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custom-built

adjective

Definition of custom-builtnext
as in custom
built to fit the needs or requirements of a particular person a custom-built home The car is custom-built.

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Recent Examples of custom-built Lefties like the Yankees’ Tim Hill are almost custom-built to punish hitters like Wood. — Spencer Nusbaum, New York Times, 20 July 2026 The veteran designer said nearly every element would have to be custom-built to scale. — Lily Brown, PEOPLE, 4 July 2026 Proprietary data is also the prerequisite for multi-agentic workflows custom-built for specific business cases. — Forbes.com, 2 July 2026 One of Champion’s key differentiators is that its windows are custom-built for each project, which allows homeowners to get a tailored design that fits their home. — Alora Bopray, USA Today, 17 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for custom-built
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  1. custom
  2. customized
  3. specialized
Adjective
  • After receiving a prescription from a provider, Eve is custom-fit and manufactured for each individual user.
    — Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 21 Sep. 2026
  • While the musician’s pair were custom, similar styles can easily be shopped from brands like Paris Texas, Balenciaga and Betsey Johnson.
    — Amina Ayoud, Footwear News, 20 Sep. 2026
Definition of custom
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  • The customized coupe features a T-top roof, aggressive aero body kit, and a graphics package that could have appeared in the original The Fast and the Furious.
    — Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 24 Sep. 2026
  • The center provides customized research and economic advice to public agencies, businesses and community organizations.
    — Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 24 Sep. 2026
Definition of customized
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  • Bass is particularly concerned by the relative lack of specialized intervention training for patrol officers who respond to the vast majority of service calls.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 25 Sep. 2026
  • Using specialized computer codes, the team ran detailed safety analyses to model how the new fuel would behave under extreme conditions.
    — Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 24 Sep. 2026
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“Custom-built.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/custom-built. Accessed 28 Sep. 2026.

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