as in specialty
something for which a person shows a special talent
one-on-one politicking is her long suit
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Recent Examples of long suit
Discarding correctly when declarer cashes a long suit can tax even a world-class partnership, and East-West might have gone wrong here.
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Frank Stewart, The Mercury News, 22 Sep. 2024
Pair long suit shorts with a matching jacket or basic long-sleeve tee, or jorts with a crop top and kitten heels.
—Ebony-Renee Baker, refinery29.com, 28 May 2024
Against notrump, the defense can prevail in two ways: by setting up a long suit or by depriving declarer of a source of tricks.
—Frank Stewart, The Mercury News, 1 Mar. 2024
Discarding correctly when declarer is running a long suit can tax even a world-class partnership.
—Frank Stewart, The Mercury News, 8 Feb. 2024
But telling a semi-coherent story that an idiot like me can easily understand, well, that is not his long suit.
—Neil Senturia, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Sep. 2023
With Trump, loyalty is not his long suit.
—Fred Barnes, Washington Examiner, 18 Feb. 2021
My long suit is to dream, and to do the long-term stuff.
—IEEE Spectrum, 17 Aug. 2022
Boston Dynamics is really starting to be successful doing commercial stuff, and that’s not my long suit.
—IEEE Spectrum, 17 Aug. 2022
Frank Stewart, The Mercury News, 22 Sep. 2024
Pair long suit shorts with a matching jacket or basic long-sleeve tee, or jorts with a crop top and kitten heels.
—Ebony-Renee Baker, refinery29.com, 28 May 2024
Against notrump, the defense can prevail in two ways: by setting up a long suit or by depriving declarer of a source of tricks.
—Frank Stewart, The Mercury News, 1 Mar. 2024
Discarding correctly when declarer is running a long suit can tax even a world-class partnership.
—Frank Stewart, The Mercury News, 8 Feb. 2024
But telling a semi-coherent story that an idiot like me can easily understand, well, that is not his long suit.
—Neil Senturia, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Sep. 2023
With Trump, loyalty is not his long suit.
—Fred Barnes, Washington Examiner, 18 Feb. 2021
My long suit is to dream, and to do the long-term stuff.
—IEEE Spectrum, 17 Aug. 2022
Boston Dynamics is really starting to be successful doing commercial stuff, and that’s not my long suit.
—IEEE Spectrum, 17 Aug. 2022
Recent Examples of Synonyms for long suit
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Evolent Health continues to focus on expanding its specialty care management services and reducing operational costs through its 2023 Repositioning Plan.Quartz Bot, Quartz, 8 Nov. 2024
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For example, shares of Henry Schein Inc., a distributor of specialty dental products, have risen more than 9% since RFK Jr. was named as Trump’s choice for HHS secretary.Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 22 Nov. 2024
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Lots of journalists include their email and speciality in their social media profiles.Leigh Cuen, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
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Local speciality Cannelés are perfectly formed little cakes soaked in rum and vanilla.Jaymi McCann, theweek, 29 Oct. 2024
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That’s a small thing, though, fairly easily ignored.Christopher Knight, Los Angeles Times, 22 Nov. 2024
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Small businesses often face high failure rates, and funding them with a HELOC puts your home at risk if things go south.Natalie Campisi, Forbes, 22 Nov. 2024
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For years, this vital task of ensuring software quality has been the domain of skilled programmers, whose meticulous work has been crucial to launching reliable products and sometimes slows down the velocity of new features.Chris Gallagher, USA TODAY, 29 Nov. 2024
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Binning explained that space domain awareness is, for now, the most important aspect of above-Earth defense.Brad Dress, The Hill, 28 Nov. 2024
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“Long suit.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/long%20suit. Accessed 3 Dec. 2024.
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