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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 customizes
Vanguard generally starts with 3% to 5% in cash in a model portfolio, and customizes from there.
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Michelle Fox, CNBC, 10 Dec. 2025
The sneakers were created in collaboration with footwear artist and designer Mache, who customizes sneakers for star athletes and celebrities and earned a place on FN’s 2025 Sneaker Power List.
—Jaden Thompson, Footwear News, 10 Dec. 2025
The streaming app also customizes the Wrapped experience annually with various new interactive elements.
—Rebecca Aizin, PEOPLE, 1 Dec. 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
Understanding Personalized And Contextual Security Personalized security customizes protections based on user attributes—such as roles, behaviors and historical interaction patterns.
—Pulak De, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
Founded in 2016 in Ontario, by CEO Manmeet Maggu and CTO Rahul Udasi to assist Maggu’s nephew, Trexo customizes each brace’s gait to the user and adjusts it over time.
—Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 7 Dec. 2024
This profile customizes the amplification of sounds in real-time, enhancing clarity during conversations and media playback.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 29 Nov. 2024
The technology customizes employee experiences by examining preferences and behaviors, promoting internal mobility through the identification of employees ready for advancement and creating personalized engagement and reward programs.
—Jack Kelly, Forbes, 14 Oct. 2024
Michelle Fox, CNBC, 10 Dec. 2025
The sneakers were created in collaboration with footwear artist and designer Mache, who customizes sneakers for star athletes and celebrities and earned a place on FN’s 2025 Sneaker Power List.
—Jaden Thompson, Footwear News, 10 Dec. 2025
The streaming app also customizes the Wrapped experience annually with various new interactive elements.
—Rebecca Aizin, PEOPLE, 1 Dec. 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
Understanding Personalized And Contextual Security Personalized security customizes protections based on user attributes—such as roles, behaviors and historical interaction patterns.
—Pulak De, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
Founded in 2016 in Ontario, by CEO Manmeet Maggu and CTO Rahul Udasi to assist Maggu’s nephew, Trexo customizes each brace’s gait to the user and adjusts it over time.
—Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 7 Dec. 2024
This profile customizes the amplification of sounds in real-time, enhancing clarity during conversations and media playback.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 29 Nov. 2024
The technology customizes employee experiences by examining preferences and behaviors, promoting internal mobility through the identification of employees ready for advancement and creating personalized engagement and reward programs.
—Jack Kelly, Forbes, 14 Oct. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for customizes
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Mahan is committed to the farm-to-fork sensibility, but also adapts to customers’ tastes, including a kid-friendly barbecue chicken pizza.—
Sean Timberlake,
Sacbee.com,
4 Feb. 2026
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Continuously learning from data gathered by a global fleet of machines, the system adapts in real time.—
Jijo Malayil,
Interesting Engineering,
3 Feb. 2026
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The company tailors its offerings to meet diverse consumer needs, often through smaller pack sizes, localized flavors, and affordable formats.—
Joe Cornell,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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Whether designing Tribeca apartments or Florida beach houses, the firm tailors its interiors to the location and architecture of the home.—
Elizabeth Stamp,
Architectural Digest,
2 Sep. 2025
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But organizers said that the leaner program reflected a strategic reallocation of budget resources rather than a tightening of the belt as the trade show adjusts to a more cautious, fragmented global fashion market.—
Rhonda Richford,
Footwear News,
5 Feb. 2026
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The metering system automatically adjusts how long motorists are held before entering the highway depending on traffic conditions, Liccardo said.—
Don Sweeney,
Sacbee.com,
31 Jan. 2026
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Henrique’s contract expires after this season, Mangiapane’s deal modifies on June 16, and the Nurse deal sees the no-movement clause ease in the summer of 2027.—
Allan Mitchell,
New York Times,
28 Jan. 2026
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Under the Healthy Indiana Plan, the bill modifies work and exemption requirements and requires the conditions to be met in the three preceding months before an individual applies.—
Alexandra Kukulka,
Chicago Tribune,
23 Jan. 2026
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Understanding your triggers better equips you for future anxious moments.—
Stefanie Groner,
Glamour,
4 Feb. 2026
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My legal and management background equips me to tackle Washington gridlock.—
Dallas Morning News,
Dallas Morning News,
3 Feb. 2026
Verb
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The therapy emerged from Life Bio’s Partial Epigenetic Reprogramming platform, which alters biochemical markers that control gene expression without changing DNA itself.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
4 Feb. 2026
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The friction created by the sweeping motion melts the ice, which alters the stone’s direction and speed.—
Garrett Chorpenning,
New York Times,
4 Feb. 2026
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