long suit

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Recent Examples of long suit Discarding correctly when declarer cashes a long suit can tax even a world-class partnership, and East-West might have gone wrong here. Frank Stewart, The Mercury News, 22 Sep. 2024 Pair long suit shorts with a matching jacket or basic long-sleeve tee, or jorts with a crop top and kitten heels. Ebony-Renee Baker, refinery29.com, 28 May 2024 Against notrump, the defense can prevail in two ways: by setting up a long suit or by depriving declarer of a source of tricks. Frank Stewart, The Mercury News, 1 Mar. 2024 Discarding correctly when declarer is running a long suit can tax even a world-class partnership. Frank Stewart, The Mercury News, 8 Feb. 2024 But telling a semi-coherent story that an idiot like me can easily understand, well, that is not his long suit. Neil Senturia, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Sep. 2023 My long suit is to dream, and to do the long-term stuff. IEEE Spectrum, 17 Aug. 2022 Boston Dynamics is really starting to be successful doing commercial stuff, and that’s not my long suit. IEEE Spectrum, 17 Aug. 2022 After taking the stage in a cool all-brown look comprised of a long suit coat, button-down blouse, and distressed slacks, Palmer addressed some recent pregnancy rumors. Quinci Legardye, Harper's BAZAAR, 4 Dec. 2022
Recent Examples of Synonyms for long suit
Noun
  • That includes the big-box, one-stop-shop sellers and specialty beauty retailers.
    Pia Singh, CNBC, 19 May 2025
  • Finding a specialty and sticking with it can increase the chances of success.
    Dan Kahn, Forbes.com, 19 May 2025
Noun
  • At the heart of the lodge, a welcoming common area encourages guests to gather for drinks and food, including Ugandan specialities and more familiar dishes using local or homegrown ingredients.
    Travel + Leisure Editors, Travel + Leisure, 16 Apr. 2025
  • Is his speciality by chance rap, akin to that five-time Grammy Awards host?
    Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 18 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Instead of approaching them and giving them the opportunity to say mean things to you, consider trying to make friends with other girls -- girls who might like to be friends with you too.
    Mark Mondier, Arkansas Online, 18 May 2025
  • After that, flooring is one of the most important things to choose.
    Sarah Sekula, USA Today, 17 May 2025
Noun
  • As described, Golden Dome would use the sensors in a layered approach in which they are installed on a variety of platforms in multiple domains, including ground, sea, air and space.
    Iain Boyd, The Conversation, 22 May 2025
  • In the 10,000 sample records there were 220 email addresses with .gov domains.
    Matt Burgess, Wired News, 22 May 2025

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“Long suit.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/long%20suit. Accessed 25 May. 2025.

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