as in exclusive
belonging to only one person, unit, or group and not used by or available to others
The restaurant's proprietary recipe for barbecue sauce is only known to the head chef.
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The letter noted that NASA has awarded SpaceX more than $2 billion in contracts and that the agency also has proprietary information on competitors of SpaceX.
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Samantha-Jo Roth, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 8 Feb. 2025
The laptop's left side holds a 40Gbps USB4 Type-C port, an HDMI port for an external monitor, a 3.5mm audio jack, and a proprietary (not USB-C) connector for the AC adapter.
—PCMAG, 8 Feb. 2025
Peg Leg Porker uses a proprietary dry rub on their pork that imbues it with salt and spice, and the hickory wood used for smoking lends a flavor dynamic that’s a signature of Tennessee BBQ.
—Taylor Tobin, Southern Living, 8 Feb. 2025
The game was moving from a proprietary engine to Unity.
—Kevin Purdy, Ars Technica, 7 Feb. 2025
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Samantha-Jo Roth, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 8 Feb. 2025
The laptop's left side holds a 40Gbps USB4 Type-C port, an HDMI port for an external monitor, a 3.5mm audio jack, and a proprietary (not USB-C) connector for the AC adapter.
—PCMAG, 8 Feb. 2025
Peg Leg Porker uses a proprietary dry rub on their pork that imbues it with salt and spice, and the hickory wood used for smoking lends a flavor dynamic that’s a signature of Tennessee BBQ.
—Taylor Tobin, Southern Living, 8 Feb. 2025
The game was moving from a proprietary engine to Unity.
—Kevin Purdy, Ars Technica, 7 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for proprietary
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“Proprietary.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/proprietary. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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