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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
Among the specialties most appreciated by the guests was the melon frost, which literally went like hot cakes.
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Stefania Conrieri, Vanity Fair, 7 June 2026
Harbor Haus The primary fine-dining option in Copper Harbor, Harbor Haus serves traditional Bavarian specialties as well as classic American fare.
—Robert Annis, Midwest Living, 7 June 2026
The portal also consolidates data from multiple public health specialties.
—Velvet Wu
june 5, Sacbee.com, 6 June 2026
Today’s wealthy are increasingly dividing their fortunes between multiple advisors based on their specialties, rather than relying on one or two trusted firms.
—Robert Frank, CNBC, 4 June 2026
Chef Kevin Liao also distinguishes the kitchen with his illuminating Toisanese specialties, a regional subgenre of Cantonese cuisine either rarely seen in Los Angeles or so deeply assimilated into more generalized Cantonese menus that its distinctions are hard to parse.
—Bill Addison, Los Angeles Times, 4 June 2026
The restaurants on OpenTable’s new list of the Top 100 Brunch Restaurants in America for 2026 all meet the highest standard for this beloved weekend meal, while bringing their own unique strengths and specialties to the table.
—Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 2 June 2026
Other specialties include cronuts, cinnamon rolls and bear claws.
—Fielding Buck, Oc Register, 2 June 2026
But the desserts skew Austrian, and diners would be wise to take advantage; these specialties are hard to find elsewhere.
—Kate Bradshaw, Mercury News, 2 June 2026
Stefania Conrieri, Vanity Fair, 7 June 2026
Harbor Haus The primary fine-dining option in Copper Harbor, Harbor Haus serves traditional Bavarian specialties as well as classic American fare.
—Robert Annis, Midwest Living, 7 June 2026
The portal also consolidates data from multiple public health specialties.
—Velvet Wu
june 5, Sacbee.com, 6 June 2026
Today’s wealthy are increasingly dividing their fortunes between multiple advisors based on their specialties, rather than relying on one or two trusted firms.
—Robert Frank, CNBC, 4 June 2026
Chef Kevin Liao also distinguishes the kitchen with his illuminating Toisanese specialties, a regional subgenre of Cantonese cuisine either rarely seen in Los Angeles or so deeply assimilated into more generalized Cantonese menus that its distinctions are hard to parse.
—Bill Addison, Los Angeles Times, 4 June 2026
The restaurants on OpenTable’s new list of the Top 100 Brunch Restaurants in America for 2026 all meet the highest standard for this beloved weekend meal, while bringing their own unique strengths and specialties to the table.
—Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 2 June 2026
Other specialties include cronuts, cinnamon rolls and bear claws.
—Fielding Buck, Oc Register, 2 June 2026
But the desserts skew Austrian, and diners would be wise to take advantage; these specialties are hard to find elsewhere.
—Kate Bradshaw, Mercury News, 2 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for specialties
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The 6th Congressional District, which mostly consists of areas in Sacramento and Placer counties, is supposed to be a safe blue seat under the new boundaries passed with Proposition 50.—
Mathew Miranda
June 9,
Sacbee.com,
10 June 2026
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The video and the SCE data offer proof that the 100-year-old line, which hadn’t been used since the early 1970s, became re-electrified and sparked the fire that killed 19 people and destroyed thousands of homes in Altadena and surrounding areas, attorneys say.—
Tony Saavedra,
Daily News,
10 June 2026
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Star dishes include Nobu’s own specialities and those inspired by Barcelona’s coast.—
Eddi Fiegel,
Robb Report,
7 May 2026
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Items range from Maldivian specialities like tuna curry (kandu kukulhu) to Chinese-style crispy duck salad.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
23 Apr. 2026
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Palm Beach County as a whole could lose about $324 million in 2028, which would cut right into the $609 million budget used for 30 departments.—
Susannah Bryan,
Sun Sentinel,
6 June 2026
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Emergency physicians do not control inpatient staffing, discharge bottlenecks, rehabilitation placement delays, or bed availability, yet emergency departments absorb the consequences when hospitals operate beyond capacity.—
Letters to the Editor,
Hartford Courant,
6 June 2026
Noun
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My defense and my rebounding are two things that are extremely, extremely important to me.—
Nathan Canilao,
Mercury News,
10 June 2026
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In my fiction, my grandfather was no longer an inscrutable ghost, but a character with definable flaws, who did things in an order that, despite whatever twists and subversions, resolved into meaning.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
10 June 2026
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But, unlike armies of antiquity, modern armies depend on an extraordinarily complex web of fuel, ammunition, spare parts, maintenance crews, communications, transport, and increasingly autonomous systems operating across multiple domains simultaneously.—
Christopher McFadden,
Interesting Engineering,
9 June 2026
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Yet that’s exactly what happens when leaders default to protecting their own domains.—
Adrienne Down Coulson,
Fortune,
2 June 2026
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In our increasingly fragmented media environment, sports remains one of the last realms in which massive global audiences gather together in real time.—
Sam Jacobs,
Time,
9 June 2026
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The roughly $850 million project covers both the political and personal realms of the nation’s first Black president.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
4 June 2026
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Scrap Theory intervenes in the fields of Black archival studies, motherhood studies and feminist studies, and literary studies by asking how Black women deliberately document their experiences with dispossession through artistic engagement.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
8 June 2026
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From a castle built by a Sherlock Holmes actor in Connecticut to lava fields in Idaho that helped train astronauts, these destinations showcase the beauty, ingenuity and delightful weirdness that make the United States unique.—
Staff,
USA Today,
8 June 2026
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With floured hands, shape the dough into 15 evenly-sized spheres.—
Karla Walsh,
Better Homes & Gardens,
1 June 2026
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Craig points out that, unlike when creatives from other entertainment spheres like live theater get filmmaking opportunities, content creators come to Hollywood having cultivated an interactive relationship with an engaged fan base.—
Ryan Gajewski,
HollywoodReporter,
1 June 2026
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“Specialties.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/specialties. Accessed 11 Jun. 2026.
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