customize

verb

Definition of customizenext
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 Google announced a set of updates on Thursday to help customize your Search, Discover, and Google News experience. — Jibin Joseph, PC Magazine, 21 Aug. 2026 For a fun first impression, riders can customize their Waymo to display their initials on an LED screen atop the car, Bonelli said. — Elizabeth Hernandez, Denver Post, 20 Aug. 2026 Developed using the messenger RNA technology that powered Moderna’s Covid-19 shot, the companies customize each shot based on a patient’s specific tumor mutations. — Bloomberg, Chicago Tribune, 19 Aug. 2026 Open models can be downloaded, customized and used as building blocks for new AI products, making adoption a gauge of which technologies developers are choosing to build on. — Saritha Rai, Fortune, 15 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for customize
Recent Examples of Synonyms for customize
  1. tailor
  2. adapt
  3. adjust
  4. modify
  5. alter
  6. edit
  7. equip
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  • But rental owners in the west slope said the restrictions in that ordinance went too far and were more tailored to the Tahoe Basin, where vacation rentals have long been more concentrated.
    — Haley Parsley August 20, Sacbee.com, 20 Aug. 2026
  • In theory, tailoring dosages to meet the body’s immediate needs could mitigate adverse consequences for their extended use.
    — Mike McRae August 19, New Atlas, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of tailor
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  • For instance, organizations routinely apply these tools to localize regional marketing campaigns, update compliance documentation and adapt customer service knowledge bases, to name a few.
    — Lyssanoel Frater, USA Today, 24 Aug. 2026
  • During the day, the menu reclaims fry bread, a dish with a knotty history among Indigenous groups, as they were forced to adapt to US government rations when forcibly displaced from their homes.
    — The Bon Appétit Staff, Bon Appetit Magazine, 24 Aug. 2026
Definition of adapt
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  • To make up the difference, the school adjusted its bell schedule, including adding time to class periods.
    — Conor McGill, CBS News, 21 Aug. 2026
  • One way is by adjusting the draft for vessels going through the locks.
    — Hira Humayun, CNN Money, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of adjust
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  • Otherwise, projects would be denied or required to modify plans to accommodate existing oak woodland.
    — Corey Schmidt, Sacbee.com, 25 Aug. 2026
  • Algorithms already select information, rank information, recommend information, personalize information and can participate in modifying what human beings see, believe, buy, discuss or pay attention to.
    — Hamilton Mann, Forbes.com, 23 Aug. 2026
Definition of modify
Verb
  • El Niño changes the weather around the world by adjusting where heat is released into the atmosphere, which alters major wind patterns.
    — Andrea Thompson, Scientific American, 21 Aug. 2026
  • David’s view Most Democrats haven’t altered their positions on transgender rights since 2024, and Republicans are very confidently rebooting the messaging that worked for them that year — though less so in 2025.
    — David Weigel, semafor.com, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of alter
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  • The first project is already in production, with WebsCreative overseeing everything from filming through editing and carrying full responsibility for delivering the finished drama to its broadcaster.
    — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 21 Aug. 2026
  • Schreier shot the scene with both Josh and Ashley as the POV character, although it’s edited to judder messily between the two of them.
    — Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of edit
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  • Private sector capabilities are better equipped to do so, but they are typically barred by law from touching attackers’ systems.
    — Jill Goldenziel, Forbes.com, 19 Aug. 2026
  • The wrist braces resemble the kind sold at a drugstore to help with tendon pain, the only difference being each comes equipped with a 7-pound weight at the end.
    — Jenelle Riley, Los Angeles Times, 19 Aug. 2026
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“Customize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/customize. Accessed 27 Aug. 2026.

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