as in specialty
something for which a person shows a special talent
my speciality is linguistics
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Recent Examples of speciality
Local specialities reared on these soils—a treasure trove of black Périgord truffles, pâtés, foie gras, walnuts, cheeses, cep mushrooms, and strawberries.
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Chrissie McClatchie, Travel + Leisure, 1 May 2025
Third round, No. 75: DT Omarr Norman-Lott, Tennessee The 49ers likely will value Norman-Lott more highly than other teams because his speciality is springing off the snap and shooting through the gap.
—Matt Barrows, New York Times, 26 Mar. 2025
But any effort to decrease the disparity between primary and specialty care payments that resulted in a significant reduction of payment for certain specialities would likely meet fierce resistance from the industry.
—Peter Sullivan, Axios, 25 Mar. 2025
His dad's culinary speciality, meatballs, will also be featured as an appetizer.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 20 Mar. 2025
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Chrissie McClatchie, Travel + Leisure, 1 May 2025
Third round, No. 75: DT Omarr Norman-Lott, Tennessee The 49ers likely will value Norman-Lott more highly than other teams because his speciality is springing off the snap and shooting through the gap.
—Matt Barrows, New York Times, 26 Mar. 2025
But any effort to decrease the disparity between primary and specialty care payments that resulted in a significant reduction of payment for certain specialities would likely meet fierce resistance from the industry.
—Peter Sullivan, Axios, 25 Mar. 2025
His dad's culinary speciality, meatballs, will also be featured as an appetizer.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 20 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for speciality
specialty
Noun
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The diversification of financial securities under blockchain protocols is precisely the specialty of these protocols.—
Brian Domitrovic,
Forbes.com,
6 July 2025
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The medieval sword was given to a specialty conservation workshop for further preservation and analysis, Science in Poland said in a July 4 news release.—
Aspen Pflughoeft
July 4,
Miami Herald,
4 July 2025
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“Speciality.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/speciality. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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