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
This system creates a unified foundation for Android 16's visual components, but also gives developers the tools to customize apps and icons in a much more dynamic fashion.
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Gabriel Zamora, PC Magazine, 15 May 2025
Accessories include hats, sunglasses, tote bags and enamel pins that customers can use to customize the looks.
—David Moin, Footwear News, 14 May 2025
Each experience is customized to the city or locale, such as touring galleries in New York or pastry classes in Paris, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
—Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 14 May 2025
Vega, who customized cars, had owned the business, but then Ramirez, who did auto body work, took it over in an agreement to resolve Vega’s outstanding debts to him.
—Jay Weaver, Miami Herald, 7 May 2025
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Gabriel Zamora, PC Magazine, 15 May 2025
Accessories include hats, sunglasses, tote bags and enamel pins that customers can use to customize the looks.
—David Moin, Footwear News, 14 May 2025
Each experience is customized to the city or locale, such as touring galleries in New York or pastry classes in Paris, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
—Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 14 May 2025
Vega, who customized cars, had owned the business, but then Ramirez, who did auto body work, took it over in an agreement to resolve Vega’s outstanding debts to him.
—Jay Weaver, Miami Herald, 7 May 2025
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Rather than having a fitness room with a few treadmills and weights, complexes will have pickleball courts, yoga studios, saunas, weight rooms and tracks, spread across multiple floors and tailored to different needs.—
Caleb McCullough,
Chicago Tribune,
25 May 2025
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With the entire city in play, artists and locations could be specifically tailored to each other.—
Chadd Scott,
Forbes.com,
25 May 2025
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Excerpt adapted from Empire of AI: Dreams and Nightmares in Sam Altman’s OpenAI, by Karen Hao.—
Karen Hao,
Wired News,
21 May 2025
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But how exactly should an investment strategy adapt as risk tolerance evolves? Risk Tolerance And Age: Emotions And Investing There is no one-size-fits-all strategy based purely on age.—
Wes Moss,
Forbes.com,
21 May 2025
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The focus is on teaching and learning with a new playbook and minute but important details such as adjusting his footwork when receiving the snap.—
Brad Biggs,
Chicago Tribune,
21 May 2025
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That's starting with support for Gmail, which allows AI Mode to adjust based on things like booking emails and online purchase receipts.—
Ryan Whitwam,
ArsTechnica,
21 May 2025
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After that, Newsom has 120 days to either to approve the pardon, modify it or deny it.—
Emily Blackwood,
People.com,
14 May 2025
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Many other border security policies date back to the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA) of 1952, which is still in use — though heavily modified — today.—
Dan Gooding,
MSNBC Newsweek,
13 May 2025
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This street corner was forever altered on May 25, 2020, when Minneapolis Police Officer Derek Chauvin knelt on Floyd's neck for more than nine minutes, suffocating and killing him.—
Meg Anderson,
NPR,
23 May 2025
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Also: Glass skin is an unattainable idea, as not even the best prescription retinol on the market can alter the pore size you were born with. 3.—
Stacia Datskovska,
Footwear News,
22 May 2025
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The creation of this content included the use of AI based on templates created, reviewed and edited by journalists in the newsroom.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
17 May 2025
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Ironically, users spend significant time editing these AI outputs, essentially becoming engineers trying to coax a machine into sounding real.—
William Jones,
USA Today,
17 May 2025
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The festival has said that the closing ceremony on Saturday evening will go ahead as planned thanks to the fact the Palais des Festivals is equipped with independent power.—
Melanie Goodfellow,
Deadline,
24 May 2025
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Royal Gourmet 5-Burner Propane Gas Grill This propane grill is equipped to handle all your barbecues with cast iron cooking grates, a removable grease tray for easy cleanup, side table, and side burner to cook side dishes simultaneously.—
Mia Huelsbeck,
People.com,
24 May 2025
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“Customize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/customize. Accessed 29 May. 2025.
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