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strong suit

noun

Definition of strong suit

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 Hafele scored at a decent clip in the USHL this season, although scoring and creativity don’t project as his strong suit at higher levels. — Corey Pronman, New York Times, 26 June 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, 22 June 2026 Making a churro that tasted like her childhood also involved a lot of math, something Serna said was not her strong suit. — Carolyn Stein, Chicago Tribune, 12 June 2026 The 76ers have the 22nd pick of the June 23 draft, a recent strong suit of the franchise after years of high-profile misses that curtailed the path toward contention. — CBS News, 8 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for strong suit

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Not surprisingly, seafood is central to the local cuisine, with such dishes as sole sablaise, a local fish; cuttlefish stew; and mouclade, a mussel dish, among the specialties.

— Catherine Sabino, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026
The speakeasy is a classic that’s been around since 2013, offering specialty cocktails and charcuterie boards that are simply divine.

— USA TODAY NETWORK, USA Today, 29 July 2026

Definition of specialty

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The sweet buns with vanilla custard are a particular speciality, and the ice cream sundae has been a local staple for 80 years.

— Jaymi McCann, TheWeek, 21 July 2026
Yang’s industrial zone focuses on LCD screens, new energy vehicles, batteries, robotics, speciality chemicals, and biomedicine.

— Andy Browne, semafor.com, 14 July 2026

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Frake-Waterfield created the TCU (ha ha) as a horror film franchise that turns public-domain children’s stories into slasher films.

— Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 24 July 2026
If millions more digital products are created because the cost of building approaches zero, then even a small percentage progressing to real-world use translates into a meaningful increase in demand for domains.

— Michael Riedl, Forbes.com, 23 July 2026

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