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
And talent identification and evaluation — a strong suit of Cignetti’s — plays a big role in that.
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Sam Khan Jr, New York Times, 17 Jan. 2026
Closing out games also hasn’t been a strong suit for Oaks Christian this season.
—Dan Rios, Daily News, 17 Jan. 2026
As detailed in a recent Vulture profile, attention to detail doesn’t appear to be the family patriarch’s strong suit.
—Victor Tangermann, Futurism, 15 Jan. 2026
At under seven ounces and smaller than a paperback book, portability is another strong suit.
—Graham Averill, Outside, 1 Jan. 2026
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Sam Khan Jr, New York Times, 17 Jan. 2026
Closing out games also hasn’t been a strong suit for Oaks Christian this season.
—Dan Rios, Daily News, 17 Jan. 2026
As detailed in a recent Vulture profile, attention to detail doesn’t appear to be the family patriarch’s strong suit.
—Victor Tangermann, Futurism, 15 Jan. 2026
At under seven ounces and smaller than a paperback book, portability is another strong suit.
—Graham Averill, Outside, 1 Jan. 2026
See All Example Sentences for strong suit
Recent Examples of Synonyms for strong suit
Noun
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That model will make everything from advanced specialty care to diagnostics, chemotherapy and follow-up care accessible across rural region regions.—
Marissa Payne,
Des Moines Register,
5 Feb. 2026
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There is basic pizza with toppings and also a variety of specialty pizzas, such as the Carnivore featuring meatballs, sausage, bacon, pepperoni, mozzarella, and sauce, and the Verdura, featuring spinach, peppers, onions, mushrooms, eggplant, mozzarella and sauce.—
Pamela Brown,
Hartford Courant,
5 Feb. 2026
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The Romans are the best at that — that’s their speciality.—
Mitchell Peters,
Billboard,
14 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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For this Alaskan, the start of summer means one thing—time to plan a winter visit.—
Jessica Puckett,
Condé Nast Traveler,
11 Feb. 2026
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Consider introducing yourself to a neighbor, because your optimism is ideally positioned to start things off on the right foot.—
Tarot.com,
New York Daily News,
11 Feb. 2026
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Integrating unmanned logistics The Army continues to expand its use of unmanned systems across air and ground domains.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
17 Feb. 2026
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There are no better CEOs in the nation than in the airline industry – in operational, financial, strategic domains and their individual characters are sterling.—
Jeffrey Sonnenfeld,
Fortune,
16 Feb. 2026
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“Strong suit.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/strong%20suit. Accessed 18 Feb. 2026.
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