as in tailored
made or fitted to the needs or preferences of a specific customer
an odd-sized window that will require the purchase of custom-made curtains
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Recent Examples of custom-made
Because the windows and doors are custom-made, waiting times can vary, but, typically, the process can take about a month.
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Liz Ohanesian, Oc Register, 19 Sep. 2025
That’s according to the Financial Times, which reported that Beijing had ordered companies not to buy Nvidia’s RTX Pro 600D, which was custom-made for the country.
—Yeo Boon Ping, CNBC, 18 Sep. 2025
Then just pour yourself onto the couch to imbibe in the campiest of catfights that are custom-made for laughing and yelling at as the misdeeds unspool onscreen.
—Randy Myers, Mercury News, 12 Sep. 2025
So instead his jersey was custom-made from a goalie’s cut, with larger arms and a wider and longer body.
—James Mirtle, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2025
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Liz Ohanesian, Oc Register, 19 Sep. 2025
That’s according to the Financial Times, which reported that Beijing had ordered companies not to buy Nvidia’s RTX Pro 600D, which was custom-made for the country.
—Yeo Boon Ping, CNBC, 18 Sep. 2025
Then just pour yourself onto the couch to imbibe in the campiest of catfights that are custom-made for laughing and yelling at as the misdeeds unspool onscreen.
—Randy Myers, Mercury News, 12 Sep. 2025
So instead his jersey was custom-made from a goalie’s cut, with larger arms and a wider and longer body.
—James Mirtle, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for custom-made
Recent Examples of Synonyms for custom-made
Adjective
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Reviewers recommend sizing down for a more tailored fit.—
Jacqueline Tempera,
PEOPLE,
11 Oct. 2025
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For tailored guidance on your situation, contact them here.—
William Jones,
USA Today,
10 Oct. 2025
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Two years before, Google was fined $177 million for allegedly blocking customized versions of its Android operating system.—
David Zimmermann,
The Washington Examiner,
11 Oct. 2025
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Rather than relying on one dominant platform, Argenti advises professionals to curate a customized mix of AI tools suited to different tasks.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
10 Oct. 2025
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Her bed, kitchen hood, terrace trellises and various lampshades are all custom, too.—
Oscar Holland,
CNN Money,
8 Oct. 2025
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The company claims that its groundbreaking carbon-negative electrolysis units also extract CO2 from water to create bicarbonates and can be custom-fit to meet the specific energy demands of our customers — big or small.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
8 Oct. 2025
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“Custom-made.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/custom-made. Accessed 16 Oct. 2025.
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