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
Durability has been Stroman's strong suit, as he's made at least 20 starts in eight of his 10 full MLB seasons.
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Newsweek, 13 Feb. 2025
That being said, battery life hasn’t exactly been a strong suit for iPhones in recent years.
—Prakhar Khanna, Forbes, 12 Jan. 2025
Methodical communication is your strong suit over the next three weeks.
—USA TODAY, 8 Jan. 2025
Flashback: On-time delivery hasn't been USPS' strong suit in Virginia since a Henrico mail processing center became the first nationwide to transition to a regional hub in July 2023.
—Sabrina Moreno, Axios, 18 Dec. 2024
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Newsweek, 13 Feb. 2025
That being said, battery life hasn’t exactly been a strong suit for iPhones in recent years.
—Prakhar Khanna, Forbes, 12 Jan. 2025
Methodical communication is your strong suit over the next three weeks.
—USA TODAY, 8 Jan. 2025
Flashback: On-time delivery hasn't been USPS' strong suit in Virginia since a Henrico mail processing center became the first nationwide to transition to a regional hub in July 2023.
—Sabrina Moreno, Axios, 18 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for strong suit
Noun
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With an interdisciplinary structure that breaks down conventional barriers between specialties, the firm has transformed into a design collaborative that shapes how spaces are conceived, built, and renovated.—
Christopher Marquis,
Forbes,
19 Mar. 2025
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Then came a quick, colorful riff, a Leitner specialty going back five decades in San Diego.—
Tom Krasovic,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
19 Mar. 2025
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His speciality was the trivela: that killer strike with the outside of the boot.—
Phil Hay,
The Athletic,
24 Mar. 2025
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And for the author, who is also the brains behind the 2019 bestseller Mostly Dead Things, as well as 2021’s With Teeth, tackling the taboo in fiction is a speciality at this point.—
Carly Tagen-Dye,
People.com,
18 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Jake Paul has nothing but good things to say about his Disney days.—
Nicholas Rice,
People.com,
31 Mar. 2025
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Few things can complicate the otherwise straightforward matter of death quite like family and the possibility of inheritance.—
Ashley Case,
Forbes.com,
31 Mar. 2025
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For a long time, video games were seen as the domain of young White men.—
Harmeet Kaur,
CNN,
23 Mar. 2025
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In exploring this connectivity, Lindeman extends the reach of her music further than ever, while also continuing to grow the Weather Station’s sound into a vespertine orchestral domain all its own.—
Sheldon Pearce,
The New Yorker,
21 Mar. 2025
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