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
When the experience feels custom-built, users stay longer even when the catalog doesn’t change.
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Francesca Pezzoli, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
The MindOne Pro runs both full Android, with all your usual apps and services, and iKKO custom-built, lightweight AI OS, a streamlined second operating system for tasks like translation, transcription, voice-to-text documenting and summaries.
—New Atlas, 19 Aug. 2025
According to estimates, the guitar, which was custom-built for the Van Halen star, is expected to fetch a whopping $2 million-$3 million.
—Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 12 Aug. 2025
Instead of relying on standard sizes, TrueLimb is custom-built using a remote 3D scanning system.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 10 Aug. 2025
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Francesca Pezzoli, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
The MindOne Pro runs both full Android, with all your usual apps and services, and iKKO custom-built, lightweight AI OS, a streamlined second operating system for tasks like translation, transcription, voice-to-text documenting and summaries.
—New Atlas, 19 Aug. 2025
According to estimates, the guitar, which was custom-built for the Van Halen star, is expected to fetch a whopping $2 million-$3 million.
—Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 12 Aug. 2025
Instead of relying on standard sizes, TrueLimb is custom-built using a remote 3D scanning system.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 10 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for custom-built
Recent Examples of Synonyms for custom-built
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Sarah Sherman Samuel transforms high-quality hemp bedding with a tiger illustration—drawn by her son, no less—to make a set of shams perfect for elevating your bedding set with custom-like details.—
Julia Harrison,
Architectural Digest,
10 Feb. 2026
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The extra-light cushioning gives me a higher degree of control in my turns, especially in custom-fit boots.—
Jonathan Thompson,
Travel + Leisure,
9 Feb. 2026
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Officials said the exhibit will feature a customized collection of specimens, artifacts, murals and artwork curated by the Kauffman Museum at Bethel College in Kansas.—
Aurora Beacon-News,
Chicago Tribune,
6 Feb. 2026
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Since 2017, Candi Mentink and her husband, Todd Collard, have been personalizing caskets with vinyl wraps and customized interiors as part of their business, Caskets of Honor.—
Dale Denwalt,
Oklahoman,
6 Feb. 2026
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While others focus on urban shuttles, Helix is built for single-person recreation, short-hop travel and specialized missions.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
8 Feb. 2026
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At Val di Fiemme, athletes will also be ski jumping off steep, specialized ramps — and both cross-country skiing and ski jumping in the Nordic combined.—
Pien Huang,
NPR,
8 Feb. 2026
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“Custom-built.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/custom-built. Accessed 12 Feb. 2026.
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