as in personal
of, relating to, or belonging to a single person
a personalized jewelry box that had been engraved with her initials
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as in embodied
to represent in visible form
in the character of the good-hearted, virtuous seaman, the author has personalized the concept of perfect innocence
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Recent Examples of personalized
Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 17 Feb. 2026
Proceeds from the event directly support Komen San Diego’s Patient Care Center, which provides free, personalized navigation and critical resources to patients and families throughout every step of their breast cancer journey.
—Ut Community Press, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Feb. 2026
For these users, the platform has delivered more than one million personalized sketches and readings.
—Felysha Walker, Miami Herald, 17 Feb. 2026
This method aims to create a personalized sleeping experience while minimizing disturbances at night.
—Aliyah Rodriguez, The Spruce, 17 Feb. 2026
Longtime digital trend watcher Don Tapscott says the next wave of artificial intelligence is all about identic AI – where personalized agents don’t just complete tasks, but understand your judgment and values and take actions on your behalf.
—Harvard Business Review, 17 Feb. 2026
The industry may start to automate more back-of-house operations, yet hotels will still depend on front-line staff that can read a room, calm a crisis, or turn a stay into a story–particularly as younger travelers demand more personalized and experience-driven vacations.
—Alice Williams, Fortune, 15 Feb. 2026
Inspired by ’70s assembly lines and workshops, the duo-floor space offers personalized service to the brand’s range of smartphones and audio products, and comes with studio space for social media content creators.
—Tianwei Zhang, Footwear News, 14 Feb. 2026
Find your sample ballot and polling place Voters in Tarrant County can find their personalized sample ballot and information about early voting and Election Day polling places and times on the county’s Election Administration website.
—Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 Feb. 2026
John Kell, Fortune, 18 Feb. 2026
Bats can be personalized with custom laser engraving.
—Linnea Bailey, Travel + Leisure, 9 Feb. 2026
During the meeting, Commissioner Melissa Kingston for District 14, who voted in support, said much of the opposition from the community had become personalized toward the developer rather than focused on the merits of the zoning case.
—Dallas Morning News, 6 Feb. 2026
The interior is a completely blank canvas that can be instantly personalized with boho wall decals and fun decor.
—Sarah Scott, Parents, 5 Feb. 2026
It can be fully personalized, as well as repurposed to play both backgammon and draughts as well—and there’s a truly out-of-this-world detail included in each one.
—Mark Ellwood, Robb Report, 3 Feb. 2026
All recommendations are personalized based on prior interactions, rather than generic advice.
—Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 27 Jan. 2026
When a woman signs up for Hundred, their entire journey is personalized to their physiology at that stage of life.
—Alexa Mikhail, Flow Space, 27 Jan. 2026
Power On Demand Sennheiser says the RS 275 kit can be up and running in a matter of minutes and the settings can be personalized using the Sennheiser’s free Smart Control Plus app, which is available for Android and iOS devices.
—Mark Sparrow, Forbes.com, 22 Jan. 2026
Adjective
Researchers also see potential for personalized approaches by generating spinal cord tissue from a patient’s own stem cells.
—Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 17 Feb. 2026
Proceeds from the event directly support Komen San Diego’s Patient Care Center, which provides free, personalized navigation and critical resources to patients and families throughout every step of their breast cancer journey.
—Ut Community Press, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Feb. 2026
For these users, the platform has delivered more than one million personalized sketches and readings.
—Felysha Walker, Miami Herald, 17 Feb. 2026
This method aims to create a personalized sleeping experience while minimizing disturbances at night.
—Aliyah Rodriguez, The Spruce, 17 Feb. 2026
Longtime digital trend watcher Don Tapscott says the next wave of artificial intelligence is all about identic AI – where personalized agents don’t just complete tasks, but understand your judgment and values and take actions on your behalf.
—Harvard Business Review, 17 Feb. 2026
The industry may start to automate more back-of-house operations, yet hotels will still depend on front-line staff that can read a room, calm a crisis, or turn a stay into a story–particularly as younger travelers demand more personalized and experience-driven vacations.
—Alice Williams, Fortune, 15 Feb. 2026
Inspired by ’70s assembly lines and workshops, the duo-floor space offers personalized service to the brand’s range of smartphones and audio products, and comes with studio space for social media content creators.
