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Recent Examples of specialized
Every chat with Claude or GPT runs on the same underlying machinery that calculates spreadsheet totals and renders video games—silicon wafers etched with billions of microscopic switches, organized into specialized processors.
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Deni Ellis Béchard, Scientific American, 1 May 2026
Carbon steel tends to be cheaper than the specialized supersteel alloys, so some home cooks don’t mind the trade-off of higher maintenance for better value.
—Jesse Raub, Bon Appetit Magazine, 1 May 2026
His grandfather, Rebby Malekani Chanda, who lives in Zambia, was diagnosed with a serious heart condition and urgently needed a specialized procedure called Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy (CRT).
—Meredith Wilshere, PEOPLE, 1 May 2026
Ships that are too outdated or costly are dismantled and recycled in specialized shipyards.
—Elizabeth Heath, Travel + Leisure, 1 May 2026
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Deni Ellis Béchard, Scientific American, 1 May 2026
Carbon steel tends to be cheaper than the specialized supersteel alloys, so some home cooks don’t mind the trade-off of higher maintenance for better value.
—Jesse Raub, Bon Appetit Magazine, 1 May 2026
His grandfather, Rebby Malekani Chanda, who lives in Zambia, was diagnosed with a serious heart condition and urgently needed a specialized procedure called Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy (CRT).
—Meredith Wilshere, PEOPLE, 1 May 2026
Ships that are too outdated or costly are dismantled and recycled in specialized shipyards.
—Elizabeth Heath, Travel + Leisure, 1 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for specialized
Adjective
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The next domino might be Alabama, where Governor Kay Ivey has called a special legislative session to redraw the state's maps less than three weeks before its primaries.—
Vann R. Newkirk II,
The Atlantic,
2 May 2026
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Beyond Alabama and Tennessee, legislators in Mississippi are planning to hold a special session to redraw the state's Supreme Court districts.—
Joe Walsh,
CBS News,
2 May 2026
Adjective
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Wulf struck out eight without a walk and limited Sycamore (16-4) to one hit in her three innings.—
Rick Armstrong,
Chicago Tribune,
2 May 2026
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Race, bad bosses and the fly-on-the-wall fun of watching office politics and micro-aggressions play out makes this workplace suspense novel a total page-turner (as well as a binge-worthy limited television series).—
Laura Zigman,
PEOPLE,
2 May 2026
Adjective
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The bill also calls for an extra $18 million for magnet and charter schools, vocational-technical schools and the Open Choice program that allows students to attend public school outside of their hometown to reduce racial and economic isolation.—
Staff Report,
Hartford Courant,
3 May 2026
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Molander Hermann wants to expand career and technical pathways for students and wants to see the county become more of a partner to districts, offering effective oversight and programming.—
Jennah Pendleton,
Sacbee.com,
3 May 2026
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Fitzgerald testified that death row is a more restricted and structured environment in which inmates stay at the same prison, live in a cell by themselves and are under much tighter security.—
Amy McDaniel,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
4 May 2026
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Oil prices remain over $100 a barrel due to the restricted passage of shipping through the conduit, with Meyer acknowledging that the wider air freight market is seeing demand destruction based on current price levels.—
Glenn Taylor,
Footwear News,
1 May 2026
Adjective
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There is no vaccine or specific antiviral medicine for hantavirus.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
5 May 2026
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The label belongs to a specific time and place, one tied to an age when a popular newspaper column could spawn a multimedia franchise.—
Hillary Busis,
Vanity Fair,
4 May 2026
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“Specialized.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/specialized. Accessed 9 May. 2026.
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