specialized
Americanadjective
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invested with a special character or restricted to a special function or field of activity.
He campaigned for a specialized burn department to be established at the hospital.
The humanities, once a highly specialized pursuit, have rapidly become a much broader conversation.
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Biology. (of an organism or organ) adapted to a special function or environment.
If the coastal sage scrub were to vanish, so would these specialized species of insects that are dependent on it.
verb
Other Word Forms
- nonspecialized adjective
- overspecialized adjective
- unspecialized adjective
Etymology
Origin of specialized
Example Sentences
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Some have made big money mimicking the trades of potential insiders with specialized software that can instantly copy the moves of any trader on Polymarket, which posts all of its transactions to the blockchain.
From Barron's
To solve this problem, the team designed a specialized supramolecular catalyst.
From Science Daily
Alberto Escorcia, a journalist specialized in social media, identified three groups that disseminated false information tied to the wave of violence.
From Barron's
The strategy starts with Amazon’s homegrown AI chips, called Trainium and Inferentia, which are specialized, respectively, for training models and querying them for results.
He specialized in what Mr. Leeke calls “a few extra gestures added to a call.”
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