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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 suits
Honestly, science and math were never my strong suits until Bill Nye landed in my after-school TV rotation.
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Lauren Brown West-Rosenthal, Parents, 30 Dec. 2025
The penalty kill has been one of the B’s strong suits this season but even that was not working on Monday.
—Steve Conroy, Boston Herald, 28 Oct. 2025
Teaching and instruction are your strong suits today.
—Usa Today, USA Today, 8 Oct. 2025
The show’s strength with independent makers is one of its strong suits.
—Victoria Gomelsky, Robb Report, 8 Oct. 2025
The latter is one of Pulgarín’s strong suits.
—Sarah Moreno, Miami Herald, 3 Oct. 2025
Filmmaker Paul Thomas Anderson‘s knack for casting is one of his (many) strong suits as a creator.
—Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 22 Sep. 2025
The silver lining for Cubs fans is that this kind of thing is one of Counsell’s strong suits.
—Jared Wyllys, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
The ability to capture an audience live has always been one of the band’s strong suits.
—Nicholas Kobe, People.com, 21 Aug. 2025
Lauren Brown West-Rosenthal, Parents, 30 Dec. 2025
The penalty kill has been one of the B’s strong suits this season but even that was not working on Monday.
—Steve Conroy, Boston Herald, 28 Oct. 2025
Teaching and instruction are your strong suits today.
—Usa Today, USA Today, 8 Oct. 2025
The show’s strength with independent makers is one of its strong suits.
—Victoria Gomelsky, Robb Report, 8 Oct. 2025
The latter is one of Pulgarín’s strong suits.
—Sarah Moreno, Miami Herald, 3 Oct. 2025
Filmmaker Paul Thomas Anderson‘s knack for casting is one of his (many) strong suits as a creator.
—Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 22 Sep. 2025
The silver lining for Cubs fans is that this kind of thing is one of Counsell’s strong suits.
—Jared Wyllys, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
The ability to capture an audience live has always been one of the band’s strong suits.
—Nicholas Kobe, People.com, 21 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for strong suits
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The real-life regulations on what color to paint your house, how short to cut your grass, and exactly where to put your garbage can on trash day make this suburb ripe for an outsider and her teenage daughter to come along and shake things up.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
21 Jan. 2026
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The Wolverines had a tough time getting things going against the high-pressure Sierra Canyon defense.—
Jack Gillespie,
Daily News,
21 Jan. 2026
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Among her specialties is talent relations, working closely with agents, producers and writers.—
Meg James,
Los Angeles Times,
20 Jan. 2026
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The literary novel of today is quite free from conventional storytelling, and ironically (irony is one of his specialties), Barnes got busy loosening the bonds early in his career.—
Will Gottsegen,
The Atlantic,
18 Jan. 2026
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Cozy up to the brick fireplace and indulge in house specialities like pretzel sticks with warm beer cheese, sriracha aioli, and pub mustard, and pan-seared New Bedford scallops with Mozambique risotto.—
Anna Laird Barto,
Travel + Leisure,
17 Nov. 2025
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Gilad was an airline pilot for 10 years and his specialities include the airline industry.—
Eve Chen,
USA Today,
7 Nov. 2025
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Similar patterns emerge in other domains.—
Andy Molinsky,
Forbes.com,
20 Jan. 2026
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Under the terms of the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU), the companies will jointly develop these ASVs to include mass production planning, installation, proposal development, and technical domains.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
19 Jan. 2026
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