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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
The technology also generates specialty-specific summaries flagging critical issues for doctors ahead of patient visits.
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Sasha Hupka, AZCentral.com, 3 Oct. 2025
Deadline just reported that Searchlight acquired the Venice film festival premiere title starring Seyfried as the mother of the Shaker movement, the Disney specialty label taking North America and most of the world.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 3 Oct. 2025
Causes and Risk Factors Woolf, a specialty doctor in psychiatry who works for Care in Mind, a service supporting young people with complex mental health needs, said that multiple factors contribute to conditions like schizoaffective disorder.
—Lucy Notarantonio, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Oct. 2025
That’s not exactly a surprise, considering Johnson’s latest outing is a specialty pic from A24, versus the sort of wide-appeal action movie The Rock is best known for.
—Pamela McClintock, HollywoodReporter, 2 Oct. 2025
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Sasha Hupka, AZCentral.com, 3 Oct. 2025
Deadline just reported that Searchlight acquired the Venice film festival premiere title starring Seyfried as the mother of the Shaker movement, the Disney specialty label taking North America and most of the world.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 3 Oct. 2025
Causes and Risk Factors Woolf, a specialty doctor in psychiatry who works for Care in Mind, a service supporting young people with complex mental health needs, said that multiple factors contribute to conditions like schizoaffective disorder.
—Lucy Notarantonio, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Oct. 2025
That’s not exactly a surprise, considering Johnson’s latest outing is a specialty pic from A24, versus the sort of wide-appeal action movie The Rock is best known for.
—Pamela McClintock, HollywoodReporter, 2 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for specialty
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This area was mostly empty at the beginning, but the monstrous sounds of the race cars firing up their engines drew a lot of attention.—
Keenan Thompson,
Freep.com,
6 Oct. 2025
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The chief sent multiple units to increase patrols in high-crime areas after three homicides that happened at the start of the weekend, police spokesperson Officer Bradley Perez said.—
Shambhavi Rimal,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
6 Oct. 2025
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Koupparis, who makes costuming a speciality, is among the most senior members of this group, which first numbered about 15 people when it was founded in 2013.—
Neda Ulaby,
NPR,
27 Sep. 2025
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And then, there are the private events, from supercar brands’ private villas to car sellers and speciality companies that stage their own shows in private spaces.—
Scotty Reiss,
Forbes.com,
16 Sep. 2025
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Early on, his department sent drones skyward to see how the store was managing incoming vehicles.—
Patricia Gallagher Newberry,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
2 Oct. 2025
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Humphrey credits both trends to a shift in department culture.—
Monroe Trombly,
Louisville Courier Journal,
2 Oct. 2025
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Amid a complex international scenario, White Milano organizers continue to look beyond the realm of the traditional trade show paradigm, strengthening its partnership with Middle East buyers and brands.—
Sofia Celeste,
Footwear News,
1 Oct. 2025
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This month invites you into the realms of emotional mastery and deep inner work.—
Meghan Rose,
Glamour,
1 Oct. 2025
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If models like Claude are able to become more capable of autonomous work, especially in complex, time-intensive domains like software engineering, the implications for businesses and employees could be significant.—
Beatrice Nolan,
Fortune,
29 Sep. 2025
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Hackers often create lookalike domains that look nearly identical to real ones, adding small spelling changes or extra words.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
29 Sep. 2025
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In the third quarter, FIU center Julius Pierce limped off the field with a leg injury.—
Walter Villa,
Miami Herald,
5 Oct. 2025
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Guerrero, in the first inning, connected for a towering fly ball to left field.—
Mitch Bannon,
New York Times,
5 Oct. 2025
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In all of these places, the broad availability of talent—whether as founders, knowledge workers, or highly skilled blue-collar workers—is viewed as one core element of the corporate ecosystem’s success.—
Peter Vanham,
Fortune,
2 Oct. 2025
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So there is this element of the star's narrative, the actor's narrative in the character.—
H. Alan Scott,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Oct. 2025
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In Tuscaloosa, Alabama, no game day is complete without a stop at Gallettes, which is a mere five-minute walk from the football stadium where the Crimson Tide play.—
Marianne Williams,
Southern Living,
3 Oct. 2025
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The battery lasts almost two full days, even with a bunch of notifications coming in and a couple of outdoor walks tracked.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
3 Oct. 2025
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“Specialty.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/specialty. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.
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