customizing

present participle of customize

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of customizing The Sidephone, meanwhile, takes a modular approach to customizing the hardware to fit into your life. Abhimanyu Ghoshal, New Atlas, 6 Aug. 2026 Millennials reminisced about customizing their profiles with glitter graphics and profile songs, and the never-ending politics of curating their Top 8s. Amy O’Brien, Vogue, 4 Aug. 2026 Curated Fishing Charters A lot of coastal hotels can arrange a private fishing charter, but few go as far as customizing the charter to the degree of The Islands of Islamorada. Kelsey Glennon, Southern Living, 3 Aug. 2026 In some cases, this requires customizing the models already available. Ulrich Boser, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026 This hybrid mattress comes with many of the features Aiken notes, like customizing the firmness on both sides (a win for partners with different sleep styles), along with improved layers to provide more pressure relief. Yelena Moroz Alpert, Architectural Digest, 24 June 2026 The Screen Time app is getting a design update, and developers are being given additional APIs for parental controls and customizing the way their apps behave based on the user’s declared age. Andrew Cunningham, ArsTechnica, 8 June 2026 Compared to traditional kibble, fresh dog food companies often have more options for customizing your dog’s meals. Faith Wakefield, USA Today, 8 June 2026 Shoutout to PatchBuilt for customizing their German Shepherd patch for us and giving him a floppy ear. Amber Harding Outkick, FOXNews.com, 2 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for customizing
Verb
  • Restorations have allowed the hotel to retain its historic charm while adapting to modern comforts.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 12 Aug. 2026
  • Rather than continually replacing the entire launch vehicle, engineers evolved the architecture through successive versions, adapting it to different payloads and missions.
    Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 12 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Sending The Same Pitch To Every Reporter Today's media landscape is built on relationships, not mass distribution, which means tailoring your pitch to each reporter's beat, audience and interests is the only way to be truly successful.
    Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026
  • Building genuine connections through networking is now considered more impactful than endlessly tailoring a resume.
    Alyshia Hull, USA Today, 28 July 2026
Verb
  • For Darline Graham, that tight timeline has meant adjusting to her new role as a senator and hitting the campaign trail, while mourning the unexpected loss of her brother.
    Kaia Hubbard, CBS News, 12 Aug. 2026
  • That is a learnable skill that comes through trying, missing and adjusting, not by reading a prompt guide once.
    Boyan Wan, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Disney says no benefits are being cut because the unit organized in 2024 and the talks are setting first-contract terms rather than modifying an existing agreement.
    Todd Martens, Los Angeles Times, 11 Aug. 2026
  • This matters because nephrology as a specialty has had very few genuinely disease-modifying options for diabetic kidney disease.
    Jesse M. Pines, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Advertisement Solomon therefore expressed skepticism about equipping thousands of DHS field agents, across the country, with even more advanced surveillance tools.
    Rebecca Schneid, Time, 12 Aug. 2026
  • The installations at the 500 delis were completed in April, but the city has not committed any additional funds towards equipping the thousands of bodegas that remain unprotected, Mateo said.
    Colin Mixson, New York Daily News, 7 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Former boxer Prichard Colón has died at age 33, 11 years after sustaining life-altering blows to the head during the only defeat of his professional career.
    Charlotte Reck, CNN Money, 14 Aug. 2026
  • She’s tasked with apprehending The Puppet Master (Iemasa Kayumi), a hacker who appears to be tapping directly into these networked minds and altering memories.
    David Faris, TheWeek, 14 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Bennett recommends choosing a clear purpose for the area and editing accordingly, like a small bistro table with two chairs or a simple sofa with room to breathe.
    Rachel Silva, Martha Stewart, 15 Aug. 2026
  • This is also the first film for which Vaz has ceded editing responsibilities.
    Dylan Adamson, Variety, 14 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Sullivan and defender Kai Wagner had assists on Jacques' third goal -- matching his total from last season.
    CBS New York Team, CBS News, 17 Aug. 2026
  • Sullivan and defender Kai Wagner had assists on Jacques' third goal — matching his total from last season.
    ABC News, ABC News, 16 Aug. 2026

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“Customizing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/customizing. Accessed 19 Aug. 2026.

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