Thesaurus results for SPECIALTIES

specialties

noun

plural of specialty

as in areas

a region of activity, knowledge, or influence a doctor with a specialty in neurology

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something for which a person shows a special talent singing operatic works is my specialty

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Recent Examples of specialties The hotel can arrange tours with excellent local guides on the subject of art, history, music, restaurants, or the supernatural, one of our city’s specialties. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 17 Oct. 2026 The actor studied cookbooks to practice her skills, and one of her specialties was the French dish pot-au-feu. — Juliana Ukiomogbe, Architectural Digest, 16 Oct. 2026 Colleagues in cardiology, primary care, and other specialties described similar experiences. — Marcela Gottschald, STAT, 16 Oct. 2026 Behind the grocery aisles, customers will also find a small restaurant serving Middle Eastern specialties like kebabs, shawarma, hummus and rice plates alongside burgers, sandwiches and breakfast items. — Sara Rosenthal, Denver Post, 11 Oct. 2026 Wegmans carries international specialties from across the globe, including Latino, Asian, Indian, Korean, Caribbean, South American and European foods. — Chase Jordan october 9, Charlotte Observer, 9 Oct. 2026 The attackers responsible made off with Social Security numbers, names, dates of birth, military service records, civilian employment records, and, in some cases, even more details about specific people’s specialties and contact information. — Alex Colon, PC Magazine, 9 Oct. 2026 The choice of 27 toppings includes the usual items plus specialties such as artichokes, Kalamata olives, banana peppers or hot honey. — Bud Kennedy, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 Oct. 2026 Sam, who speaks Arabic fluently and whose specialties brought him to the Middle East, is working in Dubai. — Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 6 Oct. 2026

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Noun

Cult members lived in makeshift homes of polythene sheeting and thatch that Mackenzie divided into areas with biblical names like Jerusalem and Judea.

— Jefferson Kahinju Reuters, Arkansas Online, 20 Oct. 2026
The bar for engaging in major conflicts outside the core strategic areas of Europe and East Asia should be quite high.

— Charles Kupchan, Foreign Affairs, 19 Oct. 2026

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While traditional family recipes and regional specialities are at the heart of the competition, contestants are pushed outside their comfort zones through challenges inspired by fine dining, street food and international cuisines.

— Leo Barraclough, Variety, 12 Oct. 2026
Don’t miss out on Belgian specialities, such as chips and mayonnaise, a classic now with heritage status (although here beef stew is the preferred topping).

— Adrienne Wyper, TheWeek, 17 Sep. 2026

Definition of specialities

Noun

Drones have already become useful tools for police departments.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 21 Oct. 2026
Most business spending on AI is on OpenAI and Anthropic, according to data from corporate card issuer Ramp, though some corporate IT departments have integrated Google's Gemini models into their systems.

— Jordan Novet, CNBC, 21 Oct. 2026

Definition of departments

Noun

Born in 1888, Jim Casey spent his life, starting at the tender age of eleven, thinking about how to deliver things more efficiently.

— Marc Levinson, Fortune, 25 Oct. 2026
New York — Brett Smiley was elected mayor of Providence in 2022 on a pledge to build more housing and get things done in Rhode Island’s capital city.

— Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN Money, 25 Oct. 2026

Definition of things

Noun

The team also found that recombination was more likely between enzyme domains with similar DNA sequences, particularly within the same gene.

— Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 24 Oct. 2026
More broadly, a meta-analysis of over 100 studies found that fear appeals reliably shift attitudes and behavior across health and other domains.

— Monique Mitchell Turner, The Conversation, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of domains

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These bog bodies tell stories of a time when humans were sacrificed to the gods in bogs, as otherworldly margins between the human and divine realms, or when social outcasts met a cruel, violent end for failing to conform to societal standards.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 16 Oct. 2026
Dante populated his realms of Hell and Purgatory with figures, monsters and moral frameworks borrowed directly from classical Greek and Roman myths.

— Ed Meza, Variety, 13 Oct. 2026

Definition of realms

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Users can create forms or complete existing ones using text fields, checkboxes, and other elements.

— StackCommerce Team, PC Magazine, 24 Oct. 2026
As Reclamation District 108 leaves some fields dry, the goal will be to move a levee back so the river can spread out, restoring a natural floodplain, Bair said.

— Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of fields

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That's the reason why a major trend in military spheres is to create counter-drone systems that are not only effective, but can be built cheaply and in vast numbers in a short time.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 24 Oct. 2026
Soft jojoba spheres also provide a little physical exfoliation without the harsh scratchiness of traditional scrubs.

— Christa Joanna Lee, Allure, 21 Oct. 2026

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