1
as in qualification
a skill, an ability, or knowledge that makes a person able to do a particular job
the nature of the tasks to which you are assigned will depend on your capabilities
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2
as in ability
the physical or mental power to do something
the natural capability some people seem to have for teaching
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as in possibility
something that can develop or become actual
there are great capabilities in the property, either as a bed-and-breakfast or as a private home
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Recent Examples of capability
As the Internet, and now AI, enabled increased firms’ capabilities, and customers acquired more power in the marketplace, the most successful firms were those that embraced startingly different principles.
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Steve Denning, Forbes.com, 7 Sep. 2025
Brock Purdy needs McCaffrey healthy as well in order to play to his full capability.
—Evan Massey, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Sep. 2025
And even as China emphasizes that its military is for defensive purposes, its show of strength on Wednesday has given analysts around the world a clear look at the extent of its offensive capabilities and its vast capacity to produce arms.
—Simone McCarthy, CNN Money, 6 Sep. 2025
The dead communist doesn’t live to regret underestimating Manville’s character, but others will — albeit less for her capability than for her willingness to fight back.
—David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 6 Sep. 2025
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Steve Denning, Forbes.com, 7 Sep. 2025
Brock Purdy needs McCaffrey healthy as well in order to play to his full capability.
—Evan Massey, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Sep. 2025
And even as China emphasizes that its military is for defensive purposes, its show of strength on Wednesday has given analysts around the world a clear look at the extent of its offensive capabilities and its vast capacity to produce arms.
—Simone McCarthy, CNN Money, 6 Sep. 2025
The dead communist doesn’t live to regret underestimating Manville’s character, but others will — albeit less for her capability than for her willingness to fight back.
—David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 6 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for capability
Noun
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Flight-representative hardware has already completed engineering testing and is now moving through Boeing’s qualification process before customer missions.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
11 Sep. 2025
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For the project’s signature sculpture, the city requested artist qualifications in early 2024, receiving 111 applications.—
Janice Phelan,
Kansas City Star,
11 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The ability to generate mid-infrared light efficiently could also open new frontiers in chemical and environmental analysis.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
13 Sep. 2025
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And only recently, new large language models in artificial intelligence, such as ChatGPT, promise to greatly expand our ability to manipulate and employ enormous quantities of data.—
Alan Lightman
September 12,
Literary Hub,
12 Sep. 2025
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But others suggested that with Kirk’s death, any possibility of peacefully bridging the divide between the right and left was now off the table.—
Chad de Guzman,
Time,
11 Sep. 2025
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Collins, Appropriations Committee chairwoman, is tasked with crafting funding measures and is locked in a battleground reelection fight, potentially strengthening the possibility of an extension.—
Ramsey Touchberry,
The Washington Examiner,
11 Sep. 2025
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Portfolio companies benefit from the Blackstone connection, too, with BXSL providing expertise and operational support.—
Brett Owens,
Forbes.com,
13 Sep. 2025
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The multifamily office model lets these investment arms of wealthy families pool resources, share expertise and unlock bigger deals.—
Diana Olick,
CNBC,
12 Sep. 2025
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The restaurant has the option to use the lobby for seating, increasing its capacity.—
La Risa R. Lynch,
jsonline.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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It’s meant to be as small and unobtrusive as possible, while still offering 80% of the capacity of the company’s larger models like the Big+Quiet.—
Andrew Gebhart,
PC Magazine,
8 Sep. 2025
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The paper also highlights the potential of digital twins — virtual patient replicas that allow doctors to simulate treatments before applying them in real life.—
Matthew Kayser,
USA Today,
12 Sep. 2025
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This creates the potential for payload delivery and even medical evacuation from orbit to any major metropolitan area.—
Bernard Marr,
Forbes.com,
12 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The festival also features art vendors, local talent, food trucks and, for kids, face painting, bubbles and bouncy houses.—
Eric E. Harrison,
Arkansas Online,
11 Sep. 2025
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However, specifically in Denver during his lone season there, the Broncos had notable talent in front of the young players in his stable.—
Mike Kaye
September 10,
Charlotte Observer,
10 Sep. 2025
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Everything about Elvis, including his death-by-cardiac-arrest at 42 in Graceland, is the stuff of opera.—
Guy Martin,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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By our points formula, a game in the 10s or below is D-grade, the 20s is average, the 30s above average, the 40s really good and 50s-plus next-stratosphere stuff.—
Greg Cote,
Miami Herald,
9 Sep. 2025
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“Capability.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/capability. Accessed 15 Sep. 2025.
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