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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
Feast on the street tacos and open-grill specialties at live stations at Mexican Grill on Thursdays.
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AFAR Media, 23 Oct. 2025
One of its specialties is activist investing, according to Guru Focus, via Yahoo Finance.
—Chad Murphy, Cincinnati Enquirer, 22 Oct. 2025
Harland’s three core beers-the Japanese Lager, West Coast IPA and Hazy IPA-pair with specialties like their rotating New Zealand hopped IPA series, Sour Series and a yearly release of Ube Milkshake IPA.
—Karen Billing, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Oct. 2025
On the other hand, changing priorities for the American populace may prompt policy changes to address rising demand for certain medical specialties.
—Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 20 Oct. 2025
Inaccuracies were generally worse among specialties, with 32% of endocrinology listings having wrong information.
—Calmatters, Mercury News, 17 Oct. 2025
Signature dishes at Tabla include butter chicken, chicken biryani, creamy dal bukhara and kadai paneer, alongside popular Indo-Chinese specialties.
—Jayla Webb
october 17, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 17 Oct. 2025
While known for cannoli, other specialties at Tony Cannoli Sweets & Eats include cheesecakes and deftly decorated multi-layer cakes with various fillings.
—Susan Selasky, Freep.com, 13 Oct. 2025
The third year of the program will take her to different hospitals for rotations in specialties such as obstetrics, cardiology and neuroscience.
—Jenelyn Russo, Oc Register, 13 Oct. 2025
AFAR Media, 23 Oct. 2025
One of its specialties is activist investing, according to Guru Focus, via Yahoo Finance.
—Chad Murphy, Cincinnati Enquirer, 22 Oct. 2025
Harland’s three core beers-the Japanese Lager, West Coast IPA and Hazy IPA-pair with specialties like their rotating New Zealand hopped IPA series, Sour Series and a yearly release of Ube Milkshake IPA.
—Karen Billing, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Oct. 2025
On the other hand, changing priorities for the American populace may prompt policy changes to address rising demand for certain medical specialties.
—Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 20 Oct. 2025
Inaccuracies were generally worse among specialties, with 32% of endocrinology listings having wrong information.
—Calmatters, Mercury News, 17 Oct. 2025
Signature dishes at Tabla include butter chicken, chicken biryani, creamy dal bukhara and kadai paneer, alongside popular Indo-Chinese specialties.
—Jayla Webb
october 17, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 17 Oct. 2025
While known for cannoli, other specialties at Tony Cannoli Sweets & Eats include cheesecakes and deftly decorated multi-layer cakes with various fillings.
—Susan Selasky, Freep.com, 13 Oct. 2025
The third year of the program will take her to different hospitals for rotations in specialties such as obstetrics, cardiology and neuroscience.
—Jenelyn Russo, Oc Register, 13 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for specialties
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Tabor and Sheriff Jay Cantrell both said the new quarantine space, along with other spaces being added for medical care, the intake and release of detainees, and court proceedings may allow the sheriff's office to open some areas to new programming.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
3 Nov. 2025
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Redefine and streamline your customer engagement and product experience by deploying AI systems in high-impact areas such as order-to-cash, procure‑to‑pay, and supply chain orchestration.—
Emma Burleigh,
Fortune,
3 Nov. 2025
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The chip's only drawbacks are its limited gains versus the more basic 9950X and its somewhat niche gaming specialities.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
25 Oct. 2025
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Their expert team includes professionals with specialities in health coaching, nutrition, and mental health counseling, providing a comprehensive and holistic wellness experience for each guest.—
Essence,
Essence,
14 Oct. 2025
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The nonprofit foundation, Spirit of Children, brings Halloween to kids in hospitals across the country and also raises funds for the facilities’ child life departments.—
Sam Gillette,
PEOPLE,
25 Oct. 2025
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Chapter Two resets everything back to the start of the day to show more departments.—
Jazz Tangcay,
Variety,
25 Oct. 2025
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Those on nine-month contracts must devote 480 hours to instruction — which can include things like lab work, clinical work and internships in addition to lecture time — over the course of the contract.—
Matthew Adams,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
8 Nov. 2025
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Because, in waking life, the truth is that things haven’t been the same since the strain of raising two young kids started to wear on their parents.—
David Ehrlich,
IndieWire,
7 Nov. 2025
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Of course, a good number of researchers and critics have warned of the dangers of using AI in these consequential domains.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
5 Nov. 2025
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Yet the nonprofit appears to be concealing this from visitors to its website, where a search function, the only nontechnical tool for seeing what’s in Common Crawl’s archives, returns misleading results for certain domains.—
Alex Reisner,
The Atlantic,
4 Nov. 2025
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Does this explain, perhaps, why Hopkins would then traffic back and forth between the grand realms of British classical theatre and the badlands of the movies, over the years, with an ease denied even to Olivier?—
Anthony Lane,
New Yorker,
3 Nov. 2025
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Jack is curious about life’s mysteries and wants to learn about the elements that make up all the realms.—
Lisa Stardust,
PEOPLE,
28 Oct. 2025
Noun
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And, of course, Amherst had freed Black people, and I was told that there were Black people who were working for the family outside of the house, in the fields and gardens.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
3 Nov. 2025
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Sixty leading experts from a range of fields, including medicine, public health, criminology, law and the technology sector, convened earlier this year to create an action plan to address the problem.—
NPR,
NPR,
3 Nov. 2025
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In his own secret lair, Vilgefortz learns from Istredd that Ciri possesses a the power to collapse space and time — not only for the Continent, but for other spheres of reality.—
Scott Meslow,
Vulture,
30 Oct. 2025
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These are frequently shaped into nested spheres—though there are many exceptions, including intricate axial symmetries.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 Oct. 2025
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“Specialties.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/specialties. Accessed 8 Nov. 2025.
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