long suit

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Recent Examples of long suit The announcement that Live Nation has reached a settlement with the Department of Justice, resolving a years-long suit alleging anticompetitive practices, likely answers the biggest question facing the concert behemoth. Los Angeles Times, 10 Mar. 2026 Being alone was not my long suit. Literary Hub, 3 Mar. 2026 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 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 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 Boston Dynamics is really starting to be successful doing commercial stuff, and that’s not my long suit. IEEE Spectrum, 17 Aug. 2022
Recent Examples of Synonyms for long suit
Noun
  • Not surprisingly, seafood is central to the local cuisine, with such dishes as sole sablaise, a local fish; cuttlefish stew; and mouclade, a mussel dish, among the specialties.
    Catherine Sabino, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026
  • The speakeasy is a classic that’s been around since 2013, offering specialty cocktails and charcuterie boards that are simply divine.
    USA TODAY NETWORK, USA Today, 29 July 2026
Noun
  • The sweet buns with vanilla custard are a particular speciality, and the ice cream sundae has been a local staple for 80 years.
    Jaymi McCann, TheWeek, 21 July 2026
  • Yang’s industrial zone focuses on LCD screens, new energy vehicles, batteries, robotics, speciality chemicals, and biomedicine.
    Andy Browne, semafor.com, 14 July 2026
Noun
  • Pascal, 51, kept things casual in a purple T-shirt and matching shorts while relaxing on the yacht.
    Angelique Brenes, PEOPLE, 30 July 2026
  • Rooms The Balfour’s 82 rooms and suites keep things simple and lighthearted.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 July 2026
Noun
  • The opportunity in modern operations comes from giving data enough structure to reveal meaning across domains.
    Kannan Kothandaraman, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026
  • Conceivably, a rights buyer would have no more protection than anyone publishing a work in the public domain.
    Mike Fleming Jr, Deadline, 30 July 2026

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“Long suit.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/long%20suit. Accessed 5 Aug. 2026.

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