as in specialty
something for which a person shows a special talent
doing funny impressions of people has always been my forte
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As a result, there’s plenty of game film on Moore, 27, whose forte is pass blocking.
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Matt Barrows, The Athletic, 23 Jan. 2025
Pago: The only meal kit whose mac 'n' cheese comes with fromage forte and gremolata breadcrumbs.
—Erin Alberty, Axios, 19 Nov. 2024
Another, more challenging forte of Venice is risotto al nero di seppia, which is made with the ink of cuttlefish.
—Anthony Lane, The New Yorker, 16 Dec. 2024
Not surprisingly, fall collections are Mordecai’s forte and account around 65 percent out of total sales.
—Sandra Salibian, WWD, 20 Dec. 2024
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Matt Barrows, The Athletic, 23 Jan. 2025
Pago: The only meal kit whose mac 'n' cheese comes with fromage forte and gremolata breadcrumbs.
—Erin Alberty, Axios, 19 Nov. 2024
Another, more challenging forte of Venice is risotto al nero di seppia, which is made with the ink of cuttlefish.
—Anthony Lane, The New Yorker, 16 Dec. 2024
Not surprisingly, fall collections are Mordecai’s forte and account around 65 percent out of total sales.
—Sandra Salibian, WWD, 20 Dec. 2024
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“Forte.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/forte. Accessed 24 Mar. 2025.
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