as in specialty
something for which a person shows a special talent
languages are definitely the diplomat's strong suit
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Recent Examples of strong suit
Over the past couple of seasons, Hamilton has lost his edge in qualifying pace, an area that was his strong suit during his earlier days.
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Nelson Espinal, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 June 2025
Like all of the Crown Group's restaurants, Marigold's strong suit is serving gold standard versions of familiar foods.
—Keith Pandolfi, The Enquirer, 26 June 2025
Cynthia Erivo had a really smart strategy for the opening: joking to a minimum (not her strong suit), vocals on max (there’s no one better).
—Bethy Squires, Vulture, 9 June 2025
Production and sourcing, on the other hand, were not previously known to be among the company’s strong suits.
—Ian Volner, New York Times, 6 Apr. 2025
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Nelson Espinal, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 June 2025
Like all of the Crown Group's restaurants, Marigold's strong suit is serving gold standard versions of familiar foods.
—Keith Pandolfi, The Enquirer, 26 June 2025
Cynthia Erivo had a really smart strategy for the opening: joking to a minimum (not her strong suit), vocals on max (there’s no one better).
—Bethy Squires, Vulture, 9 June 2025
Production and sourcing, on the other hand, were not previously known to be among the company’s strong suits.
—Ian Volner, New York Times, 6 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for strong suit
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Creation of a new chapter of Wisconsin statutes for specialty courts Evers vetoed a bill that would create a new chapter in state statutes for specialty courts.—
Anna Kleiber,
jsonline.com,
8 Aug. 2025
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Pilot in high-impact areas, then expand to multiple markets and specialties.—
Zameer Rizvi,
Forbes.com,
8 Aug. 2025
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While Cuba and the Cuban American diaspora are her speciality, Gámez Torres also reports on U.S. foreign policy toward Latin America and the Caribbean.—
Jacqueline Charles,
Miami Herald,
30 July 2025
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There are lots of coffee shops, a beloved local bar/restaurant known as the Dead Fish, a charming antiques/speciality store that caters to feline fanciers, The Cat Vintage, and some lovely trails to hike in Crockett Hills Regional Park.—
Randy McMullen,
Mercury News,
17 July 2025
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Finding your community via identity is one thing, but some clubs go even more niche and have combined two different cultures—the Jewish one and the culture of cannabis.—
Sophie Liza Cannon,
Forbes.com,
8 Aug. 2025
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The altitude is low enough to allow for things like satellites to circle Earth fairly quickly.—
Eric Lagatta,
AZCentral.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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Current offerings include Pride and Prejudice and The Wizard of Oz from the public domain, as well as licensed properties like The Crow from Pressman Films, titles from romance publisher 831 Stories, and science fiction from authors Alan Dean Foster, Ramez Naam, and Charles Stross.—
Charlie Fink,
Forbes.com,
14 Aug. 2025
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The genre was originally the domain of intelligent social theorists, but the sheer success of its films eventually devolved into blockbusters that got dumber with each passing summer.—
Chris Snellgrove,
EW.com,
12 Aug. 2025
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