strong on

idiom

1
: very good at (something)
The author is not strong on characterization.
2
: containing a lot of (something)
The explanation was strong on detail.

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Week 2 of the 2025 campaign starts off strong on Thursday night, as the Washington Commanders (1-0) and Green Bay Packers (1-0) meet at Lambeau Field in a matchup of two of the top teams in the NFC. Tyler Everett, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Sep. 2025 The campaign breaks Thursday in tandem with the retail drop of the Passepartout collection for fall 2025, strong on Lurex jersey dresses and sweaters with a labyrinth motif that gives an animal-print vibe. Miles Socha, Footwear News, 4 Sep. 2025 Although the lineup looked strong on paper, the crop of comic book adventures and action sequels wasn’t enough to push ticket sales to $4 billion as expected. Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 3 Sep. 2025 Denver is solid-to-strong on defense and has a very good. Miami Herald, 27 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for strong on

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“Strong on.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/strong%20on. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.

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