custom-built
Americanadjective
adjective
Etymology
Origin of custom-built
First recorded in 1920–25
Example Sentences
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With software custom-built for this partnership, StarCompliance will be able to monitor trades in real-time, and flag suspicious activity to their clients.
From Barron's ● Jun. 17, 2026
By carefully arranging tiny particles of silver into custom-built structures, they created and stabilized a previously elusive state of matter that had existed only in theoretical models.
From Science Daily ● May 30, 2026
Harvey purchased his larger residence from Louisiana native Perry, who had the property custom-built in 2007.
From MarketWatch ● May 19, 2026
Heat exchangers are custom-built devices about as tall as a 15-story building and more than 15 feet across, containing thousands of miles of intricate pipework.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 8, 2026
And we were glad to have them around at first—especially when they presented our women with a gift to surpass all gifts: a custom-built domestic servant.
From Backlash by Marks, Winston K.
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