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as in areas
a region of activity, knowledge, or influence
a doctor with a specialty in neurology
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as in specialities
something for which a person shows a special talent
singing operatic works is my specialty
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Recent Examples of specialties
Her specialties include acne, moles, skin cancer, and eczema.
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Jenna Ryu, SELF, 3 Jan. 2025
Finding other disease-causing somatic mutations in rheumatology and related specialties will take skill, cunning, and a willingness to test cells and organs throughout the body.
—Jason Liebowitz, The Atlantic, 2 Jan. 2025
Oncologists have had a head start on translating somatic-mutation science into practice, but doing the same in other specialties—including mine—may prove challenging.
—Jason Liebowitz, The Atlantic, 2 Jan. 2025
Their specialties include 45-piece discovery boxes, hot chocolate mix, and the unique Chocolate Box - a massive block of chocolate with wooden mallets.
—Joseph V Micallef, Forbes, 31 Dec. 2024
One of the specialties on her menu is wild salmon (hence the place's name).
—Tomeka Jones, Travel + Leisure, 29 Dec. 2024
The River Café serves everything buffet style, with American classics and destination specialties highlighting daily menus.
—Amanda Ogle, Travel + Leisure, 26 Dec. 2024
Their dessert menu also features seasonal holiday specialties.
—Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 21 Dec. 2024
Mexico is a large country with many different regions and food specialties.
—Megan Stringer, Axios, 19 Dec. 2024
Jenna Ryu, SELF, 3 Jan. 2025
Finding other disease-causing somatic mutations in rheumatology and related specialties will take skill, cunning, and a willingness to test cells and organs throughout the body.
—Jason Liebowitz, The Atlantic, 2 Jan. 2025
Oncologists have had a head start on translating somatic-mutation science into practice, but doing the same in other specialties—including mine—may prove challenging.
—Jason Liebowitz, The Atlantic, 2 Jan. 2025
Their specialties include 45-piece discovery boxes, hot chocolate mix, and the unique Chocolate Box - a massive block of chocolate with wooden mallets.
—Joseph V Micallef, Forbes, 31 Dec. 2024
One of the specialties on her menu is wild salmon (hence the place's name).
—Tomeka Jones, Travel + Leisure, 29 Dec. 2024
The River Café serves everything buffet style, with American classics and destination specialties highlighting daily menus.
—Amanda Ogle, Travel + Leisure, 26 Dec. 2024
Their dessert menu also features seasonal holiday specialties.
—Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 21 Dec. 2024
Mexico is a large country with many different regions and food specialties.
—Megan Stringer, Axios, 19 Dec. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for specialties
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This means such lunar areas would present fewer technical challenges for accessing local resources compared to the more extreme conditions at the moon's crater-riddled poles, the researchers say.—
Sharmila Kuthunur,
Space.com,
7 Mar. 2025
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However the state of , with the exception of areas under the jurisdiction of the Navajo Nation.—
James Bickerton,
Newsweek,
7 Mar. 2025
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Last July, the Unified Government voted to adopt a revenue-neutral budget, forgoing more than $14 million in potential property tax revenue and resulting in budget cuts across government departments and programs.—
Matthew Kelly,
Kansas City Star,
16 Mar. 2025
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Despite this, individual departments are the ultimate arbiter of these return-to-office exceptions.—
William Melhado,
Sacramento Bee,
15 Mar. 2025
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Generous means many things — listening, including or being kind to people.—
Rosemary Feitelberg,
WWD,
28 Dec. 2024
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But subtle little things — developments unlikely to make headlines – can also be big winners.—
Dewayne Bevil,
Orlando Sentinel,
28 Dec. 2024
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Balancing Safety With Efficiency Agentic architectures are seen as the future in highly sensitive and dynamic environments, such as healthcare or autonomous vehicles because these domains require specialized knowledge and decision-making skills that can’t be covered by large generic models.—
Julius Černiauskas,
Forbes,
14 Mar. 2025
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This issue might have nightmarish consequences in such sensitive domains as medicine, defense or law enforcement.—
Julius Černiauskas,
Forbes,
14 Mar. 2025
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And so the entire experience was designed to help people understand what these three realms mean to them.—
Charles Moss,
SPIN,
23 Dec. 2024
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In these realms, Archaea—microorganisms similar to, but evolutionarily distinct from, bacteria—thrive.—
Benedict Cosgrove,
Newsweek,
19 Dec. 2024
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“Specialties.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/specialties. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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