capabilities

plural of capability
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as in possibilities
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 capabilities Tulip, a retail customer engagement solution provider, is growing its capabilities. — Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 18 Sep. 2026 Their super-thin structure changes how electrons behave, potentially enabling new capabilities in future semiconductor devices. — Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 18 Sep. 2026 Over three-quarters included slow-onset events, such as requests for help building the infrastructure, including sea walls, and the capabilities to adapt to sea-level rise. — Tarun Gopalakrishnan, The Conversation, 18 Sep. 2026 Carvana is integrating the retail inspection and reconditioning capabilities into its existing ADESA Charlotte wholesale auction facility, which features nearly 4,000 parking spaces. — Chase Jordan, Charlotte Observer, 17 Sep. 2026 After years of reporting streaming viewership with a four-week delay, the audience measurement company has enhanced its analytics capabilities enough to cut that lag-time in half. — Selome Hailu, Variety, 17 Sep. 2026 In one scenario, progress at the frontier stalls and AI capabilities are widely diffused. — Kai Nicol-Schwarz, CNBC, 11 Sep. 2026 Since then, the organization has intensified its effort to acquire new and more powerful military capabilities. — April Longley Alley, Foreign Affairs, 11 Sep. 2026 But computational capabilities have only recently progressed to the point scientists like Amaya have been able to model and track them. — Los Angeles Times, 10 Sep. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for capabilities
Noun
  • This theory is based on our understanding of the abilities of apes, as evidence suggest both chimpanzees and gorillas have gestural communication systems.
    — Hannah Little, Scientific American, 20 Sep. 2026
  • Before turning it into a judgment about your abilities, notice what specifically bothered you.
    — Tarot.com, Sun Sentinel, 20 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • That includes supporting candidates while acting in their official capacities.
    — Alanna Durkin Richer, Los Angeles Times, 18 Sep. 2026
  • But this target will require sustained political will across multiple election cycles, as well as institutional capacities that do not yet fully exist.
    — JONAS NAHM, Foreign Affairs, 14 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • In addition, Disney is supporting Imagination Library to further its mission of inspiring children to imagine their possibilities.
    — Paul Grein, Billboard, 16 Sep. 2026
  • Although binary tests offer an illusion of certainty, pregnancy is a nonlinear experience—and confirming one is a process of slowly ruling out all other possibilities.
    — Ian Crouch, New Yorker, 16 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • After George Floyd died in 2020, talent agents recognized that ESPN would not promote any white male, regardless of his qualifications or fit for the role.
    — Bobby Burack OutKick, FOXNews.com, 17 Sep. 2026
  • Yet while this measure is undeniably helpful, its effectiveness may still hinge on strict remarriage qualifications, which may limit the benefits available to deserving families.
    — Cristina Johnson, Hartford Courant, 16 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • Chloride ions readily attack many alloys, while components around the oxygen-producing anode side are simultaneously subject to strongly oxidizing electrochemical potentials.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 3 Sep. 2026
  • Then on July 7, Neptune will station retrograde in Aries, pulling the curtain back on fantasies and ideals surrounding romantic partners and potentials.
    — Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 9 July 2026
Noun
  • Flown today to familiarize new astronauts with working in a high-stress, dynamic environment and maintain pilots’ flight proficiencies, Johnson Space Center currently has a fleet of 14 active T-38 jets stationed out of nearby Ellington Airport.
    — Robert Pearlman, ArsTechnica, 27 Aug. 2026
  • My history suggests very successful proficiencies in this model.
    — Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 May 2026
Noun
  • Here’s my early September piece on how the Marlins’ top hitting prospects have done this season.
    — Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 22 Sep. 2026
  • At a conference in Abu Dhabi this month, Qatar’s foreign ministry spokesman Majid Al Ansari cast doubt on the prospects for a deal.
    — Becky Anderson, CNN Money, 22 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • Officials in Poland, Germany and Denmark have in recent weeks accused Russia of involvement in drone incursions, sabotage, arson, surveillance of defense facilities and planning to use a drone carrying explosives to attack an airport.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 19 Sep. 2026
  • At the nearby Thermes Marins Monte-Carlo spa (connected to the hotel by a tunnel), the facilities include a heated saltwater pool and a hammam.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 18 Sep. 2026

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“Capabilities.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/capabilities. Accessed 24 Sep. 2026.

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