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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
The second-oldest president in American history is saddled by sub-40% approval ratings and is far underwater even on his handling of the economy and immigration, which were at one time his strong suits.
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Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 23 Feb. 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
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
Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 23 Feb. 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
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for strong suits
Noun
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Despite new tax revenue from a 20 percent tax increase, the city still faced a shortfall and was on the hook for things not budgeted.—
Andy Sheehan,
CBS News,
25 Mar. 2026
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The Kings were trailing by 26 early in the second half when things got really ugly.—
Jason Anderson,
Sacbee.com,
25 Mar. 2026
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The restaurant chain is known for its cinnamon rolls, potato sausage and Swedish pancakes, among other specialties.—
Adam Harrington,
CBS News,
24 Mar. 2026
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All medical specialties have rules for filling out their notes, and ABA providers shouldn’t need the state to tell them that copying and pasting the same summary for each session, as the inspectors found in some cases, wasn’t good enough, Bimestefer said.—
Meg Wingerter,
Denver Post,
22 Mar. 2026
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Advanced courses offered by experienced SAR officials focus on ground search, swift water rescue, avalanche recovery, and other specialities.—
Jayme Moye,
Outside,
27 Feb. 2026
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Other specialities include a BBQ Chicken Pizza and the Pizza a la Vodka, with that signature orange-red sauce.—
Alana Al-Hatlani,
Southern Living,
7 Feb. 2026
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ProPublica reviewed records of that meeting, providing a rare look at a dramatic shift underway in one of the most sensitive domains of public policy.—
Avi Asher-Schapiro,
ProPublica,
24 Mar. 2026
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Should companies like Google be required to automatically block lookalike domains that pretend to run official security checks before people fall for them?—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
21 Mar. 2026
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“Strong suits.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/strong%20suits. Accessed 26 Mar. 2026.
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