specialized
adjective
spe·cial·ized
ˈspe-shə-ˌlīzd 
1
: characterized by or exhibiting biological specialization
especially
: highly differentiated especially in a particular direction or for a particular end
2
: designed, trained, or fitted for one particular purpose or occupation
specialized personnel
Examples of specialized in a Sentence
specialized regions of the brain
specialized gear for deep-sea fishing
Recent Examples on the Web
In those tips is a specialized sac, a cnidosac, where the undigested nematocysts are stored.
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Helen Sullivan, Smithsonian Magazine, 2 Apr. 2024
Russian media has reported that specialized police units did not arrive until more than an hour after the shooting started, and then waited more than 30 minutes before entering the building, by which point the assailants had already escaped.
—Shane Harris, Washington Post, 2 Apr. 2024
Smile Hair Clinic, with its team of highly qualified surgeons who have completed specialized training, is emerging as a prominent platform in Turkey’s hair transplant industry.
—Chiara Accardi, The Hollywood Reporter, 2 Apr. 2024
Certain amounts of specialized debt, like wages and consumer deposits for prepaid merchandise, get priority.
—Roxana Popescu, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Apr. 2024
Of course, building an optimization model is a specialized skill.
—Edward Rothberg, Forbes, 29 Mar. 2024
The highly specialized role — in which a pilot temporarily takes control of a ship from its regular captain — is coming under the spotlight this week.
—Nick Perry, Fortune, 29 Mar. 2024
If the ship can't be stabilized, authorities will have to summon specialized equipment – floating cranes, for example – to remove freight containers and the chunks of steel on the bow.
—Christopher Cann, USA TODAY, 28 Mar. 2024
The ongoing violence continues to test Haiti’s police force, which last week welcomed 876 new graduates, some of whom are being given additional training to join the specialized police units leading the battle against the gangs.
—Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 27 Mar. 2024
Helen Sullivan, Smithsonian Magazine, 2 Apr. 2024
Russian media has reported that specialized police units did not arrive until more than an hour after the shooting started, and then waited more than 30 minutes before entering the building, by which point the assailants had already escaped.
—Shane Harris, Washington Post, 2 Apr. 2024
Smile Hair Clinic, with its team of highly qualified surgeons who have completed specialized training, is emerging as a prominent platform in Turkey’s hair transplant industry.
—Chiara Accardi, The Hollywood Reporter, 2 Apr. 2024
Certain amounts of specialized debt, like wages and consumer deposits for prepaid merchandise, get priority.
—Roxana Popescu, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Apr. 2024
Of course, building an optimization model is a specialized skill.
—Edward Rothberg, Forbes, 29 Mar. 2024
The highly specialized role — in which a pilot temporarily takes control of a ship from its regular captain — is coming under the spotlight this week.
—Nick Perry, Fortune, 29 Mar. 2024
If the ship can't be stabilized, authorities will have to summon specialized equipment – floating cranes, for example – to remove freight containers and the chunks of steel on the bow.
—Christopher Cann, USA TODAY, 28 Mar. 2024
The ongoing violence continues to test Haiti’s police force, which last week welcomed 876 new graduates, some of whom are being given additional training to join the specialized police units leading the battle against the gangs.
—Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 27 Mar. 2024
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Word History
First Known Use
1852, in the meaning defined at sense 2
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specialized
adjective1
: characterized by or exhibiting biological specialization
2
: designed, trained, or fitted for one particular purpose or occupation
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