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Recent Examples of specialized
Three years ago, their youngest child, a boy, was born in Miami with Down syndrome and gastroschisis, a rare condition in which a baby’s intestines, and sometimes other organs, develop outside the body, requiring specialized medical care.
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Edwidge Danticat, New Yorker, 30 Jan. 2026
For more serious situations, specialized treatments, or care related to chronic or preexisting conditions, patients are typically referred to facilities in David.
—Kathleen Peddicord, Forbes.com, 30 Jan. 2026
Perfusion is a highly specialized and demanding field.
—Natalie Yahr, jsonline.com, 30 Jan. 2026
Modesto Fire said firefighters used specialized oxygen masks designed for pets to treat the animals for smoke inhalation.
—Richard Ramos, CBS News, 30 Jan. 2026
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Edwidge Danticat, New Yorker, 30 Jan. 2026
For more serious situations, specialized treatments, or care related to chronic or preexisting conditions, patients are typically referred to facilities in David.
—Kathleen Peddicord, Forbes.com, 30 Jan. 2026
Perfusion is a highly specialized and demanding field.
—Natalie Yahr, jsonline.com, 30 Jan. 2026
Modesto Fire said firefighters used specialized oxygen masks designed for pets to treat the animals for smoke inhalation.
—Richard Ramos, CBS News, 30 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for specialized
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Dalia Rawson, now the executive director of New Ballet in San Jose, spent decades training and refining her craft as a ballet dancer, and says that after rehearsing for weeks on end with the other members of her company, something special happened.—
Luis Melecio-Zambrano,
Mercury News,
31 Jan. 2026
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Among them are Dale Holness, a former Broward County commissioner who lost a special primary election in 2021 to Cherfilus-McCormick by five votes.—
Anthony Man,
Sun Sentinel,
31 Jan. 2026
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Israel’s Coordinator for Government Activities in the Territories (COGAT), which oversees humanitarian and civil efforts in Gaza, said the crossing will be open to the public starting Monday morning, but only in a limited capacity, allowing roughly 150 people per day to cross.—
Anders Hagstrom,
FOXNews.com,
1 Feb. 2026
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But the few lessons learned from January’s whirlwind, and indeed Trump’s previous entanglements with Iran, suggest his military options ahead in the Gulf are limited, and far from great.—
Nick Paton Walsh,
CNN Money,
31 Jan. 2026
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Ratliff said help and technical assistance came from the National Co+op Grocers, whose members operate more than 240 stores in 39 states.—
Lori Weisberg,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
1 Feb. 2026
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Sporting and technical director roles at clubs come in all shapes and sizes, but Costa’s is all-encompassing.—
Adam Leventhal,
New York Times,
1 Feb. 2026
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Four small planes were diverted by the Air Force after breaching restricted airspace around the stadium, but the aircraft were never considered threats.—
Robert Salonga,
Mercury News,
4 Feb. 2026
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Simons is an unrestricted free agent after the season, and Ivey is a restricted one.—
Jon Greenberg,
New York Times,
4 Feb. 2026
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Cities have refused to release personal information about residents unless necessary for the investigation of specific crimes.—
Phil Diehl,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
27 Jan. 2026
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Does the client have a specific mental disorder?—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
27 Jan. 2026
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“Specialized.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/specialized. Accessed 8 Feb. 2026.
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