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as in abilities
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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as in capacities
the physical or mental power to do something
the natural capability some people seem to have for teaching
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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
Organizers said the air show that includes flying demonstrations and parachute jumps is a celebration of aviation history and a look at modern military capabilities.
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Rebecca Boone, Los Angeles Times, 17 May 2026
The popular air show is a celebration of aviation history and a look at modern military capabilities and includes flying demonstrations and parachute jumps, according to the event's organizers.
—CBS News, 17 May 2026
It’s also claimed that the latest achievement demonstrates core sensor and guidance capabilities, ensuring testing stays on and ahead of schedule.
—Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 17 May 2026
The United States has already demonstrated this with export controls on advanced chips, restricting which nations can develop certain AI capabilities.
—David Liberman, Fortune, 16 May 2026
These capabilities can be developed without upgrading existing software systems or replacing legacy software, a process that could take years.
—Steve Banker, Forbes.com, 16 May 2026
The official added that allies are increasing investments in warships, aircraft, drones, long-range missiles, as well as space and cyber capabilities, while boosting readiness and modernizing command and control.
—Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 9 May 2026
The Flow 2 has voice command capabilities, along with working with Matter, Alexa, and Google Home.
—Joe Salas
may 09, New Atlas, 9 May 2026
His body is limiting his capabilities in these playoffs, and even did so again in a spectacular Game 3 showing.
—Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 9 May 2026
Rebecca Boone, Los Angeles Times, 17 May 2026
The popular air show is a celebration of aviation history and a look at modern military capabilities and includes flying demonstrations and parachute jumps, according to the event's organizers.
—CBS News, 17 May 2026
It’s also claimed that the latest achievement demonstrates core sensor and guidance capabilities, ensuring testing stays on and ahead of schedule.
—Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 17 May 2026
The United States has already demonstrated this with export controls on advanced chips, restricting which nations can develop certain AI capabilities.
—David Liberman, Fortune, 16 May 2026
These capabilities can be developed without upgrading existing software systems or replacing legacy software, a process that could take years.
—Steve Banker, Forbes.com, 16 May 2026
The official added that allies are increasing investments in warships, aircraft, drones, long-range missiles, as well as space and cyber capabilities, while boosting readiness and modernizing command and control.
—Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 9 May 2026
The Flow 2 has voice command capabilities, along with working with Matter, Alexa, and Google Home.
—Joe Salas
may 09, New Atlas, 9 May 2026
His body is limiting his capabilities in these playoffs, and even did so again in a spectacular Game 3 showing.
—Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 9 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for capabilities
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Alexander was able to counter Slater’s high-flying abilities just for a moment and knocked him back out of the ring.—
Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
15 May 2026
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But shortly before the screen cuts to black one last time, the lovers can be seen and heard gasping for breath, suggesting that Claire has used her special healing abilities to save Jamie.—
Max Gao,
HollywoodReporter,
15 May 2026
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Anyone seeking a full understanding of Mary will benefit from reading her correspondence, published in 1972; the letters, however peculiar in their observations and punctuation, reveal the intellectual capacities of a woman often seen wholly in terms of her emotions.—
Thomas Mallon,
New Yorker,
18 May 2026
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All our political capacities are given over to this one monopoly of the nation-state, which has stripped us of every other kind.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
18 May 2026
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Many people still associate these feelings of modern belonging with the loftiest human possibilities; hence the powerful emotions that are generated when they are brought together—at the Olympic Games, for instance, or the United Nations headquarters in New York.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
18 May 2026
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And mistaking one for the other is another legacy of how the Cold War foreshortened the humanistic possibilities of the intellectual revolution of the past eighty years—a revolution that has, miraculously, allowed people to communicate with machines using human languages.—
Jill Lepore,
New Yorker,
18 May 2026
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The finalists’ identities were not released, but a search committee official expressed confidence in their qualifications to run Maryland’s second-largest school system.—
William J. Ford,
Baltimore Sun,
13 May 2026
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Now, to ensure the landers meet all the qualifications needed to safely deliver astronauts to the lunar surface, the next Artemis mission will forgo a flight to the moon altogether.—
Josh Dinner,
Space.com,
11 May 2026
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Fortunately, by Gemini season, your world gets a little brighter — new ideas, travel plans or opportunities open doors to new potentials.—
Valerie Mesa,
PEOPLE,
1 May 2026
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Your mind may drift toward education or travel potentials during the Virgo moon.—
USA TODAY,
USA Today,
27 Apr. 2026
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My history suggests very successful proficiencies in this model.—
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
7 May 2026
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Lastly, players can also pick up more powerful weapons that grow stronger as their proficiencies increase.—
Gieson Cacho,
Mercury News,
30 Apr. 2026
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Internationally, however, the film’s distribution prospects rest largely on Cotillard, also burdened with the heaviest dramatic lifting to do as the stricken, unworldly protagonist who bridges the film’s two improbably connected realms.—
Guy Lodge,
Variety,
18 May 2026
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Cosell spends his off-seasons poring over prospects’ game tapes to assess their viability as pros.—
Dan Greene,
New Yorker,
18 May 2026
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Aside from a ballroom, there’s little in the way of extra bells-and-whistles facilities—there’s no pool or spa, for example.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
19 May 2026
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The remaining inventories are needed to maintain minimum operating levels in pipelines and storage facilities to keep supply chains functioning.—
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CNBC,
18 May 2026
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“Capabilities.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/capabilities. Accessed 19 May. 2026.
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