as in to tailor
to change (something) in order to fit the needs or requirements of a person, business, etc.
The program can be customized to serve different purposes. customized the car with a unique paint job
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Recent Examples of customize
Kids can play with different types of hair and outfit styles to customize their witch.
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Ellen Sturm Niz, Parents, 8 Oct. 2025
While appearing white out of the tube, the final effect is customized to your skin tone, while remaining natural for a fresh, no-make-up makeup look that enhances your natural complexion.
—Beatrice Zocchi, Vogue, 7 Oct. 2025
Demand may be hard to gauge ahead of time, but the more OpenAI customizes ChatGPT for tasks like shopping and schoolwork, the more people could use it for those activities.
—Lisa Eadicicco, CNN Money, 7 Oct. 2025
Much like developing a signature style, customizing these branding products adds her own unique spin to things.
—Caelan McMichael, Allure, 7 Oct. 2025
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Ellen Sturm Niz, Parents, 8 Oct. 2025
While appearing white out of the tube, the final effect is customized to your skin tone, while remaining natural for a fresh, no-make-up makeup look that enhances your natural complexion.
—Beatrice Zocchi, Vogue, 7 Oct. 2025
Demand may be hard to gauge ahead of time, but the more OpenAI customizes ChatGPT for tasks like shopping and schoolwork, the more people could use it for those activities.
—Lisa Eadicicco, CNN Money, 7 Oct. 2025
Much like developing a signature style, customizing these branding products adds her own unique spin to things.
—Caelan McMichael, Allure, 7 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for customize
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Unlike New York’s Adult Survivors Act, which functioned as a catch-all that allowed plaintiffs to sue virtually any individual or institution, the California statute was more tailored.—
Nancy Dillon,
Rolling Stone,
11 Oct. 2025
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Critics after the screening agreed that when given a character perfectly tailored to his strengths (cocky sincerity, charismatic twerpiness), Timmy is a live wire.—
Joe Reid,
Vulture,
10 Oct. 2025
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Kiss of the Spider Woman, as adapted for the screen by writer-director Bill Condon, is both a film version of the 1993 Broadway musical and a love letter to big old-fashioned movie musicals of the 1940s and '50s.—
Maureen Lee Lenker,
Entertainment Weekly,
11 Oct. 2025
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Recipes for pumpkin bread date back to the 1830s and experts trace its roots to early American settlers who adapted European spice breads and puddings using the gourd popular among Native American tribes.—
Deirdre Bardolf,
FOXNews.com,
11 Oct. 2025
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This is still a team that’s going through the process of adjusting to him and his three new assistants, and is coming off of a training cap that was, well, just OK.—
Kevin Kurz,
New York Times,
9 Oct. 2025
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The 21st century’s computer generated gore Around the turn of the millennium, filmmakers turned to CGI to augment their fake blood, adjusting the colors or make their splatter physics a little more convincing.—
Mark Hay,
Popular Science,
9 Oct. 2025
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Vicens modified the set-piece defensive setup each season, benefiting from the addition of another aerial presence in 6ft 5in (196cm) striker Erling Haaland.—
Jordan Campbell,
New York Times,
10 Oct. 2025
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Specifically designed to be independent of other organizations and political influence, the CSB cannot be forced to modify its findings by other agencies, branches or political parties, ensuring its impartiality.—
Philip Steenstra,
The Conversation,
9 Oct. 2025
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Volcanic activity can also trigger earthquakes, especially when magma shifts beneath the surface or alters pressure in surrounding rock.—
Shane Croucher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 Oct. 2025
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But the clearest effects may be seen in how people alter their behaviors in relation to the changing climate.—
Miranda Jeyaretnam,
Time,
10 Oct. 2025
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The creation of this content included the use of AI based on templates created, reviewed and edited by journalists in the newsroom.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
8 Oct. 2025
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Although a text-to-image generation tool primarily, users have been using it to edit photos, create figurines, and recreate old photographs.—
Jibin Joseph,
PC Magazine,
8 Oct. 2025
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That's merit, allocating social roles to those well equipped to perform them.—
Belinda Luscombe,
Time,
13 Oct. 2025
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American laws aren’t equipped to deal with the fast-moving ambitions of CEO Elon Musk, and Washington doesn’t seem in a hurry to regulate his company.—
Chris Isidore,
CNN Money,
13 Oct. 2025
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“Customize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/customize. Accessed 15 Oct. 2025.
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