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• v  become more focus on an area of activity or field of study
• v  be specific about
• v  suit to a special purpose
  this kind of beak has become specialized in certain Galapagos finches
• v  devote oneself to a special area of work
• v  evolve so as to lead to a new species or develop in a way most suited to the environment
• a  developed or designed for a special activity or function
  a specialized tool

• Bettie was rich Corinthian leather to connoisseurs of specialized, subterranean erotica the kind that showed women, dressed in black undergarments and stockings, and pumps with .
• The specialized health search engine is the farthest along it graduated from the alpha test phase to beta in February but Kosmix has been busy adding new subject areas .
• Click on ALL DEPTS at the top of the page to find an alphabetized list of hundreds of specialized product categories, from action figures to yogurtmakers.

• specialize
• specialise
• narrow
• narrow down
• specify
• particularize
• particularise
• speciate
• differentiate
• specialised

• diversify
• generalize
• unspecialized

News & Articles

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• Enterprise Group, Inc. Announces Closing of a Specialized Underground Infrastructure Construction Company
  Enterprise Group, Inc. is pleased to announce that it has completed its previously announced acquisition of a specialized underground infrastructure construction company, Calgary Tunnelling & Horizontal ...
  June 17, 2013 - Marketwired via Yahoo! Finance
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  MACHINIST Specialized repair facility looking for full time machinist. ... CASHIERS Full-time/ Part-time, Must work any shifts App on site J & L ... N. Lake Tahoe Towing Company Needs Drivers For Incline Village and Tahoe ...
  June 17, 2013 - The Record-Courier
• Ogio Pagoda Laptop Bag (Medium)
  The Pagoda laptop bag by Ogio has specialized compartments for carrying a range of devices—well more than just a laptop. It's sufficiently padded to provide reassuring security from all but the worst falls, although it's a bit bulky for a mid-sized bag.
  June 17, 2013 - PC Magazine

Quotes

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• Liz McIntyre in Forbes
  It was scary that a government contractor that specialized in putting surveillance cameras on city streets was the first to incorporate this technology in the workplace,says Liz McIntyre, co-author of "Spychips: How Major Corporations and...
• Chris DeWolfe in Computerworld
  There has been training on specialized weapons that are used here in Iraq. And then we do know they receive also training on general tactics in terms of how to take and employ and work what we call a more complex kind of attack where we see... William Caldwell http://www.google.com/url?q=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_B._Caldwell&source=dictionary&usg=AFQjCNEoVhhFGzS9uPLV-9ZmjEJ6wBJP-A International Herald Tribune http://www.google.com/url?q=http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2007/04/11/africa/ME-GEN-Iraq.php&source=dictionary&usg=AFQjCNHYa7TtFt0ITlfhcw0nkSoLnIfsuA Apr 10, 2007 92901 123450 specialized Our partnership with Google allows developers to gain massive distribution without unnecessary specialized development for every platform," said Chris DeWolfe, chief executive officer and co-founder of MySpace, in a statement "This is about...