specialized
adjective
spe·cial·ized
ˈspe-shə-ˌlīzd 
1
: characterized by or exhibiting biological specialization
especially
: highly differentiated especially in a particular direction or for a particular end
2
: designed, trained, or fitted for one particular purpose or occupation
specialized personnel
Examples of specialized in a Sentence
specialized regions of the brain
specialized gear for deep-sea fishing
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Wafaa Shurafa, Los Angeles Times, 31 Jan. 2026
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—Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 31 Jan. 2026
The fact that these applications are all immediately accessible to people without the need for specialized training is quite something.
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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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Wafaa Shurafa, Los Angeles Times, 31 Jan. 2026
This move establishes EnergyX as a domestic supplier of the specialized materials used in next-generation nuclear reactors.
—Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 31 Jan. 2026
The fact that these applications are all immediately accessible to people without the need for specialized training is quite something.
—Abhimanyu Ghoshal, New Atlas, 30 Jan. 2026
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.
—Edwidge Danticat, New Yorker, 30 Jan. 2026
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“Specialized.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/specialized. Accessed 8 Feb. 2026.
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