specialize
verb (used without object)
to pursue some special line of study, work, etc.; have a specialty.
had specialized
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past perfectof specialize.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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"Tiktaalik had specialized ribs that would have connected to the pelvis by a ligament," Stewart said.
From Science Daily ● Apr. 5, 2024
Quite the contrary, these appointments involved persons who had specialized in tax avoidance.
From Salon ● Jan. 27, 2024
Mr. Myers’s health care technology business had specialized in gathering open-source data and scouring it for patterns or signs of trouble.
From New York Times ● May 29, 2023
The self-branded progressive college had specialized in an environmental liberal arts core curriculum.
From Washington Times ● Apr. 4, 2023
If his upbringing at the abbey had specialized in anything, it was instilling a profound sense of unworthiness.
From "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor
