fortes

noun

Definition of fortesnext
plural of forte
as in specialties
something for which a person shows a special talent doing funny impressions of people has always been my forte

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  1. specialties
  2. things
  3. talents
Noun
  • Family medicine physicians, by contrast, can expect a starting salary closer to $250,000, a good living by almost any measure, but a pay disparity that doesn’t strike most experts as reflecting the value, or importance, of these two specialties.
    Peter Ubel, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
  • Furthermore, this includes narrow kinds of intelligence such as specialties of repairing a car engine, knowing how to operate a crane, being able to fly a plane, etc.
    Lance Eliot, Forbes, 10 Dec. 2024
Definition of specialties
Noun
  • Below, a look at five things to do now to avoid vitamin D deficiency this winter and beyond.
    Mélanie Defouilloy, Vogue, 11 Dec. 2024
  • First things first - Gimenez does a couple of things very well.
    Tony Blengino, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of things
Noun
  • The poignant delivery was paired with Baker’s skilful twangs on banjo and Torres’ talents on the guitar.
    Jessica Lynch, Billboard, 11 Dec. 2024
  • But his Scrabble talents have long extended beyond the board of his native tongue.
    Lex Harvey, CNN, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of talents
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“Fortes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fortes. Accessed 18 Dec. 2024.

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