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customize

[kuhs-tuh-mahyz] / ˈkʌs təˌmaɪz /
VERB
modify to personal expectations
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What distinguishes MeRT is its use of an AI-assisted algorithm to customize stimulation protocols based on each patient's brain activity rather than relying on a standardized approach.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 23, 2026

According to the listing, the enormous space could also be repurposed into a boxing gym, basketball court, or another recreational facility, providing a future owner with an opportunity to customize the property.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 21, 2026

I like to arrange an almost ridiculous assortment of crunchy, creamy, salty, fresh and acidic things, allowing everyone to customize their bowls.

From Salon ● Oct. 20, 2026

Users can customize their own Dots’ looks and names.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026

“The default setting is typically ‘help,’ but you can customize as the situation allows.”

From "The Last Last-Day-of-Summer" by Lamar Giles

While Apple customizes many components inside iPhones, Khan said, “there isn’t a lot of customization” for memory, alluding to the possibility that commodity Chinese memory chips could be used.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 15, 2026

Whenever she’s on the hunt for a new pair, her first stop is the Rose Bowl Flea Market where she finds Allyn Scura, a local vendor, who customizes vintage frames.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 12, 2025

This new testing method further advances precision medicine, which is a patient care approach that customizes treatments specifically for a person's genetics, environment and lifestyle.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 18, 2024

Elevate analyzes and tracks your improvement and customizes a training program just for you.

From Seattle Times ● Dec. 20, 2021

The plant sometimes customizes guns with scratches and blemishes by painting American flags on them, she said.

From Washington Post

The model has been customized by a number of companies, including Atlassian, CrowdStrike, Dassault Systemes, Salesforce and Synopsys, using their own data.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026

While AI helps cut the cost of development, Borges noted that many businesses have a difficult time building tools customized for their clients, given the separation between data, workflows and eventual execution.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 8, 2026

His research centers on metal organic frameworks, or MOFs, which are crystalline, porous materials with structures that can be carefully customized.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 4, 2026

Some states have since turned to compounding pharmacies, which make customized, non-FDA-approved versions of prescription medicines.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 3, 2026

They’re often attracted to New Age beliefs such as Tarot cards, the I Ching, astrology and biorhythms, since these provide them with personally customized pronouncements.

From "Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences" by John Allen Paulos

The complaint said the prompts indicate Alfozan was “interested in building, customizing, installing, audio recording, testing, obfuscating, and remote accessing, among other things, a surreptitious audio listening and recording device.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 17, 2026

"It avoids the complex process of customizing cells and uses readily available drugs to reversibly enhance NK cells' anti-tumor activities."

From Science Daily ● May 25, 2026

Vargo purchased her home in April 2025 for about $450,000, spending closer to $465,000 all in after customizing finishes like lighting, fixtures and hardware.

From MarketWatch ● Apr. 24, 2026

The key is to have fun with building and customizing your maximalist egg.

From Salon ● Mar. 21, 2026

Lena had been creating paint-by-numbers canvases for him, sketching them with expert speed, customizing each image to his specifications.

From "Fablehaven" by Brandon Mull


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