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
At under seven ounces and smaller than a paperback book, portability is another strong suit.
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Graham Averill, Outside, 1 Jan. 2026
Rebounding is also a strong suit.
—Roderick Boone, Charlotte Observer, 1 Jan. 2026
Honestly, science and math were never my strong suits until Bill Nye landed in my after-school TV rotation.
—Lauren Brown West-Rosenthal, Parents, 30 Dec. 2025
Relaxation isn’t my strong suit.
—Lauren Breedlove, Travel + Leisure, 27 Dec. 2025
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Graham Averill, Outside, 1 Jan. 2026
Rebounding is also a strong suit.
—Roderick Boone, Charlotte Observer, 1 Jan. 2026
Honestly, science and math were never my strong suits until Bill Nye landed in my after-school TV rotation.
—Lauren Brown West-Rosenthal, Parents, 30 Dec. 2025
Relaxation isn’t my strong suit.
—Lauren Breedlove, Travel + Leisure, 27 Dec. 2025
See All Example Sentences for strong suit
Recent Examples of Synonyms for strong suit
Noun
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Medicaid officials told the broker — who then told the companies — to use a billing code intended for specialty ambulances.—
Seth Klamann,
Denver Post,
29 Jan. 2026
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The daily menu includes breakfast egg bowls, specialty pizzas, sandwiches, mac and cheese, sweets boxes and a daily special dinner entree.—
Eddie Fontanez,
AZCentral.com,
29 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Enough variety in the complimentary restaurants, including à la carte dinner menus, yet exciting dining concepts that make speciality dining a worthwhile additional spend.—
Chrissie McClatchie,
Travel + Leisure,
5 Jan. 2026
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Apple and pumpkin pies are holiday staples all over the country, but buttermilk pie is a Southern speciality.—
Cameron Beall,
Southern Living,
16 Nov. 2025
Noun
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The updates mark Google’s push toward an agentic web, where browsers do more than display pages and instead help users get things done faster.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
29 Jan. 2026
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These are the signature Big Think dialogues that slow things down, ditch the script, and reveal how great minds actually think.—
Daphne Koller,
Big Think,
29 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Purpose, experience, and domain mastery aren’t being displaced here; they’re being leveraged.—
Sanjay Srivastava,
Forbes.com,
26 Jan. 2026
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In 2019, the Hospital for Sick Children lost control of Motherisk’s web domain after the subscription lapsed.—
Ben Taub,
New Yorker,
26 Jan. 2026
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“Strong suit.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/strong%20suit. Accessed 30 Jan. 2026.
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