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customize

[kuhs-tuh-mahyz] / ˈkʌs təˌmaɪz /
VERB
modify to personal expectations
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That means developers can download, customize and host the model locally.

From MarketWatch Jul. 24, 2026

So-called open-weight models like Kimi K3 are free to download for users, who can customize them using company-specific data and reduce their costs significantly.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 17, 2026

Like most of China's offerings, it costs less and uses source code that programmers can customize.

From Barron's Jul. 17, 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

“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

Davis customizes treatment plans for each person, and individual sessions are $300 a visit.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 5, 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

The American AI industry has poured far more resources into proprietary, or “closed,” models, while Chinese companies have rapidly advanced open-weight models that can be cheaper to operate and easily customized.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 23, 2026

To construct the device, the researchers added silver nanoparticles to a layer of customized DNA sequences -- specially designed to be of certain compositions and lengths -- that was integrated with thin films of perovskite.

From Science Daily Aug. 17, 2026

Perhaps the album’s most driving track is “Rock & Roll Band,” on which we hear Mr. Scholz’s customized electronics.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 15, 2026

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

From MarketWatch Aug. 12, 2026

These skills included Cordon Bleu cooking, marksmanship, a customized blend of martial arts, emergency medicine, and information technology.

From "Artemis Fowl" by Eoin Colfer

“It’s given us the added confidence in customizing certain mandates and working with the managers to deliver value,” he said.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 23, 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

Aaliyah Warren, 23, professional roller skater, model and performer: We love customizing our boots, so we get them graffitied and painted.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 16, 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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