specialize
verb (used without object)
to pursue some special line of study, work, etc.; have a specialty.
have specialized
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present perfectof specialize.present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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For instance, we launched a plane repair project in Rio Negro, made possible because we have specialized aeronautical technical schools.
From Barron's ● May 14, 2026
As the No. 1 Test team in the world, they believe that Bazball is just a funny term for more entertaining cricket—something Australians have specialized in for a long time.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 21, 2025
“Blood-feeding animals, regardless of lineage, often have specialized mouthparts or other structures to access blood,” Dr. Isabel Ortega Insaurralde, who studies hematophages at the University of Buenos Aires, told Salon.
From Salon ● Oct. 31, 2024
Once the Bakersfield station is complete, the authority intends to establish it as a regional hub that will have specialized bus service to Los Angeles until the rail system is extended.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 8, 2024
Mouth terminal or subterminal; body frequently drawn out into long process; mouth may have specialized framework Family Trachelinidæ c.
From Marine Protozoa from Woods Hole Bulletin of the United States Fish Commission 21:415-468, 1901 by Gary N. (Gary Nathan) Calkins
