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
Many came on the arm of designers, who custom-make their looks for the occasion, often in some sort of accordance with the exhibition theme.
From New York Times ● May 4, 2016
So, the only thing we manufacturer in the U.S. are now simple items, canvas bags that we can bring in, it's a basic color, it's easily available, I do not have to custom-make for myself.
From Slate ● Apr. 13, 2015
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
Dark-fleet vessels were also found with custom-made Ethernet cables soldered to ports on AIS systems, which enabled crews to push out fake location data and mask their whereabouts.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 15, 2026
Watch how custom-made, natural-grass pitches are being installed across 16 stadiums, overcoming wildly different climates to ensure consistent play across the tournament.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 9, 2026
She decided how she wanted to wear her hair and prepared the custom-made letterman jacket she got last year with money donated by supporters.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 1, 2026
Johnson also sells longevity, pitching custom-made supplements and other products.
From Barron's ● May 21, 2026
He was looking to hire an executive director for community affairs, a job that seemed almost custom-made for me.
From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama
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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