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
Cooper didn’t push back much, but that’s never really been Cooper’s strong suit.
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Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 9 Oct. 2024
Play/Pause Button Pause Nostalgia is not our strong suit at WIRED.
—Virginia Heffernan, WIRED, 29 Oct. 2024
And, especially with the $17.9 billion in U.S. military aid this year, security is Israel’s strong suit.
—Karl Vick, TIME, 18 Oct. 2024
Strong discipline wasn't my strong suit, and neither was public speaking.
—Mikhail Saidov, Forbes, 11 Oct. 2024
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Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 9 Oct. 2024
Play/Pause Button Pause Nostalgia is not our strong suit at WIRED.
—Virginia Heffernan, WIRED, 29 Oct. 2024
And, especially with the $17.9 billion in U.S. military aid this year, security is Israel’s strong suit.
—Karl Vick, TIME, 18 Oct. 2024
Strong discipline wasn't my strong suit, and neither was public speaking.
—Mikhail Saidov, Forbes, 11 Oct. 2024
See all Example Sentences for strong suit
Recent Examples of Synonyms for strong suit
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But Greenfield’s specialty was the 16th-century English poet Edmund Spenser, who wrote The Faerie Queene.Ian Bogost, The Atlantic, 8 Dec. 2024
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The former Food Network stars have history dating back to the 1990s in the Hamptons, where Garten’s specialty store, The Barefoot Contessa, was located.Karu F. Daniels, New York Daily News, 7 Dec. 2024
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Top-tier speciality ingredients: Essential spice mixes, condiments, sauces, and more—all Bon Appétit–approved.The Bon Appétit Staff & Contributors, Bon Appétit, 10 Dec. 2024
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The event features a panel on female entrepreneurship led by artist Jenny Chandler, followed by a vibrant, speciality cocktail experience.Erica Wertheim Zohar, Forbes, 27 Nov. 2024
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These are things that the federal government has an appropriate role to do.Alexis Simendinger, The Hill, 18 Dec. 2024
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However, things only got more complicated for Johnson on Wednesday when Trump and Vice President-elect J.D.Cami Mondeaux, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 18 Dec. 2024
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Think of an organization in any domain that has achieved something big in the last few decades.Adam Fayed, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
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The imposter site was created by a company called Namecheap Inc. on Nov. 22, a week before the Instagram video was shared, according to the domain information tool WHOIS.Hannah Hudnall, USA TODAY, 9 Dec. 2024
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“Strong suit.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/strong%20suit. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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