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specialty

noun

ˈspe-shəl-tē

Definition of specialty

as in area

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

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as in speciality

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

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Recent Examples of specialty Embers also planned a calendar of events, such as live music, Thursday night trivia and specialty celebrations such as its annual Oktoberfest. — Michelle Mullins, Chicago Tribune, 18 Sep. 2026 For KnitWell, managing and differentiating each of its women’s specialty fashion retailers can be challenging. — David Moin, Footwear News, 18 Sep. 2026 The company has decades of experience producing specialty carbon materials and already supplies battery manufacturers around the world. — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 17 Sep. 2026 The recall comes days after a separate recall by Whole Foods of a specialty cheese item due to an undeclared allergen. — Chiara Kim, PEOPLE, 17 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for specialty

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Noun

Because different areas of the striatum correspond to different types of movement, the researchers propose that similar imbalances in other striatal circuits could potentially contribute to other forms of behavioral rigidity, as per the release.

— Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 28 Sep. 2026
These districts can be established within a city, county or cooperative area to create economic development projects like industrial sites, research facilities, job-training centers and distribution hubs.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 28 Sep. 2026

Definition of area

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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
Steven Bisig / Imagn Images Defensive back is Parker’s speciality.

— Jon Machota, New York Times, 10 Sep. 2026

Definition of speciality

Noun

Lam said the label will stay contemporary and will be wholesaled at department and specialty stores.

— Lisa Lockwood, Footwear News, 28 Sep. 2026
The county has failed to provide evidence that the quarry owner’s reclamation plan wouldn’t substantially interfere with animals’ movement, wrote Kim Freeburn, an environmental program manager with the department.

— Alex Wigglesworth, Los Angeles Times, 27 Sep. 2026

Definition of department

Noun

Funke, as a whole, keeps fine-tuning in both the savory and sweet realms.

— Bill Addison, Los Angeles Times, 27 Sep. 2026
Gap took the idea into a more accessible realm during New York Fashion Week, announcing its new Five-Pocket Tote and the rest of Reed Krakoff’s GapBag collection with a large installation of the model at Rockefeller Center.

— Maggie Clancy, Footwear News, 24 Sep. 2026

Definition of realm

Noun

That combination of domain mastery, systems fluency and outcome ownership is genuinely rare.

— Ali Alkhafaji, Forbes.com, 25 Sep. 2026
GoDaddy — The Internet domain registry jumped roughly 3% after The Financial Times reported that Gen Digital made a takeover offer for GoDaddy.

— Michelle Fox,Darla Mercado, CFP®, CNBC, 24 Sep. 2026

Definition of domain

Noun

The Justice Department, for instance, decimated its elite Public Integrity Section in early 2025 while the FBI disbanded a white-collar fraud and public corruption squad based out of its Washington field office.

— PATRICK WHITTLE, Arkansas Online, 24 Sep. 2026
This had nothing to do with work on the field, but rather a promotion for how the team is about to honor its past.

— Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 23 Sep. 2026

Definition of field

Noun

Detroit starter Troy Melton (8-5) allowed three runs on four hits and three walks in 3 2/3 innings before leaving with a trainer after Antonacci's double.

— CBS News, CBS News, 21 Sep. 2026
Eaton, 51, faces up to life in prison for the 2023 attack, which left one victim paralyzed from the waist down and two others wounded during a quiet holiday weekend walk.

— Michael R. Sisak, Los Angeles Times, 21 Sep. 2026

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