custom-built
adjective
cus·tom-built
ˈkə-stəm-ˈbilt 
: built to individual specifications
a custom-built house
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Much of the equipment in the studio he’d custom-built over decades was immobile — the Bösendorfer grand piano or the SSL recording console couldn’t get out on short notice.
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August Brown, Los Angeles Times, 10 Jan. 2025
Crafted by noted architect John F. Galbraith, this especially fetching abode was custom-built in the early 1950s.
—Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 12 Dec. 2024
Divan’s modular transformer doesn’t have to be custom-built for each application, which could ease manufacturing bottlenecks.
—IEEE Spectrum, 11 Dec. 2024
Idaho vacation home In the early 2000s, Hanks and Wilson custom-built a residence in the small town of Ketchum, Idaho, likely meant to be a ski vacation home.
—Joyce Chen, Architectural Digest, 19 Nov. 2024
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August Brown, Los Angeles Times, 10 Jan. 2025
Crafted by noted architect John F. Galbraith, this especially fetching abode was custom-built in the early 1950s.
—Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 12 Dec. 2024
Divan’s modular transformer doesn’t have to be custom-built for each application, which could ease manufacturing bottlenecks.
—IEEE Spectrum, 11 Dec. 2024
Idaho vacation home In the early 2000s, Hanks and Wilson custom-built a residence in the small town of Ketchum, Idaho, likely meant to be a ski vacation home.
—Joyce Chen, Architectural Digest, 19 Nov. 2024
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“Custom-built.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/custom-built. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.
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