as in tailored
made or fitted to the needs or preferences of a specific customer
took my measurements for the tailor-made bridal gown
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Recent Examples of tailor-made
Linen-blend Beach Pants are tailor-made for the season with their darling blue gingham pattern and relaxed fit.
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Merrell Readman, Travel + Leisure, 23 May 2026
For a Dodgers team already resented for buying up baseball with its massive payroll, watching its star closer stroll through a cockfighting pit in full uniform feels tailor-made to ignite outrage back home.
—Alejandro Avila Outkick, FOXNews.com, 15 May 2026
McIlroy, with his charming Irish lilt and very blue-collar backstory, was tailor-made for the gig but he’s been humbled by golf plenty, too.
—Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 13 May 2026
Odegaard was tailor-made for it.
—Jordan Campbell, New York Times, 12 May 2026
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Merrell Readman, Travel + Leisure, 23 May 2026
For a Dodgers team already resented for buying up baseball with its massive payroll, watching its star closer stroll through a cockfighting pit in full uniform feels tailor-made to ignite outrage back home.
—Alejandro Avila Outkick, FOXNews.com, 15 May 2026
McIlroy, with his charming Irish lilt and very blue-collar backstory, was tailor-made for the gig but he’s been humbled by golf plenty, too.
—Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 13 May 2026
Odegaard was tailor-made for it.
—Jordan Campbell, New York Times, 12 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tailor-made
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Architectural flex continues in the form of a sculptural staircase that connects the two levels, and which comes crafted with tailored plaster walls and handrails, punctuated with bronze skirting details.—
Ming Liu,
Robb Report,
24 May 2026
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The designer has been soft-launching her menswear ideas onto Timothée Chalamet, who wore multiple double-breasted tailored pieces during award season for his film Marty Supreme.—
Hikmat Mohammed,
Vogue,
22 May 2026
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But excitement over the joke reinforced the idea and Artistic Tile decided to actually offer the pasta prints through the company’s Tailored To program, which offers customized designs.—
Yelena Moroz Alpert,
Architectural Digest,
29 May 2026
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Powered by customized versions of various AI models, including Alibaba’s Qwen series, M1 is capable of gauging facial expressions and starting a conversation if someone appears lonely and can also read books to children.—
Yue Wang,
Forbes.com,
27 May 2026
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Turner, 36, was shown in a custom, blue, double-breasted jacket with matching pants, shirt and tie by Ferragamo.—
Maria Sherman,
Chicago Tribune,
1 June 2026
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Of the Deck’s major competitors, only the $600 Asus ROG Xbox Ally (and its AMD Ryzen Z2 A processor, which is very similar to the Deck’s semi-custom AMD chip) is significantly cheaper than the Steam Deck.—
Andrew Cunningham,
ArsTechnica,
27 May 2026
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“Tailor-made.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tailor-made. Accessed 7 Jun. 2026.
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