custom-make
Americanverb (used with object)
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DS Smith is developing technology to custom-make boxes for Amazon that will help reduce large gaps in packages that increase freight costs.
From Reuters ● Feb. 23, 2018
Then I eventually contacted a bunch of companies that make these fidget spinners to see if they can custom-make one.
From Slate ● Dec. 12, 2017
That has forced states to find alternative drugs, purchased mostly from loosely regulated pharmacies that custom-make medications.
From Washington Times ● Aug. 29, 2014
For more than 40 years, Arte de Mexico has been unobtrusively helping designers all over the world find or custom-make exquisite pieces of lighting, furnishings and décor that speak of Old World elegance and craftsmanship.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 5, 2014
I can custom-make them fat free and salt free.
From New York Times ● Dec. 5, 2010
A compounded GLP-1 is made when a pharmacy formulates a custom-made version or copy of the drug.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 21, 2026
German investigators found three custom-made drones involved in the failed attack: Two in a field and one in the perimeter of the airport near Ukrainian-owned cargo planes.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026
Keely Hodgkinson powered to victory in a custom-made full-body speed suit before being presented with a Tiffany & Co crown as Athlos made its London debut.
From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2026
In the evening, Nike has flown in a custom-made outdoor volleyball court so Sherman Oaks Notre Dame can host Harvard-Westlake in a 7 p.m. girls’ volleyball match played on the Notre Dame baseball field.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 12, 2026
Championship tournament, he was dressed in a perfectly tailored suit, a custom-made white shirt, a Sulka white tie, and Italian-made shoes.
From "Endgame" by Frank Brady
I love custom-making something for someone, and I don’t love having 12 of the same thing.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 16, 2024
Other members of his research team said later they had taken only "baby steps" toward the goal of starting with a digital file and custom-making an organism.
From Reuters ● May 26, 2010
On the contrary, man might be described as a custom-making animal with more justice than by many of the short descriptions.
From Physics and Politics, or, Thoughts on the application of the principles of "natural selection" and "inheritance" to political society by Walter Bagehot
The ready formation of custom-making groups in early society must have been greatly helped by the easy divisions of that society.
From Physics and Politics, or, Thoughts on the application of the principles of "natural selection" and "inheritance" to political society by Walter Bagehot
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