custom-built
adjective
cus·tom-built
ˈkə-stəm-ˈbilt 
: built to individual specifications
a custom-built house
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In the galley kitchen, Troadec retrofit existing cabinets, added new hardware, and custom-built a banquette with extra storage.
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Wendy Goodman, Curbed, 7 Mar. 2026
The company's installers are trained and certified, and every product is custom-built to fit the specific dimensions of each opening.
—Community's Choice Awards, Florida Times-Union, 7 Mar. 2026
Imagine learning to ski competitively on a machine or with equipment that must be custom-built for your body, and then imagine winning gold on it.
—Oksana Masters, Time, 6 Mar. 2026
Despite these breakthroughs, the promise of personalized therapies — drugs or biologics custom-built for a child’s unique genetic code — has been tantalizingly close yet frustratingly out of reach.
—Judy Stecker, STAT, 27 Feb. 2026
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Wendy Goodman, Curbed, 7 Mar. 2026
The company's installers are trained and certified, and every product is custom-built to fit the specific dimensions of each opening.
—Community's Choice Awards, Florida Times-Union, 7 Mar. 2026
Imagine learning to ski competitively on a machine or with equipment that must be custom-built for your body, and then imagine winning gold on it.
—Oksana Masters, Time, 6 Mar. 2026
Despite these breakthroughs, the promise of personalized therapies — drugs or biologics custom-built for a child’s unique genetic code — has been tantalizingly close yet frustratingly out of reach.
—Judy Stecker, STAT, 27 Feb. 2026
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“Custom-built.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/custom-built. Accessed 9 Mar. 2026.
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