specialties

noun

plural of specialty
1
as in areas
a region of activity, knowledge, or influence a doctor with a specialty in neurology

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2
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 Chefs will keep the lounge’s location in mind, whipping up local specialties, while a hot and cold buffet station is always up for grabs. — Nicole Hoey, Robb Report, 30 June 2026 Despite this, plastic surgery is among the highest-volume specialties providing gender-affirming care. — Kavitha Ranganathan, STAT, 29 June 2026 Both groups provide treatment for head and neck cancer, hearing loss, sleep disorders and additional ear, nose and throat conditions, among other specialties. — Claire Harutunian, Charlotte Observer, 1 July 2026 In a 2024 paper, the researchers reported that doctors from the best medical schools flock to the highest-paying specialties. — Daniel De Visé, USA Today, 5 July 2026 Enjoy an English toasty or a Florentine house quiche for breakfast and return for lunch to savor Celtic specialties like Scotch eggs or an Irish rarebit. — Korrin Bishop, Southern Living, 1 July 2026 The upper floor houses a food hall selling local specialties like lampredotto (tripe sandwiches) and schiacciata (a Tuscan flatbread). — Laura Itzkowitz, Travel + Leisure, 8 July 2026 This effort, Sitapati said, is not about governance but rather about collaboration across the broad set of academic specialties that medical AI is already touching. — Paul Sisson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 July 2026 Total clinic compensation includes pay of primary care physicians, medical specialties, surgeons and advanced practice nurses and physician assistants. — Bruce Japsen, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for specialties
  1. areas
  2. specialities
  3. departments
  4. things
  5. domains
  6. realms
  7. fields
  8. spheres
Noun
  • Steer clear of puddles - Driving into puddles or low areas of rainwater can cause vehicles to hydroplane or skid out of control.
    — NC Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 7 July 2026
  • Avoid puddles - Driving into puddles or low rainwater areas can lead to vehicles hydroplaning or losing control.
    — STAR-TELEGRAM WEATHER BOT, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 July 2026
Definition of areas
Noun
  • As the authors indicate, these opportunities are already being leveraged in some of the most critical specialities, including across psychiatry, cardiology, oncology, and infectious diseases.
    — Forbes.com, Forbes.com, 27 June 2026
  • Try Menorcan specialities like sobrasada – squidgy sausage – and at least three cheeses, plus the Catalan classic of grated tomato on bread with olive oil.
    — Adrienne Wyper, TheWeek, 22 June 2026
Definition of specialities
Noun
  • Supporters hail the move as bringing accountability and coherence — through the governor — to all the departments and agencies involved in education.
    — Howard Blume, Los Angeles Times, 1 July 2026
  • Cody Hess, an associate government program analyst for the California Department of Tax and Fee Administration, said these differences in departments’ needs for in-person meetings make a sweeping return-to-office order unnecessary.
    — Sofia Williams, Sacbee.com, 1 July 2026
Definition of departments
Noun
  • Don’t let things like rules and decorum get in the way of what’s in it for him.
    — Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 8 July 2026
  • To get the look without the splurge, Carmona suggests scaling things back strategically.
    — Marisa Suzanne Martin, The Spruce, 8 July 2026
Definition of things
Noun
  • Instead of concentrating combat capability aboard a small number of heavily armed warships, the government says the new vessels will support a hybrid fleet in which crewed ships coordinate networks of autonomous systems across multiple domains.
    — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 30 June 2026
  • Across eight domains of preparedness, respondents gave their highest scores to Community.
    — Joseph Coughlin, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026
Definition of domains
Noun
  • What if Baahubali dies and has to go through the 14 realms of the afterlife in Indian mythology?
    — Rafael Motamayor, IndieWire, 30 June 2026
  • The new wrinkle is that the big platforms want to draft off what makes top creators successful in their digital-native realms.
    — Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 27 June 2026
Definition of realms
Noun
  • His companies have redrawn the boundaries of multiple economic fields—the automotive industry, the aerospace sector, satellite communications—and his direct influence has helped transform the world’s most powerful government.
    — Mark O’Connell, The New York Review of Books, 4 July 2026
  • The magnetic pull for those whose ultimate prize is privacy and connection to nature is towards gardens, forests, fields and beachfronts that stretch into the distance, delineating possibilities.
    — Nielsen Dinwoodie, Forbes.com, 4 July 2026
Definition of fields
Noun
  • More than 160 years earlier, Galileo's telescopic observations had revealed mountains, valleys, and craters on the lunar surface, overturning the ancient notion that heavenly bodies were perfect spheres.
    — Stefanie Waldek, Space.com, 2 July 2026
  • Tradition of separation The idea of separate spheres of spiritual and secular functions and authority was advanced by religious and secular thinkers to benefit both religion and the state.
    — Steven K. Green, The Conversation, 2 July 2026
Definition of spheres

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