as in capability
the physical or mental power to do something
as a result of the accident the once-vigorous athlete lost the ability to walk
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Recent Examples of ability
The Longhorns used him in a variety of coverages, and his ability to stay in phase downfield shows real NFL promise.
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Eddie Brown, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Mar. 2026
For Harbin, the biggest area of growth is in his pass-rush ability.
—Dylan Heinrich, Kansas City Star, 14 Mar. 2026
This suggests people are less confident in their ability to find a new position.
—Bloomberg News, Boston Herald, 14 Mar. 2026
That might sound like an overstatement of Murray’s abilities.
—Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 14 Mar. 2026
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Eddie Brown, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Mar. 2026
For Harbin, the biggest area of growth is in his pass-rush ability.
—Dylan Heinrich, Kansas City Star, 14 Mar. 2026
This suggests people are less confident in their ability to find a new position.
—Bloomberg News, Boston Herald, 14 Mar. 2026
That might sound like an overstatement of Murray’s abilities.
—Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 14 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ability
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Raytheon’s project, valued at $115 million, aims to strengthen the company’s missile production capabilities and support growing global defense requirements.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
16 Mar. 2026
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Military campaigns of this kind—especially those aimed not only at degrading military capability but also at creating conditions for political change—unfold in phases.—
Richard Goldberg,
The Atlantic,
16 Mar. 2026
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Production plans call for an initial deployment of dozens of units this year, scaling to thousands annually as manufacturing capacity expands.—
Jijo Malayil,
Interesting Engineering,
16 Mar. 2026
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Through a long-term agreement, the battery storage facility will provide resource adequacy capacity to Pacific Gas & Electric Company and help support California’s reliability and clean-energy goals.—
Rob Nikolewski,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
16 Mar. 2026
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An Israeli strike also hit in the vicinity of Lebanon's only public university, killing a professor and the director of the science faculty at the campus in Hadath, on the outskirts of Beirut's southern suburbs.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
13 Mar. 2026
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The note from the university provost to staff says multiple faculty have been informed of an intent not to renew their existing contract.—
Helen I. Bennett,
Hartford Courant,
13 Mar. 2026
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Along with his staff of residents, med students, and nurses, Robby patches up the Steel City’s working poor with an almost Mother Teresan goodheartedness and skill.—
Graham Hillard,
The Washington Examiner,
13 Mar. 2026
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At the same time, the collection was a path for King to stretch his skills in a way that naturally aligned with bringing a new perspective to Zara Home’s lineup.—
Audrey Lee,
Architectural Digest,
12 Mar. 2026
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But the Knicks’ talent — and size — advantage was simply too much to overcome down the stretch.—
Joseph Dycus,
Mercury News,
16 Mar. 2026
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The amount of talent on the field at the same time was, indeed, surreal.—
Kevin Acee,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
16 Mar. 2026
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What Godoy does have a great aptitude for, however, is video games.—
Carlos Aguilar,
Los Angeles Times,
10 Mar. 2026
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But the biggest piece of that, beyond the ownership’s aptitude to do it, is the stadium project.—
Chris Biderman,
Sacbee.com,
4 Mar. 2026
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“Ability.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ability. Accessed 17 Mar. 2026.
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