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as in areas
a region of activity, knowledge, or influence
a doctor with a specialty in neurology
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as in specialities
something for which a person shows a special talent
singing operatic works is my specialty
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Recent Examples of specialties
Her goal is primary care, one of the specialties facing the most severe shortages nationwide.
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Nancy Badertscher, AJC.com, 16 Feb. 2026
These individuals have specialties in different collecting areas and can provide up-to-date valuations under different scenarios such as replacement, auction and retail shop value.
—R. Eric Thomas, Denver Post, 16 Feb. 2026
Nurses work in many different facilities and can focus on an array of specialties.
—Metro Creative Services, Boston Herald, 15 Feb. 2026
Most tahini dishes are savory appetizers but tahini is also used in sweet specialties like halva.
—Faye Levy, Oc Register, 11 Feb. 2026
Cream puffs that defy gravity are among the specialties here, and that doesn’t change on Valentine’s Day, when your heart should be light, too.
—Amy Drew Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 11 Feb. 2026
Try local specialties such as pizzoccheri and Casera cheese at restaurants like Al Mond Vei or Ristorante Camana Veglia.
—Laura Itzkowitz, Travel + Leisure, 11 Feb. 2026
Tony's Jamaican Food Curry goat, oxtail and jerk chicken are a few of the traditional Jamaican specialties served at this friendly Pflugerville restaurant and East Austin food truck.
—Ana Gutierrez, Austin American Statesman, 10 Feb. 2026
Harrods is also home to the Prada Caffè, also on the store’s ground floor, which dishes up a variety of Italian specialties ranging from saffron risotto and crab linguine to pistachio tiramisù and hazelnut mousse chocolate cake.
—Samantha Conti, Footwear News, 10 Feb. 2026
Nancy Badertscher, AJC.com, 16 Feb. 2026
These individuals have specialties in different collecting areas and can provide up-to-date valuations under different scenarios such as replacement, auction and retail shop value.
—R. Eric Thomas, Denver Post, 16 Feb. 2026
Nurses work in many different facilities and can focus on an array of specialties.
—Metro Creative Services, Boston Herald, 15 Feb. 2026
Most tahini dishes are savory appetizers but tahini is also used in sweet specialties like halva.
—Faye Levy, Oc Register, 11 Feb. 2026
Cream puffs that defy gravity are among the specialties here, and that doesn’t change on Valentine’s Day, when your heart should be light, too.
—Amy Drew Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 11 Feb. 2026
Try local specialties such as pizzoccheri and Casera cheese at restaurants like Al Mond Vei or Ristorante Camana Veglia.
—Laura Itzkowitz, Travel + Leisure, 11 Feb. 2026
Tony's Jamaican Food Curry goat, oxtail and jerk chicken are a few of the traditional Jamaican specialties served at this friendly Pflugerville restaurant and East Austin food truck.
—Ana Gutierrez, Austin American Statesman, 10 Feb. 2026
Harrods is also home to the Prada Caffè, also on the store’s ground floor, which dishes up a variety of Italian specialties ranging from saffron risotto and crab linguine to pistachio tiramisù and hazelnut mousse chocolate cake.
—Samantha Conti, Footwear News, 10 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for specialties
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From 2021 to 2024 enrollment growth in the county’s wealthiest areas was triple that in the poorest.—
CalMatters,
Oc Register,
18 Feb. 2026
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During periods of intense rainfall, the risk of flooding increases, particularly in low-lying and flood-prone areas.—
Southern California Weather Report,
Daily News,
18 Feb. 2026
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Other specialities include a BBQ Chicken Pizza and the Pizza a la Vodka, with that signature orange-red sauce.—
Alana Al-Hatlani,
Southern Living,
7 Feb. 2026
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Cozy up to the brick fireplace and indulge in house specialities like pretzel sticks with warm beer cheese, sriracha aioli, and pub mustard, and pan-seared New Bedford scallops with Mozambique risotto.—
Anna Laird Barto,
Travel + Leisure,
17 Nov. 2025
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The Firefighter Cancer Initiative at Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center has spent more than a decade researching how cancer affects firefighters, working with local departments across South Florida to improve prevention, screenings and treatment for those facing elevated risks on the job.—
CBS Miami Team,
CBS News,
21 Feb. 2026
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The radio silence has left local health departments in the dark about threats lurking in their communities.—
Lisa Jarvis,
Mercury News,
21 Feb. 2026
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In the past few months, however, things have changed.—
Isaac Chotiner,
New Yorker,
17 Feb. 2026
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There’s something about studying real-life situations that have happened and then creating and imagining into this fictional kind of characterization of things.—
Leigh Nordstrom,
Footwear News,
17 Feb. 2026
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Integrating unmanned logistics The Army continues to expand its use of unmanned systems across air and ground domains.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
17 Feb. 2026
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There are no better CEOs in the nation than in the airline industry – in operational, financial, strategic domains and their individual characters are sterling.—
Jeffrey Sonnenfeld,
Fortune,
16 Feb. 2026
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The rivalry is also spilling into other realms, including the Super Bowl.—
Matt O’Brien,
Los Angeles Times,
5 Feb. 2026
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However, after people serve their time in the hells, they can be reborn in other realms.—
Megan Bryson,
The Conversation,
5 Feb. 2026
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Wildlife agencies have long used remote cameras to gather evidence in the forests and fields.—
Bryan Hendricks,
Arkansas Online,
15 Feb. 2026
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Dual moguls sees two skiers racing side by side down the course featuring two jumps and fields of bumps, known as moguls.—
Sean Nevin,
NBC news,
15 Feb. 2026
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The individual beads are large hollow spheres containing okra seeds.—
TRAVIS LOLLER,
Arkansas Online,
16 Feb. 2026
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The individual beads are large hollow spheres containing okra seeds.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
15 Feb. 2026
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“Specialties.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/specialties. Accessed 22 Feb. 2026.
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