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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
Verb
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The near-deal was constructed over the course of months, with Vice President JD Vance’s team negotiating directly with several potential investors and officials from ByteDance.—
Sarah Parvini,
Chicago Tribune,
4 Apr. 2025
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François Chollet has constructed the ultimate test for the bots.—
Matteo Wong,
The Atlantic,
4 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Myles says this is especially important when in a hybrid or remote environment where people must intentionally make time to build authentic relationships.—
Rodger Dean Duncan,
Forbes.com,
10 Apr. 2025
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Packer congratulated Miller before launching into a conversation about building relationships with frequent collaborators and identifying target audiences.—
Lauren Coates,
Variety,
10 Apr. 2025
Verb
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In addition to fabricating police identities and badge numbers as Scott allegedly did in Pennsylvania, those potentially being scammed may also be falsely asked to provide DNA samples to avoid being arrested.—
Gordon G. Chang,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Apr. 2025
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India’s Commerce Secretary Piyush Goyal told me last October that India is on pace to fabricate its first chip in two years.—
Seema Mody,
CNBC,
3 Apr. 2025
Verb
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With many left homeless by the quake, and many others staying away from their homes because of fears that ongoing aftershocks will bring them down, workers in Naypyitaw labored in the 40 C (104 F) heat to busily erect big tents in open fields to provide some shelter.—
DAVID RISING,
Time,
4 Apr. 2025
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With many left homeless by the quake, and many others staying away from their homes because of fears that ongoing aftershocks will bring them down, workers in Naypyidaw labored in the 104 F heat to busily erect big tents in open fields to provide some shelter.—
David Rising,
Los Angeles Times,
3 Apr. 2025
Verb
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The basic act of assembling and protesting the government’s actions is unquestionably protected, according to the First Amendment Coalition, a California nonprofit that’s committed to protecting freedom of speech.—
Louryn Strampe,
Wired News,
9 Apr. 2025
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Just a few years after her 2021 graduation, Montgomery has upward of 200 clients who pay $10,000 for Montgomery’s team to fully design and assemble their dorms on move-in day.—
Madeline Fitzgerald,
Quartz,
9 Apr. 2025
Verb
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The move is designed to help fuel Dorothy St. Pictures’ ambitions to grow its talent pool in the U.K. and U.S. and expand its development of premium nonfiction series and docs, as well as its narrative film slate, to further genres and platforms.—
Peter White,
Deadline,
10 Apr. 2025
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Titanic was famously designed to stay afloat if up to four of its watertight compartments flooded.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
10 Apr. 2025
Verb
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The band is currently made up of Cocker, Candida Doyle (keyboards), Nick Banks (drums) and Mark Webber (guitar).—
Thomas Smith,
Billboard,
10 Apr. 2025
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Typically, it’s made up of international filmmakers and onscreen talent.—
Ryan Lattanzio,
IndieWire,
10 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Products ranging from Apple's iPhones, which are largely manufactured in China, to clothing made in Vietnam could spike in price due to the reciprocal tariffs, with those nations facing rates of 34% and 46%, respectively.—
Aimee Picchi,
CBS News,
3 Apr. 2025
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Pritzker said his delegation heard from manufacturing companies deemed key players in the energy supply chain that are interested in bringing production facilities to Illinois.—
Jeremy Gorner,
Chicago Tribune,
3 Apr. 2025
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“Prefabricate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prefabricate. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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