customized 1 of 2

as in tailored
made or fitted to the needs or preferences of a specific customer a customized car for a physically challenged person

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customized

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verb

past tense of customize

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Recent Examples of customized
Adjective
The Information describes it as a customized platform drawing on hardware and engineering experience from three generations of Fourier robots. — Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 2 Nov. 2026 The rapper opted for a pair of red Versace leather pants and a cheetah jacket, a customized Chrome Hearts jeans and a suede vest, and an archival Chanel scarf paired with gray sweats. — José Criales-Unzueta, Vanity Fair, 30 Oct. 2026 Plus the brand offers a shocking number of gifts for women, men, and teens under $250 and $500—even customized ones. — Jake Henry Smith, Glamour, 29 Oct. 2026 Once a niche business, compounding has grown into a multibillion-dollar industry, providing customized medications to doctors, clinics and hospitals. — ABC News, 28 Oct. 2026 Naomi Osaka reunited with designer Hana Yagi with a customized piece to complement her Nike tennis kit for the Toray Pan Pacific Open at Ariake Tennis Forest Park in Tokyo on Tuesday. — Julia Teti, Footwear News, 27 Oct. 2026 At the time of that extension, Apollo said the agreement would strengthen the firm's Capital Solutions platform by enabling the firms to jointly source and provide customized debt and equity financing to companies worldwide. — Scott Wapner, CNBC, 26 Oct. 2026 The word has traditionally referred to hair being hand-painted, creating a more customized distribution of lighter pieces, but its meaning has evolved over time. — Marci Robin, Allure, 23 Oct. 2026 Another advantage of using mRNA is its speed—scientists at Moderna can develop a customized vaccine based on a patient’s tumor within weeks—critical for any patient with cancer. — Alice Park, Time, 22 Oct. 2026
Verb
It can be customized via the Settings app for a cornucopia of use cases, including activating Silent Mode, Focus, Flashlight, Magnifier, Translate, and even third-party apps like the music ID tool Shazam. — Will McCurdy, PC Magazine, 7 Nov. 2026 The $49 Patron tier ads customized posters and backdrops and access to some beta features. — Pat Saperstein, Variety, 5 Nov. 2026 In recent months, the teen star has begun branching out and building her own roster, including avant-garde makeup artist Skreem, who customized West’s beauty for her Dazed photoshoot and at the SS27 Vetements show during Paris Fashion Week. — Arushi Jacob, Footwear News, 5 Nov. 2026 Both Refreshers can be customized with guests’ preferred caffeine levels. — Erin Clements, PEOPLE, 4 Nov. 2026 Dating to the 1930s and extensively customized while Simmons lived there, the house sits behind privacy walls on just over a half-acre. — Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 28 Oct. 2026 As an example, imagine every employee building their own reporting system, with their own data sets and their own data definitions and their own KPIs, customized to their siloed wants and biased for their own individual purposes. — Rex Lee, Forbes.com, 26 Oct. 2026 To meet those requirements, the company customized its L760-50 luffing-jib tower crane, which has a maximum lifting capacity of 50 metric tons (55 US tons) and a maximum jib length of 60 meters (197 feet). — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 24 Oct. 2026 From stationery to tea towels, even the simplest everyday items become instantly more meaningful when they’re customized with your name or initials. — Kate Boswell, Southern Living, 24 Oct. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for customized
Adjective
  • Marchetto was keen to push beyond the typical bridal redesign, instead opting for tailored trousers and a matching bomber jacket with heavily embellished cuffs.
    — Bella Webb, Vogue, 5 Nov. 2026
  • Textured fringe or crochet vests added a romantic feeling to an outfit, perfect for the free spirits of the decade, while tailored vests were best for a more structured and distinct look.
    — Michel Mejía, Glamour, 5 Nov. 2026
Verb
  • Chinese engineers have adapted a drag-reduction principle associated with high-speed underwater projectiles to improve the energy efficiency of commercial ships.
    — Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 9 Nov. 2026
  • North American male dragonflies, for instance, have adapted to warmer climates by losing color on their wings, according to a study in PNAS.
    — Connie Hanzhang Jin, NPR, 8 Nov. 2026
Adjective
  • There are semi-custom processors that AMD supplies to other manufacturers’ consoles, as well as its own Radeon graphics business.
    — ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 4 Nov. 2026
  • Also as is custom, adults will fret about the mostly mythical dangers children may face.
    — Muizz Akhtar, Vox, 30 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • In 2001, mortality rates adjusted for age were just 2% higher in counties where the plurality voted for a Republican presidential candidate versus a Democratic candidate.
    — Brandon Yan, STAT, 3 Nov. 2026
  • Many of them spent part of college or high school using such a cap and have adjusted to its look, which is much more prominent than a regular helmet.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 3 Nov. 2026
Verb
  • Banks can help through grants, partnerships and appropriate credit, alongside investors equipped to finance early-stage technology risk.
    — Ed Gaskin, Boston Herald, 7 Nov. 2026
  • Those closest to constituents were best equipped to govern them, the argument went.
    — Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 7 Nov. 2026

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“Customized.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/customized. Accessed 11 Nov. 2026.

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