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
So just months before the restaurant’s 2021 opening, he was placed on house arrest—and saw his empire of sober-living homes crumble and his ability to obtain new business licenses blocked because of his felony conviction.
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Kizzy Cox, Essence, 4 June 2025
Consumers that do not want to be contacted have the ability to limit or eliminate advertising.
—Julian Canete, Oc Register, 4 June 2025
Urban mobility—the ability of people and goods to move around efficiently sits at the center of this challenge.
—Hemanth Volikatla, Forbes.com, 23 May 2025
The ability to force Duo responses to act on active HTML opened up new attack avenues.
—Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 23 May 2025
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Kizzy Cox, Essence, 4 June 2025
Consumers that do not want to be contacted have the ability to limit or eliminate advertising.
—Julian Canete, Oc Register, 4 June 2025
Urban mobility—the ability of people and goods to move around efficiently sits at the center of this challenge.
—Hemanth Volikatla, Forbes.com, 23 May 2025
The ability to force Duo responses to act on active HTML opened up new attack avenues.
—Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 23 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ability
Noun
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However, prior to their weekend, Smith's Venis launches a new iteration of an AI app he's developed that plunges the world into chaos, courtesy of its capability to produce highly realistic deepfake videos.—
Maureen Lee Lenker,
EW.com,
31 May 2025
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To address rising costs from tariffs, Bitmain VP Irene Gao said during the Antminer S23 launch that Bitmain is working to expand its manufacturing capabilities in the United States.—
Colin Harper,
Forbes.com,
31 May 2025
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Later, Stokes represented Bean as his personal lawyer when he was sued in his capacity as superintendent of the center in 2003. Valliant, appointed to his seat on the board by the county commissioners, has represented county commissioners as their lawyer.—
Paige Pfleger,
ProPublica,
7 June 2025
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Samuels will be joining the cast in a supporting capacity.—
Dave Quinn,
People.com,
7 June 2025
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Molefi Kete Asante, a member of CFAR’s faculty advisory board and the visionary behind the center, said their shortcomings should not fall onto Welbeck, but rather on how Temple prioritizes funding.—
Robert Schmad,
The Washington Examiner,
6 June 2025
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Democrats might not have gotten this impression from the Harvard faculty lounge, but over half of Americans these days live paycheck to paycheck.—
Josh Hammer,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 June 2025
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Turns out that state budget surplus that Casey’s hubby has been claiming as evidence of his own special skills was propped up all along by COVID-era billions, courtesy of the smiling guy with the aviator glasses and crippling ice cream addiction.—
Pat Beall,
The Orlando Sentinel,
1 June 2025
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Like everyone else watching, Mascherano marveled at Messi’s skill.—
Michelle Kaufman,
Miami Herald,
1 June 2025
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There was a concern Forest would have to cash in on either Morgan Gibbs-White or Murillo — the Brazilian who retains the unusual talent, for a defender, of being truly exciting to watch — to keep themselves out of PSR trouble.—
Paul Taylor,
New York Times,
6 June 2025
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The platform designed by our passionate artistic team is a space where talents will be empowered to continue to shape the instruments, strategies, and community these filmmakers need to see their projects and careers blossom.—
Georg Szalai,
HollywoodReporter,
5 June 2025
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But there must be a method, some sort of expertise and aptitude for the assignment.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
7 June 2025
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Nancy shared a sweet story about an interaction with the late Eddie Van Halen that involved an acoustic guitar, a hotel landline and the guitarist’s musical aptitude.—
Melissa Ruggieri,
USA Today,
3 June 2025
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“Ability.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ability. Accessed 11 Jun. 2025.
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