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
The latter is one of Pulgarín’s strong suits.
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Sarah Moreno, Miami Herald, 3 Oct. 2025
Communication has never been Harris’ strong suit.
—Boston Herald Editorial Staff, Twin Cities, 26 Sep. 2025
Filmmaker Paul Thomas Anderson‘s knack for casting is one of his (many) strong suits as a creator.
—Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 22 Sep. 2025
Communication has never been Harris’ strong suit.
—Boston Herald Editorial Staff, Boston Herald, 21 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for strong suit
Sarah Moreno, Miami Herald, 3 Oct. 2025
Communication has never been Harris’ strong suit.
—Boston Herald Editorial Staff, Twin Cities, 26 Sep. 2025
Filmmaker Paul Thomas Anderson‘s knack for casting is one of his (many) strong suits as a creator.
—Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 22 Sep. 2025
Communication has never been Harris’ strong suit.
—Boston Herald Editorial Staff, Boston Herald, 21 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for strong suit
Recent Examples of Synonyms for strong suit
Noun
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Daston’s specialty is the history of thinking itself.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
27 Oct. 2025
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Bugonia, the latest from Yorgos Lanthimos, had a great opening weekend as awards season hopefuls including It Was Just An Accident and The Mastermind saw solid expansions at the specialty box office.—
Jill Goldsmith,
Deadline,
26 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The chip's only drawbacks are its limited gains versus the more basic 9950X and its somewhat niche gaming specialities.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
25 Oct. 2025
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To say much more would be to spoil the twisted twists of the plot, in which the director finally applies his affinity for mounting dread to a bona fide horror movie — albeit one characterized by the off-kilter black humor that had become his speciality by that point.—
A.A. Dowd,
Vulture,
24 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Displacing 80,000 tons, the Fujian is the closest thing afloat to the US Navy’s 97,000-ton Nimitz-class carriers, which make up 10 of the 11 carriers in the US fleet.—
Brad Lendon,
CNN Money,
26 Oct. 2025
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But things just weren't right with her.—
Victoria Moorwood,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
26 Oct. 2025
Noun
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One key mission of the Space Force is space domain awareness (SDA), which is focused on tracking and monitoring objects in space.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 Oct. 2025
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In law, finance, tax, and other high stakes domains, wrong answers do not just waste time.—
Joel Hron,
Fortune,
27 Oct. 2025
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