—Tianwei Zhang, Footwear News, 14 Feb. 2026
Find your sample ballot and polling place Voters in Tarrant County can find their personalized sample ballot and information about early voting and Election Day polling places and times on the county’s Election Administration website.
—Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 Feb. 2026
Verb
And in 2023, Zillow paid $400 million (plus $100 million in a potential cash earnout) for Follow Up Boss, a customer relationship management software system that uses AI to summarize calls and can suggest a to-do list for agents and personalized messages that can be sent to a potential client.
—John Kell, Fortune, 18 Feb. 2026
Bats can be personalized with custom laser engraving.
—Linnea Bailey, Travel + Leisure, 9 Feb. 2026
During the meeting, Commissioner Melissa Kingston for District 14, who voted in support, said much of the opposition from the community had become personalized toward the developer rather than focused on the merits of the zoning case.
—Dallas Morning News, 6 Feb. 2026
The interior is a completely blank canvas that can be instantly personalized with boho wall decals and fun decor.
—Sarah Scott, Parents, 5 Feb. 2026
It can be fully personalized, as well as repurposed to play both backgammon and draughts as well—and there’s a truly out-of-this-world detail included in each one.
—Mark Ellwood, Robb Report, 3 Feb. 2026
All recommendations are personalized based on prior interactions, rather than generic advice.
—Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 27 Jan. 2026
When a woman signs up for Hundred, their entire journey is personalized to their physiology at that stage of life.
—Alexa Mikhail, Flow Space, 27 Jan. 2026
Power On Demand Sennheiser says the RS 275 kit can be up and running in a matter of minutes and the settings can be personalized using the Sennheiser’s free Smart Control Plus app, which is available for Android and iOS devices.
—Mark Sparrow, Forbes.com, 22 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for personalized
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Everyone’s personal experience of the pizza, or of the healing, or of the spiritual awakening, Gilbert said, was going to be completely different.—
Lilit Marcus,
CNN Money,
16 Feb. 2026
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The service Smiling, friendly, and personal.—
Charlie Hobbs,
Condé Nast Traveler,
16 Feb. 2026
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This vision calls on each of us to recognize our role in this larger public health ecosystem, where personal and collective responsibility is reflected in policy and initiatives, as well as embodied in the way some communities already support one another.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
18 Feb. 2026
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As the literal bearer and the first hearer of his films’ sound, Wiseman was also the immediate receiver of the subjects’ discourse in its most concentrated form, on headphones, and his material relationship to these voices is embodied in the work.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
17 Feb. 2026
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Cheesy comparisons aside, the reason chefs are responsible for their own knives boils down to subjective preferences and comfort.—
Wilder Davies,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
17 Feb. 2026
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Yet the questions seemed inexplicably broad and subjective.—
Jonathan Blitzer,
New Yorker,
17 Feb. 2026
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The post has garnered 161,000 likes and more than 2,600 comments, many of which expressed sympathy for the bot.—
Karen Garcia,
Los Angeles Times,
18 Feb. 2026
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Two other banks, Bank of America and RBC Capital Markets, also expressed worries about AI capex recently.—
Jim Edwards,
Fortune,
17 Feb. 2026
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The exhibit features 200 artworks, some certified originals lent by private collectors and the rest are replicas.—
Abby Hamblin,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
18 Feb. 2026
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Public safety, like infrastructure, exists because communities pool resources to provide services the private market often cannot deliver equitably.—
Lisa Mallozzi,
The Orlando Sentinel,
18 Feb. 2026
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The design of the sleeveless dress also incorporated a hint of the peekaboo bra layering trend, which saw a red carpet revitalization in 2024 and 2025.—
Julia Teti,
Footwear News,
19 Feb. 2026
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Her wide-leg trousers came in a matching deep blue hue and incorporated cargo pockets.—
Hannah Malach,
InStyle,
19 Feb. 2026
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The measures carve out exceptions for children on individualized education programs, or IEPs, for reading and those who work at least 24 hours per week.—
Emma Murphy,
Oklahoman,
19 Feb. 2026
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From Doty’s point, the challenge is the constraints of systems that were not originally designed to nurture individualized pathways.—
Matthew Kayser,
USA Today,
17 Feb. 2026
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“Personalized.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/personalized. Accessed 22 Feb. 2026.
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