customizing

present participle of customize

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Recent Examples of customizing However, Craft House tailors its builds to suit owners' needs and there are lots of options available, including customizing its layout, selecting the building materials used, and even choosing full off-grid operation. Adam Williams june 24, New Atlas, 24 June 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 Here's how to make the beloved cinnamon poke cake recipe, including tips for customizing the recipe. Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 23 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 However, Mary was fond of customizing her jewelry pieces to make them into something new and more to her taste. Natasha Leake, Vanity Fair, 2 June 2026 By customizing workspaces with ergonomic office furniture, such as standing desks, ergonomic chairs, anti-fatigue mats and other items of specialized office furniture and equipment, leaders can help make the workforce more comfortable and feel more supported. John Graham Harper, Forbes.com, 27 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for customizing
Verb
  • This tactical ideology is what gives Morocco an edge, understanding what works so well in Europe and adapting it to their player pool.
    Chris Evans, Forbes.com, 9 July 2026
  • Knoll is adapting her book for the screen and will also executive produce.
    Joe Otterson, Variety, 7 July 2026
Verb
  • Then came more hits, like the hooded jersey dresses from his spring 2023 collection, most famously worn by Beyoncé, and his Working Girl tailoring from fall 2023.
    José Criales-Unzueta, Vanity Fair, 6 July 2026
  • But there’s far more to borrow from the men’s runways than tailoring.
    Christina Holevas, Vogue, 5 July 2026
Verb
  • These specialty farmers have found ways to adapt, in part by adjusting their harvest schedules to avoid the hottest parts of the day.
    ABC News, ABC News, 8 July 2026
  • The moment employees understand how their performance will be measured, many begin adjusting their behavior to improve the metric rather than the outcome the metric was designed to represent.
    Dr. Diane Hamilton, Forbes.com, 8 July 2026
Verb
  • Boeing developed the platform from the commercial 737 Next Generation airliner before extensively modifying it for military operations.
    Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 8 July 2026
  • In other worlds, the suit said the utilities agreed to operate in compliance with ISO orders, which at times included modifying or expanding their high voltage transmission systems.
    Edmund H. Mahony, Hartford Courant, 5 July 2026
Verb
  • The partnership will officially kick off with a four-session series for GFS Fellows, equipping them with critical skills in sound recording, listening, and community building.
    Arushi Jacob, Variety, 30 June 2026
  • South Korea is hardly alone among the many countries looking to Ukraine’s example in training and equipping their militaries with more drones.
    Jeremy Hsu, ArsTechnica, 26 June 2026
Verb
  • Pulling the data off a hard drive or USB drive without altering files or metadata like timestamps also takes skill, Ries says.
    Steven Melendez, Scientific American, 2 July 2026
  • Artificial intelligence is fundamentally altering America's economic geography, enabling businesses to operate globally while reducing reliance on traditional urban hubs.
    Britney Porter, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026
Verb
  • Organizing an exhibition is more like editing an anthology than writing a novel.
    Lonnie G. Bunch III, The Atlantic, 4 July 2026
  • Journalists were involved in every step of the information gathering, review, editing and publishing process.
    Gabby Sartori, USA Today, 3 July 2026
Verb
  • Austria, under Ralf Rangnick, play fluid, relentless football but Jordan made a decent fist of their first World Cup match, creating nine chances despite having just 37 per cent possession and matching Austria’s 11 shot attempts.
    Anantaajith Raghuraman, New York Times, 5 July 2026
  • In the series of photos, Brooks, 30, showed off her wedding look — a matching pink halter and skirt set with pink bow pumps — and shared a grainy Polaroid picture of her and Hemsworth, 36.
    Ilana Kaplan, PEOPLE, 5 July 2026

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