as in specialty
something for which a person shows a special talent
one-on-one politicking is her 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.
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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
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
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That model will make everything from advanced specialty care to diagnostics, chemotherapy and follow-up care accessible across rural region regions.—
Marissa Payne,
Des Moines Register,
5 Feb. 2026
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There is basic pizza with toppings and also a variety of specialty pizzas, such as the Carnivore featuring meatballs, sausage, bacon, pepperoni, mozzarella, and sauce, and the Verdura, featuring spinach, peppers, onions, mushrooms, eggplant, mozzarella and sauce.—
Pamela Brown,
Hartford Courant,
5 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Enough variety in the complimentary restaurants, including à la carte dinner menus, yet exciting dining concepts that make speciality dining a worthwhile additional spend.—
Chrissie McClatchie,
Travel + Leisure,
5 Jan. 2026
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Apple and pumpkin pies are holiday staples all over the country, but buttermilk pie is a Southern speciality.—
Cameron Beall,
Southern Living,
16 Nov. 2025
Noun
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The brain is also far more adept at handling things like ambiguity, subtlety, and nuance.—
Matthew S Williams,
Interesting Engineering,
5 Feb. 2026
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Perhaps, in the distant past, things once were very different on Venus, and perhaps there’s a rich history of ancient, early life on that planet.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
5 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Purpose, experience, and domain mastery aren’t being displaced here; they’re being leveraged.—
Sanjay Srivastava,
Forbes.com,
26 Jan. 2026
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In 2019, the Hospital for Sick Children lost control of Motherisk’s web domain after the subscription lapsed.—
Ben Taub,
New Yorker,
26 Jan. 2026
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“Long suit.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/long%20suit. Accessed 6 Feb. 2026.
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