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Recent Examples of specialized
At the same time, scholarly knowledge was becoming more specialized and professionalized.
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Time, 1 Oct. 2025
Neurons are incredible pieces of biological hardware that enable complex processes like thought, emotion, and movement via specialized communication across vast networks using electrical and chemical signals.
—New Atlas, 30 Sep. 2025
This is isn’t the first time Rare Beauty’s tapped a fan-favorite product brand for a specialized collaboration.
—Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 30 Sep. 2025
The other is in Avon Lake, Ohio, which produces the larger and more specialized heavy-duty models.
—Aliss Higham, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Sep. 2025
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Time, 1 Oct. 2025
Neurons are incredible pieces of biological hardware that enable complex processes like thought, emotion, and movement via specialized communication across vast networks using electrical and chemical signals.
—New Atlas, 30 Sep. 2025
This is isn’t the first time Rare Beauty’s tapped a fan-favorite product brand for a specialized collaboration.
—Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 30 Sep. 2025
The other is in Avon Lake, Ohio, which produces the larger and more specialized heavy-duty models.
—Aliss Higham, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for specialized
Recent Examples of Synonyms for specialized
Adjective
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The New York Knicks have a golden opportunity to do something special this season.—
Robert Marvi,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Oct. 2025
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The pair both marked the milestone by sharing professional couple photos on Instagram, along with special tributes to each other.—
Bailey Richards,
PEOPLE,
30 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Unlike schools where the number of spots for both American students and international students are more limited, Miner says the dip is felt more at UC in a growing city such as Cincinnati.—
David Ferrara,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
30 Sep. 2025
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Access to this free event is extremely limited.—
Katie Bain,
Billboard,
29 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Elsewhere on Lake Geneva are competitors such as Givaudan, (potential) clients such as P&G and Nestle, and technical schools such as EPFL, or the world-famous hospitality business school École hôtelière de Lausanne.—
Peter Vanham,
Fortune,
2 Oct. 2025
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There are obstacles to the creation of a drone wall, namely its financing, management — given its cross-border nature and the diversity of airspace security laws — as well as issues to do with technical integration, according to Miriam McNabb, editor in chief of the online Dronelife publication.—
Holly Ellyatt,
CNBC,
1 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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When services were finished the defendant followed the priest into a restricted area, Manley said.—
City News Service,
Oc Register,
26 Sep. 2025
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Earlier this year, a food delivery driver made his way into a restricted area at Chicago's O’Hare International Airport.—
Colson Thayer,
PEOPLE,
25 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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For Farley, who marks his fifth anniversary as CEO on Wednesday, there have been industry-wide problems to deal with, as well as Ford-specific issues that the company is still in the process of navigating.—
Michael Wayland,
CNBC,
1 Oct. 2025
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Depending on specific risk factors, providers may recommend one or more of these tests.—
Dr. Megha Gupta,
ABC News,
1 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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While crypto trading has a steep learning curve, anyone with a wallet can start trading predictions without any esoteric expertise.—
Atharva Gosavi,
Interesting Engineering,
17 Sep. 2025
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Unfortunately, tenure, even in the best schools, gets rewarded to professors who write articles filled with complex math or esoteric theories in sociology and psychology.—
Shivaram Rajgopal,
Forbes.com,
6 Sep. 2025
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“Specialized.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/specialized. Accessed 2 Oct. 2025.
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