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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
This side of the lounge also has another dining concept called The Nook, where a dim sum cart, much like the ones seen in Hong Kong’s classic dim sum restaurants, dishes out regional specialties like scallion pancakes and shredded chicken gua bao with ginger and scallion oil.
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Matt Ortile, Condé Nast Traveler, 31 Mar. 2026
But there are also shortages of certain medical specialties.
—Suzanne King, Kansas City Star, 31 Mar. 2026
Ideally, these clinics would be staffed by full-time, multidisciplinary teams, enabling longer appointments, more centralized care, and faster, on-site consultations across specialties.
—Alexandra Sifferlin, STAT, 31 Mar. 2026
Studies have found male doctors earn higher wages than female doctors across all specialties.
—Andrea Hsu, NPR, 26 Mar. 2026
The brunch features favorites like brick-oven pan pizzas, housemade pastas, brunch specialties such as Mia’s signature Meatball Benedict and indulgent desserts.
—Amy Drew Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 26 Mar. 2026
The restaurant chain is known for its cinnamon rolls, potato sausage and Swedish pancakes, among other specialties.
—Adam Harrington, CBS News, 24 Mar. 2026
All medical specialties have rules for filling out their notes, and ABA providers shouldn’t need the state to tell them that copying and pasting the same summary for each session, as the inspectors found in some cases, wasn’t good enough, Bimestefer said.
—Meg Wingerter, Denver Post, 22 Mar. 2026
At the height of immigration enforcement in Minneapolis, local health care providers across specialties held a powerful press conference, sounding the alarm about Immigration Customs Enforcement presence at hospitals and interrupting patients’ abilities to seek medical care.
—Dr. Lauren Palladino, Hartford Courant, 22 Mar. 2026
Matt Ortile, Condé Nast Traveler, 31 Mar. 2026
But there are also shortages of certain medical specialties.
—Suzanne King, Kansas City Star, 31 Mar. 2026
Ideally, these clinics would be staffed by full-time, multidisciplinary teams, enabling longer appointments, more centralized care, and faster, on-site consultations across specialties.
—Alexandra Sifferlin, STAT, 31 Mar. 2026
Studies have found male doctors earn higher wages than female doctors across all specialties.
—Andrea Hsu, NPR, 26 Mar. 2026
The brunch features favorites like brick-oven pan pizzas, housemade pastas, brunch specialties such as Mia’s signature Meatball Benedict and indulgent desserts.
—Amy Drew Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 26 Mar. 2026
The restaurant chain is known for its cinnamon rolls, potato sausage and Swedish pancakes, among other specialties.
—Adam Harrington, CBS News, 24 Mar. 2026
All medical specialties have rules for filling out their notes, and ABA providers shouldn’t need the state to tell them that copying and pasting the same summary for each session, as the inspectors found in some cases, wasn’t good enough, Bimestefer said.
—Meg Wingerter, Denver Post, 22 Mar. 2026
At the height of immigration enforcement in Minneapolis, local health care providers across specialties held a powerful press conference, sounding the alarm about Immigration Customs Enforcement presence at hospitals and interrupting patients’ abilities to seek medical care.
—Dr. Lauren Palladino, Hartford Courant, 22 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for specialties
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During heavy rainfall, there is a risk of flooding, especially in low-lying and flood-prone areas.—
KANSAS CITY STAR WEATHER BOT,
Kansas City Star,
1 Apr. 2026
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The Whiteley Estate also harvests rainwater, which is reused in both guest bathrooms and public areas, and runs on an energy monitoring system that analyses the use of electricity, heating, water and gas to optimize how and when it’s used.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
1 Apr. 2026
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Advanced courses offered by experienced SAR officials focus on ground search, swift water rescue, avalanche recovery, and other specialities.—
Jayme Moye,
Outside,
27 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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About 15 residents attended the budget town hall meeting with council member Lorie Blair, and the majority of their questions centered on how the city budget works, how departments get funded and how residents could get more involved in the budget process.—
Devyani Chhetri,
Dallas Morning News,
28 Mar. 2026
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Democrats refused to fund those departments without changes to immigration enforcement practices.—
Kevin Freking,
Fortune,
28 Mar. 2026
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The Knicks only truly made things interesting in minutes the former Brooklyn Nets star and sure-fire first-ballot Hall of Famer spent on the bench on Tuesday.—
Kristian Winfield,
New York Daily News,
1 Apr. 2026
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Upstairs at Place, things are a little more formal.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
1 Apr. 2026
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Many of the messages come from domains that look official but are not government domains.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
30 Mar. 2026
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The breach comes not long after the Justice Department earlier this month seized four domains connected to the Handala group, as part of an ongoing effort to disrupt hacking and transnational repression schemes conducted by the Islamic Republic of Iran's Ministry of Intelligence and Security.—
Sarah N. Lynch,
CBS News,
27 Mar. 2026
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There are 246 of them, drawn from the everyday realms of agriculture, land surveying, and taxation.—
Ross Andersen,
The Atlantic,
27 Mar. 2026
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China has long looked to counter the US dollar’s dominance in international commerce; that push is also extending to digital realms.—
J.D. Capelouto,
semafor.com,
26 Mar. 2026
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Published in 2021 by a team of scholars in such fields as Jewish studies and Holocaust history, it was created to help distinguish hatred of Jews from criticism of Israel.—
Eyal Press,
New Yorker,
30 Mar. 2026
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The Pestova company has nearly 100 acres of potato fields in eastern Kosovo that are used to make the potato chips sold under the name Vipa.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
29 Mar. 2026
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But arranging spheres becomes significantly more complex in higher dimensions, which allow for more arrangements and symmetries.—
Manon Bischoff,
Scientific American,
26 Mar. 2026
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The sisters' ensembles, which varied slightly from each other, were two-piece sets of crop tops and shorts or miniskirts with clusters of transparent spheres layered over nude fabric.—
Ashley Hume,
FOXNews.com,
16 Mar. 2026
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“Specialties.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/specialties. Accessed 3 Apr. 2026.
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