purpose-built
adjective
pur·pose-built
ˌpər-pəs-ˈbilt 
chiefly British
: built for a particular purpose
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OpenAI is partnering with Broadcom to co-develop racks of custom AI accelerators, purpose-built for its own models.
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Mackenzie Sigalos, CNBC, 14 Oct. 2025
With an initial capitalization of €58 million ($67 million), the fund was purpose-built to address a gap in the market.
—Christopher Vourlias, Variety, 9 Oct. 2025
For others, the smarter path may be partnering with a CDP purpose-built for sports, music and entertainment.
—Geoff Robins, Rolling Stone, 18 Sep. 2025
Multicoin Capital, among others, has recently teased multiple upcoming DATs (Data Availability Technologies) purpose-built to support Solana’s performance and validator resilience.
—Hadley Stern, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
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Mackenzie Sigalos, CNBC, 14 Oct. 2025
With an initial capitalization of €58 million ($67 million), the fund was purpose-built to address a gap in the market.
—Christopher Vourlias, Variety, 9 Oct. 2025
For others, the smarter path may be partnering with a CDP purpose-built for sports, music and entertainment.
—Geoff Robins, Rolling Stone, 18 Sep. 2025
Multicoin Capital, among others, has recently teased multiple upcoming DATs (Data Availability Technologies) purpose-built to support Solana’s performance and validator resilience.
—Hadley Stern, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
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“Purpose-built.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/purpose-built. Accessed 23 Oct. 2025.
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