purpose-built
adjective
pur·pose-built ˌpər-pəs-ˈbilt 
chiefly British
: built for a particular purpose
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Beyond the airport, dramatic recent investment and growth has included the $1 billion development plan on the Missouri River sparked by the Kansas City Current’s initiative to create the world’s first stadium purpose-built for a professional women’s soccer team. —
Kansas City Star, 23 Apr. 2026 The museum itself feels purpose-built for a show of this scale and ambition, and the fact that Keys and Dean have a home in La Jolla gave the evening the feel of a homecoming. —John Wogan, Travel + Leisure, 23 Apr. 2026 Sunset Dunes now offers something rare, a space purpose-built for skateboarding. —Loureen Ayyoub, CBS News, 11 Apr. 2026 Fujifilm doesn't have a full-frame system, so all of its compatible lenses are purpose-built for the sensor size, and with nearly 15 years of history, the lens library includes nearly every type of optic. —Jim Fisher, PC Magazine, 6 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for purpose-built
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Kansas City Star, 23 Apr. 2026 The museum itself feels purpose-built for a show of this scale and ambition, and the fact that Keys and Dean have a home in La Jolla gave the evening the feel of a homecoming. —John Wogan, Travel + Leisure, 23 Apr. 2026 Sunset Dunes now offers something rare, a space purpose-built for skateboarding. —Loureen Ayyoub, CBS News, 11 Apr. 2026 Fujifilm doesn't have a full-frame system, so all of its compatible lenses are purpose-built for the sensor size, and with nearly 15 years of history, the lens library includes nearly every type of optic. —Jim Fisher, PC Magazine, 6 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for purpose-built
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“Purpose-built.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.grautoblog.com/dictionary/purpose-built. Accessed 29 Apr. 2026.
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