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
In the early years, structure and work ethic were McDermott’s strong suits.
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Joe Buscaglia, The Athletic, 10 Jan. 2025
The Rebels come in off a 63-51 win over previously undefeated Georgia, but so far Ole Miss has struggled with rebounds -- but that hasn't exactly been the Razorbacks' strong suit either.
—Wally Hall, arkansasonline.com, 8 Jan. 2025
The Bengals are dangerous, no doubt about it, but their offensive line has not been their strong suit.
—Parker Gabriel, The Denver Post, 24 Dec. 2024
As the last stop during fashion month, Paris is always the best place to gauge the direction in which fashion is headed, and for spring 2025, those in the French capital swung back toward what has historically been their strong suit: opulence.
—Alex Badia, WWD, 7 Oct. 2024
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Joe Buscaglia, The Athletic, 10 Jan. 2025
The Rebels come in off a 63-51 win over previously undefeated Georgia, but so far Ole Miss has struggled with rebounds -- but that hasn't exactly been the Razorbacks' strong suit either.
—Wally Hall, arkansasonline.com, 8 Jan. 2025
The Bengals are dangerous, no doubt about it, but their offensive line has not been their strong suit.
—Parker Gabriel, The Denver Post, 24 Dec. 2024
As the last stop during fashion month, Paris is always the best place to gauge the direction in which fashion is headed, and for spring 2025, those in the French capital swung back toward what has historically been their strong suit: opulence.
—Alex Badia, WWD, 7 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for strong suit
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Optical light is visible to the human eye, and is the specialty of many telescopes including the Hubble Space Telescope, while infrared light is invisible to us and is more akin to a heat signature.—
Monisha Ravisetti,
Space.com,
31 Jan. 2025
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The men’s specialty store industry is getting ready to converge on Chicago with their fall shopping lists in hand.—
Emily Mercer,
WWD,
31 Jan. 2025
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Undocumented immigrants account for about 20% of the agriculture industry's overall workforce, although that figure can rise to roughly half for some speciality farms, according to Capital Economics, which advises large investors.—
Megan Cerullo,
CBS News,
23 Jan. 2025
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There have been tons of players that should have gotten 100% but didn't, and the one player that did, while extremely dominant, played a speciality position.—
Jayson Stark,
The Athletic,
21 Jan. 2025
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Those are the kinds of things that make (Trenin) a difficult player to play against.—
Joe Smith,
The Athletic,
30 Jan. 2025
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So anyway, rather than wasting an episode or two on Peter Parker trying out makeshift suits or learning to master his goo and whatnot, things pick up three months later with Peter in the earliest stages of super-heroism.—
Daniel Fienberg,
The Hollywood Reporter,
29 Jan. 2025
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Vendors differentiate through features and functionalities or by catering to specific industry domains.—
Sandeep Sakharkar,
Forbes,
22 Jan. 2025
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Throughout her racing career, Deegan has shown her versatility across different racing domains.—
Kristen Waggoner,
Newsweek,
22 Jan. 2025
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“Strong suit.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/strong%20suit. Accessed 3 Feb. 2025.
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