as in exclusive
belonging to only one person, unit, or group and not used by or available to others
The restaurant's proprietary recipe for barbecue sauce is only known to the head chef.
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Recent Examples of proprietary
The film represents the growing trend of Chinese filmmakers embracing Imax’s proprietary camera technology.
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Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 17 June 2025
Chipotle developed a proprietary logistics package, dubbed Smarter Pickup Times, which provides information on things like incoming orders and how busy the restaurant is at particular times.
—Nina Ajemian, Fortune, 17 June 2025
The agave is then shredded and fermented with the brand’s proprietary yeast before being distilled twice in copper pot stills.
—Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 17 June 2025
Last year, Hyosung partnered with sustainable materials leader, Geno, to start construction at its Vietnam plant to produce Bio-BDO derived from sugarcane, powered by Geno’s proprietary BDO technology.
—Sj Studio, Sourcing Journal, 16 June 2025
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Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 17 June 2025
Chipotle developed a proprietary logistics package, dubbed Smarter Pickup Times, which provides information on things like incoming orders and how busy the restaurant is at particular times.
—Nina Ajemian, Fortune, 17 June 2025
The agave is then shredded and fermented with the brand’s proprietary yeast before being distilled twice in copper pot stills.
—Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 17 June 2025
Last year, Hyosung partnered with sustainable materials leader, Geno, to start construction at its Vietnam plant to produce Bio-BDO derived from sugarcane, powered by Geno’s proprietary BDO technology.
—Sj Studio, Sourcing Journal, 16 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for proprietary
Recent Examples of Synonyms for proprietary
exclusive
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Our exclusive this morning with House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries of New York.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
29 June 2025
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Rather than go bigger, Tierra Atacama went more intentional and more intimate, reducing the number of suites from 32 to 28 to create a more exclusive and expansive feel.—
Carley Rojas Ávila,
Forbes.com,
29 June 2025
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“Proprietary.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/proprietary. Accessed 5 Jul. 2025.
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