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specialties

NOUN

distinctive feature; concentration

Synonyms

STRONGEST

hobby major masterpiece profession speciality

STRONG

career forte game job minor number occupation practice pursuit racket special thing vocation weakness work

WEAK

claim to fame cup of tea distinguishing feature field of concentration long suit magnum opus object of attention object of study pièce de résistance special project

Antonyms

STRONG

entertainment fun pastime surrender

WEAK

generalization

Example Sentences

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A 2024 study led by MIT economist David Autor estimates that about 6 in 10 jobs Americans hold today are in occupational specialties that didn’t exist in 1940.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 26, 2026

Celebrate the season with a new red-sauce Italian joint in Valley Village, French specialties in Beverly Grove and a modern Mexican pop-up in Palm Springs.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 28, 2026

The semiconductor industry has always been cyclical — not only as a whole, but for particular specialties within the sector and even for individual companies.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 24, 2026

When looking at the waits per head of population, gynaecology is on a par with trauma and orthopaedics as the two specialties with the longest waiting lists in Wales.

From BBC • Apr. 22, 2026

From that day on, although I later changed crews, I never changed specialties.

From "Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story" by Michael Collins