county government.
—Lydia Depillis, BostonGlobe.com, 13 Mar. 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for prefabricate
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Our businesses and residents depend on Canadian products – from lumber to construct housing to dairy products, energy and more.—
Matthew Medsger,
Boston Herald,
4 Feb. 2025
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It's designed to be so easy and simple to construct that one person, without any help or tools, can set it up and start living the tiny life.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
2 Feb. 2025
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The Giants built a 10-5-1 record during a 16-game span against Washington from late in 2018 through the end of the 2023 season.—
Pat Leonard,
New York Daily News,
28 Jan. 2025
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OpenAI has reportedly built a chip development team of about 20 people, including lead engineers who previously worked on Google’s Tensor processors for AI.—
Verge Staff,
The Verge,
28 Jan. 2025
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In bringing the car back to new, an original Porsche 917 fuel cell was fabricated, the frame was pressure-tested, repaired as necessary and repainted, and the brakes and suspension were magnafluxed and refurbished too.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
27 Jan. 2025
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Email newsletter | Facebook page Our rating: Manipulated media The image is fabricated.—
BrieAnna J. Frank,
USA TODAY,
24 Jan. 2025
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The regulatory agency also proposed that Inland Crane, the Boise contractor used by Big D Builders, pay more than $10,000 in fines for exposing workers to hazards and failing to ensure the hangar’s stability as it was erected.—
Angela Palermo,
Idaho Statesman,
30 Jan. 2025
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The Texas billionaire who demolished a century-old mansion in Highland Park, Dallas County, is now trying to erect a new building on the land where the iconic building once stood.—
Jonathan Granoff,
Newsweek,
29 Jan. 2025
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All the forces Kinshasa has assembled to protect itself from its own citizens have failed - the UN, the South African army, the white mercenaries etc.—
Jonathan Granoff,
Newsweek,
29 Jan. 2025
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All will conduct redshift surveys of galaxies to assemble vast 3D maps of galactic distribution.—
Keith Cooper,
Space.com,
28 Jan. 2025
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From fashionable fleecy bucket hats to beanies designed especially for athletic pursuits, discover our favorite winter hats for all cold-weather travelers.—
Jessica Macdonald,
Travel + Leisure,
30 Jan. 2025
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Sew Cool Camp is designed for middle and high school students and focuses on sewing, crafting and design.—
Michelle Mullins,
Chicago Tribune,
30 Jan. 2025
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This fake research can confound legitimate researchers who must wade through dense equations, evidence, images, and methodologies, only to find that they were made up.—
Ars Technica,
Ars Technica,
31 Jan. 2025
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The Interior Department manages federal lands, which make up about 20% of all land in the U.S..—
Zac Anderson,
USA TODAY,
31 Jan. 2025
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Bolt Runners, the parent company, also manufactures other types of pouches, including ones infused with caffeine for Uppperdeckys, the brand launched by Max VanderAarde, the social media Zynfluencer better known as Cheddy.—
Will Yakowicz,
Forbes,
2 Feb. 2025
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Ghost guns assembled from parts kits purchased online or manufactured by at-home 3D printing have increasingly turned up in high-profile attacks and mass shootings.—
Devin Dwyer,
ABC News,
30 Jan. 2025
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“Prefabricate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prefabricate. Accessed 9 Feb. 2025.
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