as in exclusive
belonging to only one person, unit, or group and not used by or available to others
The restaurant's proprietary recipe for barbecue sauce is only known to the head chef.
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Gemma 3, which is based on the proprietary Gemini 2.0 foundation, is also a multimodal model capable of processing text, high-resolution images, and even video.
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Ars Technica, 12 Mar. 2025
On a Tuesday earnings call, CEO Ashley Buchanan said the company has fallen short in recent years by focusing too much on new categories and de-emphasizing core products such as fine jewelry, petite clothing and proprietary brands.
—Russell Leung, CNBC, 11 Mar. 2025
The proprietary rubber compound adds extra tack and reduces grip stress.
—Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 11 Mar. 2025
Smaller startups, independent researchers and even governments now have the tools to build competitive AI systems without relying on proprietary, high-cost models.
—Vandana Rana, Forbes, 5 Mar. 2025
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Ars Technica, 12 Mar. 2025
On a Tuesday earnings call, CEO Ashley Buchanan said the company has fallen short in recent years by focusing too much on new categories and de-emphasizing core products such as fine jewelry, petite clothing and proprietary brands.
—Russell Leung, CNBC, 11 Mar. 2025
The proprietary rubber compound adds extra tack and reduces grip stress.
—Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 11 Mar. 2025
Smaller startups, independent researchers and even governments now have the tools to build competitive AI systems without relying on proprietary, high-cost models.
—Vandana Rana, Forbes, 5 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for proprietary
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“Proprietary.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/proprietary. Accessed 25 Mar. 2025.
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