as in adapting
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 customizing
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.
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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
Try customizing them with your favorite nut, or leave them out altogether.
—Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 27 May 2026
In particular, customizing the Weber Beamix print mortar was essential.
—Srishti Gupta, Interesting Engineering, 16 May 2026
Trump has spent much of his second term renovating the White House inside and out, customizing it to his personal taste, despite others’ objections.
—Bailey Richards, PEOPLE, 12 Apr. 2026
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
Try customizing them with your favorite nut, or leave them out altogether.
—Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 27 May 2026
In particular, customizing the Weber Beamix print mortar was essential.
—Srishti Gupta, Interesting Engineering, 16 May 2026
Trump has spent much of his second term renovating the White House inside and out, customizing it to his personal taste, despite others’ objections.
—Bailey Richards, PEOPLE, 12 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for customizing
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The companies best positioned for the next decade may not necessarily be the ones deploying AI the fastest, but those building organisational systems capable of adapting alongside it.—
Connie Etemadi,
USA Today,
9 June 2026
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But even that speculative scheme showed how sophisticated PAU could be in adapting an assortment of seductive pasts.—
Justin Davidson,
Curbed,
8 June 2026
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The house started as an Italian supplier of fine fabrics, sourcing raw wool from around the world and then processing it into the materials needed for bespoke tailoring houses to build the most sumptuous luxury suits imaginable.—
Dave Schilling
Contributing
Follow,
Los Angeles Times,
9 June 2026
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The harder question is whether tailoring workouts to those phases actually delivers meaningful results.—
Allison Palmer
June 4,
Kansas City Star,
4 June 2026
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Active management is all about doing your research based on past data, forming a plan and then watching how the market responds in real time to your analysis and adjusting accordingly.—
Todd Gordon,
CNBC,
9 June 2026
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Releasing sterile insects and adjusting operations as needed to achieve the most effective coverage.—
Mateo Rosiles,
USA Today,
9 June 2026
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Archaeologists have previously noted evidence of postmortem manipulation of human remains, such as mummification, and of modifying human bones into tools or decorative artifacts.—
Jennifer Ouellette,
ArsTechnica,
11 June 2026
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And of course, that’s going to set up a constitutional crisis when the increasingly conservative Supreme Court during Reconstruction and after will start first modifying and then all but destroying the Fourteenth Amendment.—
David Frum,
The Atlantic,
10 June 2026
Verb
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Instead of optimizing for a moment of attention, this strategy focuses on equipping audiences with tools or knowledge, engaging them through participation and empowering them to carry ideas forward through their own networks and communities.—
Felicity Fellows,
Forbes.com,
22 May 2026
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Flexibility aside, interacting with our world is one reason robotics engineers keep trying to make machines more human-like, equipping them with vision systems (eyes), microphones (ears), speakers (mouths), touch sensors, and many other systems.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
19 May 2026
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Guardianship is a life-altering and often permanent legal process that strips disabled adults of control over their life decisions.—
Emily Hoerner,
Chicago Tribune,
6 June 2026
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Scary Movie also takes on political targets like Fox News, cultural phenomena like livestreaming, and history-altering events like the COVID pandemic.—
Ryan Coleman,
Entertainment Weekly,
5 June 2026
Verb
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Letters are subject to editing for clarity and length.—
Letters to the Editor,
The Orlando Sentinel,
11 June 2026
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But there were other gene-editing tools also at the time.—
Quanta Magazine,
Quanta Magazine,
11 June 2026
Verb
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Lead drama actor holds essentially steady at 78, nearly matching last year’s 77, when 134 names crowded the ballot.—
Michael Schneider,
Variety,
12 June 2026
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Vitinha — Portugal/PSG The passing hub of Europe’s best club side comes into this World Cup in fine form, fresh from matching the great Xavi by completing 141 passes in last month’s Champions League final.—
Liam Twomey,
New York Times,
11 June 2026
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“Customizing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/customizing. Accessed 13 Jun. 2026.
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