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
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Caroline Castrillon, Forbes.com, 30 Mar. 2025
The new method abuses fine-tuning, a feature offered by some closed-weights models for training them to work on large amounts of private or specialized data, such as a law firm’s legal case files, patient files or research managed by a medical facility, or architectural blueprints.
—ArsTechnica, 28 Mar. 2025
This technique uses a specialized tool that implants hair directly without the need for creating recipient sites beforehand.
—Kyle J. Russell, USA Today, 27 Mar. 2025
The United States was tracked sending a specialized military aircraft, capable of detecting nuclear activities, to a key air base in Japan for a possible air-sampling mission.
—Paul Du Quenoy, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for specialized
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“Specialized.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/specialized. Accessed 4 Apr. 2025.
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