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customize

[kuhs-tuh-mahyz] / ˈkʌs təˌmaɪz /
VERB
modify to personal expectations
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Palantir is instead allowing customers to customize and run models on their own infrastructure and retain full ownership of their data.

From MarketWatch Aug. 3, 2026

The result is a cheap artificial-intelligence system that users can download and customize, an American counterpart to a host of upstart Chinese models that are shaking up the AI race.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 2, 2026

Buyers will start with a basic truck without power windows or even paint and can then customize it however they like.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 24, 2026

Don’t skip dessert, either, and if you’re a coffee drinker, order the Lao coffee, served with condensed milk and a sugar cube on the side so you can customize the sweetness to your liking.

From Salon Jun. 11, 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

Kestenbaum uses Ikea for playrooms a lot, but customizes the pieces so the room doesn’t read Ikea.

From Seattle Times Mar. 31, 2023

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

From Washington Post

Many items can be customized, repackaged and branded for bulk buyers.

From MarketWatch Aug. 12, 2026

At the exclusive terminal for the rich and the famous at Los Angeles International Airport, passengers are greeted with champagne and caviar, then whisked directly to their planes in a customized BMW.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 31, 2026

Such open models can be customized, making it possible to remove safety guardrails, researchers found.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 26, 2026

The model can be customized through Thinking Machines’ first product, Tinker, a cloud-based fine-tuning tool for AI developers and researchers released last year.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 15, 2026

There wasn’t a thing in the way of diversions, nowhere to buy a book or even a magazine that didn’t involve speedboats, customized cars, or guns and ammo.

From "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson

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

So she became an expert in customizing ChatGPT to write voicey marketing copy.

From The Wall Street Journal Jan. 9, 2026

Kit planes are increasingly popular because they are much less expensive than factory-built aircraft, according to enthusiasts, and give the community a sense of customizing their own route to the skies.

From Los Angeles Times May 5, 2025

Today, people use it for literally everything — from planning their trips around the globe and debugging code to creating dinner recipes, scripting social media posts and customizing cover letters.

From Salon Jan. 26, 2025

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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