purpose-built
adjective
pur·pose-built
ˌpər-pəs-ˈbilt 
chiefly British
: built for a particular purpose
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As of winter 2026/27, the French line will have two ships based there, with explorer-class vessel Le Jacques Cartier joining M/S Paul Gaugin, a ship that was purpose-built to cruise the shallow lagoons so characteristic of the region.
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Chrissie McClatchie, Travel + Leisure, 29 Jan. 2026
From data centers purpose-built for AI workloads, to industrial environments under pressure to modernize and decarbonize, to supply chains navigating constant disruption, organizations are being asked to make faster, more confident decisions.
—Gary Drenik, Forbes.com, 29 Jan. 2026
But the systems that conquered chess and Go were purpose-built for those specific games, unlike general-purpose systems like Gemini, Claude, and ChatGPT.
—Tharin Pillay, Time, 13 Jan. 2026
By the 1970s, America’s refineries were purpose-built for Venezuelan oil, according to Phil Flynn, senior market analyst at the Price Futures Group.
—David Goldman, CNN Money, 5 Jan. 2026
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Chrissie McClatchie, Travel + Leisure, 29 Jan. 2026
From data centers purpose-built for AI workloads, to industrial environments under pressure to modernize and decarbonize, to supply chains navigating constant disruption, organizations are being asked to make faster, more confident decisions.
—Gary Drenik, Forbes.com, 29 Jan. 2026
But the systems that conquered chess and Go were purpose-built for those specific games, unlike general-purpose systems like Gemini, Claude, and ChatGPT.
—Tharin Pillay, Time, 13 Jan. 2026
By the 1970s, America’s refineries were purpose-built for Venezuelan oil, according to Phil Flynn, senior market analyst at the Price Futures Group.
—David Goldman, CNN Money, 5 Jan. 2026
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“Purpose-built.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/purpose-built. Accessed 5 Feb. 2026.
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