tai·lor-made
ˌtā-lər-ˈmād 
1
: made by a tailor or with a tailor's care and style
2
: made or fitted especially to a particular use or purpose
3
: factory made rather than hand-rolled
tailor-made cigarettes
: one that is tailor-made
specifically
: a woman's garment styled for a trim fit and with stiff straight lines
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Examples of tailor-made in a Sentence
Adjective
took my measurements for the tailor-made bridal gown
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Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 14 June 2024
This usually involves the hackers extensively researching a target employee, and then crafting a malicious email tailor-made to trick them into believing its contents.
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Lindsay Cohn, Travel + Leisure, 21 Mar. 2023
Everything’s tailor-made to an individual existence now.
—Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 20 Mar. 2023
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Adjective
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CHICAGO — This is the kind of defensive backcourt tailor-made to stop Jalen Brunson.
—Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 14 June 2024
This usually involves the hackers extensively researching a target employee, and then crafting a malicious email tailor-made to trick them into believing its contents.
—Michael Kan, PCMAG, 14 June 2024
Noun
However, Copenhagen's glorious waterfront district, which runs from Kongens Nytorv to the harbor, does look tailor-made for Instagram, with colorful townhouses and boats bobbing in the canals.
—Lindsay Cohn, Travel + Leisure, 21 Mar. 2023
Everything’s tailor-made to an individual existence now.
—Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 20 Mar. 2023
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“Tailor-made.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tailor-made. Accessed 4 Jul. 2024.
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