as in specialty
something for which a person shows a special talent
doing funny impressions of people has always been my forte
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As a result, there’s plenty of game film on Moore whose forte is pass blocking.
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Vic Tafur, The Athletic, 24 Feb. 2025
Even so, letting things happen in their own time is not his forte.
—Matt Woosnam, The Athletic, 18 Feb. 2025
As a result, there’s plenty of game film on Moore, 27, whose forte is pass blocking.
—Matt Barrows, The Athletic, 23 Jan. 2025
When this group struggles, so does the offense, because pass blocking isn’t its forte.
—Mike Preston, Baltimore Sun, 2 Jan. 2025
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Vic Tafur, The Athletic, 24 Feb. 2025
Even so, letting things happen in their own time is not his forte.
—Matt Woosnam, The Athletic, 18 Feb. 2025
As a result, there’s plenty of game film on Moore, 27, whose forte is pass blocking.
—Matt Barrows, The Athletic, 23 Jan. 2025
When this group struggles, so does the offense, because pass blocking isn’t its forte.
—Mike Preston, Baltimore Sun, 2 Jan. 2025
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“Forte.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/forte. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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