as in to tailor
to change (something) in order to fit the needs or requirements of a person, business, etc.
The program can be customized to serve different purposes. customized the car with a unique paint job
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Recent Examples of customize
There will also be a personalized denim customization bar, where guests can customize an AE denim tote with patches.
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Lisa Lockwood, WWD, 17 Mar. 2025
Dining is fully customized to guests’ tastes, with menus curated using hyperlocal ingredients.
—Kaila Yu, Forbes, 9 Mar. 2025
Several chairs on the wooden porches are customized for guitar playing, making jam sessions even more seamless.
—Cortney Fries, Travel + Leisure, 8 Mar. 2025
Further customize your outdoor room with DIY backyard accents such as artwork, pillows, planters, and other garden decor to give it your signature style.
—Sheryl Geerts, Better Homes & Gardens, 8 Mar. 2025
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Lisa Lockwood, WWD, 17 Mar. 2025
Dining is fully customized to guests’ tastes, with menus curated using hyperlocal ingredients.
—Kaila Yu, Forbes, 9 Mar. 2025
Several chairs on the wooden porches are customized for guitar playing, making jam sessions even more seamless.
—Cortney Fries, Travel + Leisure, 8 Mar. 2025
Further customize your outdoor room with DIY backyard accents such as artwork, pillows, planters, and other garden decor to give it your signature style.
—Sheryl Geerts, Better Homes & Gardens, 8 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for customize
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For years, this was achieved at the expense of privacy, with cookies and other tracking mechanisms mining personal data to tailor ads.—
Mike Villalobos,
Forbes,
14 Mar. 2025
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The first is to tailor rapid rearmament to the idea of sending a large military force to Ukraine to guarantee a peace settlement and if necessary fight Russia there.—
Anatol Lieven,
TIME,
14 Mar. 2025
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People adapt their travel plans as Europe drives Americans – and global travelers in general – away due to rising costs.—
Food Drink Life,
The Mercury News,
10 Mar. 2025
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Hospitals must adapt to new engagement strategies that cater to these changing expectations while ensuring excellence like before—or perhaps better than before.—
Dr. Fatih Mehmet Gul,
Newsweek,
10 Mar. 2025
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The smaller stores are one aspect of CVS’ turnaround plans, which have also included more than 1,000 store closures and thousands of layoffs, as the chain looks to adjust in an industry currently undergoing an upheaval.—
Jordan Valinsky,
CNN,
10 Mar. 2025
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Fourth quarter prices fall, rates rise Home list prices fell slightly (-4%) in the fourth quarter, after adjusting for inflation.—
Nerdwallet,
Orange County Register,
10 Mar. 2025
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So, by modifying mouse genes to mimic these changes, the researchers have successfully engineered a living model of mammoth-like traits—a first-of-its-kind experiment in de-extinction science.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes,
15 Mar. 2025
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But while public opinion has swayed towards Trump on border security and deportations, polling shows that a majority of Americans disapprove of the president’s position on modifying birthright citizenship, with a recent Pew survey measuring 56% opposed to his executive order and just 43% in favor.—
Syra Ortiz Blanes and,
Miami Herald,
15 Mar. 2025
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Felix Pardo: Unbridled and incompatible development has altered every phase of life in Coral Gables.—
Miami Herald Staff,
Miami Herald,
12 Mar. 2025
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These changes are fundamentally altering the ecosystem.—
Laura Paddison,
CNN,
12 Mar. 2025
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The collection has been brilliantly edited and translated by Gwendolyn Harper (who also works part-time in The New Yorker’s fiction department).—
Graciela Mochkofsky,
The New Yorker,
18 Mar. 2025
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Note: Some letters have been lightly edited for brevity or clarity.—
Phil Thompson,
Chicago Tribune,
18 Mar. 2025
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These ships are equipped with ramps that can quickly load, transport, and unload tanks and other heavy equipment in wartime.—
Raja Krishnamoorthi,
Newsweek,
13 Mar. 2025
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Haunting images of the Titanic first made headlines in 1985 when Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution’s ROV, Argo, equipped with high-resolution cameras and sonar, located the wreck at a staggering depth of 12,500 feet.—
Bill Gourgey,
Popular Science,
13 Mar. 2025
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“Customize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/customize. Accessed 24 Mar. 2025.
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